C
[Verse 1]
Am F C
Is this just an illusion
Am F C
That I made inside my head to get me by?
Am
20 years in debt
20 years in the government
F C
20 years can never get me by
[Pre-Chorus]
G
Then I feel you close
Feel you close like you wanted me to
F
Feel you close like you wanted me to
Believe in you
[Chorus]
Am F C
Rise to the top of the world, America
G Am F
America, don't you cry
C
Lift me up
G
Give me strength to press on
Am F C
Rise to the top of the world, America
G Am F
America, don't you cry
C
Lift me up
G C
Give me strength to press on
[Verse 2]
Am F C
From farmers in the fields
Am F C
To the tallest of the towers that fall and rise
Am F
1-7-7-6
C
The names upon the list
Am F C
For all the ones that gave until they died
G
Don't you hold back
F Am F C
I can see in your mind, and your mind will set you free
[Pre-Chorus]
G
Then I feel you close
Feel you close like you wanted me to
F
Feel you close like you wanted me to
Believe in you
[Chorus]
Am F C
Rise to the top of the world, America
G Am F
America, don't you cry
C
Lift me up
G
Give me strength to press on
Am F C
Rise to the top of the world, America
G Am F
America, don't you cry
C
Lift me up
G
Give me strength to press on
[Guitar Solo]
| G | F | C | C |
| G | F | C | C |
| G | F | Am G | F |
| Dm | Dm | F | F |
[Chorus]
Am F C
Rise to the top of the world, America
G Am F
America, don't you cry
C
Lift me up
G
Give me strength to press on
Am F C
Rise to the top of the world, America
G Am F
America, don't you cry
C
Lift me up
G C
Give me strength to press on
