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[Verse 1]
       C              F             C
Little Elba how's the sun in South America
        Am                          E
Does it shine upon the faces of the poor?
        F             G                 C                    Am
Do they see in it the brilliance of the place that's been prepared
    F              G                C
And dwell upon the hope of what's in store
            F         C          F     C
Or are they just like me do they only see
        F   C         F               G   G7
An opportunity to complain about the heat

           C              F              C
And little Elba how's the rain in South America
        Am                             E
Does it fall upon the roof tops of the sick
        F                  G              C             Am
Do they thank the Lord for coming up with such a great idea
     F            G                C
And dream about a place beyond all this
            F         C           F        C
Or are they just like us do they gripe and fuss
          F        C                F        G    G7
About the rain and mud when they've had too much?


[Chorus]
                        C       G F
Cause I'm just a little jealous
                        C    G F
Of the nothing that you have
                         C         G
You're unfettered by the wealth of
     F                               G  G7
Of a world that we pretend is gonna last


[Verse 2]
         C            F              C
Well I'm weary of the spoils of my ambition
        Am                            E
And I'm shackled by the comfort of my couch
       F              G            C              Am
Well I wish I had the courage to deny these of my self
     F                G               C
And start to store my treasure in the clouds
              F      C
Cause this is not my home
     F      C             F    C            F       G   G7
I do not belong where the antelope and the buffalo roam


[Chorus]
                       C       G F
And I'm just a little jealous
                        C    G F
Of the nothing that you have
                         C         G
You're unfettered by the wealth of
     F                               G  G7
Of a world that we pretend is gonna last


[Bridge]
                                    F      Am G
Well they say God's blessed us with plenty
                          F       Am G G7
I say you're blessed with poverty
          F
Cause you never stop to wonder
         Am             A              F        G           C   F G G7
Whether earth is just a little better than the land of the free


[Outro]
     C                    F             C
So I hope you're safe and dry in South America
          Am                           E
Cause I'm feeling pretty good in Tennessee
            F           G                 C              Am
But may you never be so happy that you forget about your home
     F            G          C
Your home in the land of the free

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