My Country, 'Tis of Thee (Samuel Francis Smith,
Traditional Melody*), 1831· Songs Well-Known in America · p.228
(Capo 1)
G Em Am D G Em Am G Em Am G D G
My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.
(G) D7
Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride.
G C G D7 G
From every mountain side let freedom ring!
G Em Am D G Em Am G Em Am G D G
My native country, thee, land of the noble free, Thy name I love.
(G) D7
I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills.
G C G D7 G
My heart with rapture thrills, like that a - bove.
G Em Am D G Em Am G Em Am G D G
Let music swell the breeze, and ring from all the trees sweet freedom's song.
(G) D7
Let mortal tongues awake, let all that breathe partake.
G C G D7 G
Let rocks their silence break, the sound pro-long.
G Em Am D G Em Am G Em Am G D G
Our fa - ther's God, to Thee, Author of liberty, to Thee we sing.
(G) D7
Long may our land be bright with freedom's holy light.
G C G D7 G
Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King!
* Melody is from the British National Anthem “God Save the King/Queen”