American Prayer

E  Esus4 E X2
C#m Amaj7/C#  C#m  X2

[Verse]

     E
It's whispered from a tractor on a flat Midwestern plain
    C#m
The fields are dry and dusty, there is no sign of rain
   A
It floats out a kitchen window, somewhere in the south
       B
If the river gets much higher, they'll float away no doubt
F#m            E/G#           A                E
You can almost feel it in the air, an American prayer

[Chorus]

                  A                           C#m
They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on
           E                   B
Help from above will come back strong
    A                C#m
Got faith in us, got faith in Him
    B                                               E  E  Esus4 E  E  Esus4 E
The clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen

[Verse]

   E
It echoes through the factories up in Michigan
   C#m
It bounces off the levees, and rides out on the wind
      A
Clear out to California, and back on up to Maine
      B
Don't matter if you're rich or poor, a sinner or a saint
      F#m         E/G#       A                                E
Every night, everybody, everywhere, is praying their American prayer

[Chorus]

                  A                           C#m
They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on
           E                   B
Help from above will come back strong
    A                C#m
Got faith in us, got faith in Him
    B                                               E
The clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen

[Instrumental]

E   C#m  A   B

[Chorus]

                  A                           C#m
They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on
           E                   B
Help from above will come back strong
    A                C#m
Got faith in us, got faith in Him
         B                                               E  E  Esus4 E  E  Esus4 E
Yeah the clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen
     E  Esus4 E
Amen