C                           F
Minnesota, when I was your daughter
C               F
I looked up to you,
G                  Am                     F
I thought that you knew all there was to know.
G                    Am                    F
I thought that you'd been where you had to go.


[Verse 2]
C                              F       C               F
Minnesota, now that I’m your mother, I see you as you are.
G                         Am                F
You’re not some shinning star, not a destination.
G                 Am                         F
You’re a growing child that I hope to raise right.


[Bridge]
G                       Am         F
My hopes for you are my hopes for me.
G                        Am         F
My dreams for you are my dreams for me.


[Verse 3]
C                         F        C                      F
America, when I was your daughter, you meant the world to me.
G                 Am                        F
You held my every dream. You promised me protection.
G                   Am
You promised me my freedom.


[Verse 4]
C                          F       C                    F
America, now that I’m your mother, now that you’re the younger,
G                       Am                   F
I’m trying to hold your hand. I hope you understand
G                       Am                       F
That if you don’t more toward them, dreams get broken.


[Bridge]
G                       Am        F
My hopes for you are my hopes for me.
G                         Am        F
My dreams for you are my dreams for me.


[Chorus]
G                                        F
And I love you like a troubled child. I love you like a river wild.
G                                 F
I love you like a mother dead. I love you like a dawning.

G                                    F
I love you like a troubled child. I love you like a river wild.
G                                 F
I love you like a mother dead. I love you like a dawning.


C
America, America.


[Bridge]
G                        Am       F
My hopes for you are my hopes for me.
G                         Am        F
My dreams for you are my dreams for me.


[Chorus]
G                                        F
And I love you like a troubled child. I love you like a river wild.
G                                  F
I love you like a mother dead. I love you like a dawning.

G                                    F
I love you like a troubled child. I love you like a river wild.
G                                 F
I love you like a mother dead. I love you like a dawning.