Intro :G
IG will not go down under the ground
'GCause somebody tells me that dCeath's coming 'round
ACnd I wGill not carry myself down to die
WGhen I go to my grave my hCead will be high
LCet me dGie in my fCootsteps befoGre I gDo down uCnder the gGround
TGhere's been rumors of war and wars that have been
TGhe meaning of life has been lCost in the wind
ACnd sGome people thinkin' that the end is close by
'GStead of learning to live they are lCearning to die
LCet me dGie in my fCootsteps befoGre I gDo down uCnder the gGround
IG don't know if I'm smart but I think I can see
WGhen someone is pulling the wCool over me
ACnd if tGhis war comes and death's all around
LGet me die on this land 'fore I dCie underground
LCet me dGie in my fCootsteps befoGre I gDo down uCnder the gGround
TGhere's always been people that have to cause fear
TGhey've been talkin' about a war now for mCany long years
IC've reGad all their statements and I've not said a word
BGut now Lord God let my pCoor voice be heard
LCet me dGie in my fCootsteps befoGre I gDo down uCnder the gGround
LGet me drink from the waters where the mountain streams flood
LGet the smell of wild flowers flow fCree through my blood
LCet me sGleep in your meadows with the green grassy leaves
LGet me walk down the highway with my bCrother in peace
LCet me dGie in my fCootsteps befoGre I gDo down uCnder the gGround
GGo out in your country where the land meets the sun
SGee the craters and the canyons and where the wCaterfalls run
NCevadGa New Mexico Arizona Idaho
LGet every state in this union see deep dCown in its soul
ACnd you'll dGie in your fCootsteps befoGre you gDo down uCnder the gGround