Am  F  G
Am  F  G
Am  F  G
Am  F  Dm
             a
This is the street...
     F                 G
of sensless crime and poverty
         a
and the color...
    F                  g
if you should pay the penalty

a  F  d
            a
this is the city...
     F              G
the power gain and influence
           a
where the poor...
     F                      d
and we're still told it's coincidents

          G                 a
It's the same old self- survival dance
           G                 a
that we're all born with an equal chance
              d                 F               G
But who could be so blind that they could never see


Refrain:
             a
That this is my land
       F                                         G
and I can't pretend that it's nothing to do with me
             a
and this is your land
           F                                              G
you can't close your eyes for the things you don't wanna see

a  F  G
d  Bb C G
a  F  G
             a
this is the country...
      F                          G
and cops on the take on comoon place
     a
the next...
    F                              G
by them politicians that matches strength

           a
This is a world...
     F                                   G
but theres still no cure for the common cold
     a
we raise...
        F                        G
in the name of god and national pride

         G              a
And the line we use to convince ourselves:
       G                a
"It's not our fault, it can't be helped!"
       d               F                 G
Don't tell me we're so blind we can not see

Refrain:
             a
that this is my land
       F                                           G
and I can't pretend that it has nothing to do with me
             a
and this is your land
           F                         G
you can't close xour eyes for this hypocricy

            a
Yes this is my land
      F                                            G
and i won't pretend that is has nothing to do with me
              a
'Cuz this is our land
    F                                           G
We cant close our eyes to the things we don't wanna see