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[Verse 1]
C                              G     C                    G
  I've been thinking about the news,   daddy leaves it on all day through.
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  I've been thinking about the wars   and to be honest, I can't take it anymore.
  Em             C        Em              C
I hear you every day, the awful words you say,
    G          Em     C                    G         G
but hate can't be the face of the American   Dream.

[Verse 2]
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  I've been thinking about my life   and how one day I wanna be a mother and a wife,
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  I've been scared of that thought too   in a world of struggle, what are we gonna do?
  Em             C                 Em        C
I hear you every day, saying "it's gonna be okay"
    G          Em     C                    G         G
but hate can't be the face of the American   Dream.

[Chorus]
C     C G    Em
  And I know
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  we've got a long way to go
C          C        G    D/F# Em  G/D
  but I've got to believe
     Em          A                 C          G   Gsus4          G
that change is a choice and it can start with me.

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
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  And I've been thinking about our mother   and how they took her away from her people.
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  Put her in a boarding school,   away from her brother, sister and   culture.
      Em             C                    Em              C
I can hear her every night saying, "we've gotta make this right"
       G          Em     C                    G       Gsus4     G
'cause hate can't be the face of the American   Dream.

[End-Chorus]
C     C G    Em
  And I know
C C                G
  we've got a long way to go
C          C        G    D/F# Em  G/D
  but I've got to believe
     Em          A                 C          G          G
that change is a choice and it can start with me.
    Em          A                 C          G          G
And change is a choice and it can start with   me.
    Em          A                 C          G
And change is a choice and it can start with   you.