Independance Day
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INTRO: G D G D G D A G
Papa go to bed now it's getting late
G D
Nothing we can say is gonna change anything now
G D
I'll be leaving in the morning from St. Mary's Gate
G D
We wouldn't change this thing even if we could somehow
A G
`Cause the darkness of this house has got the best of us
G D
There's a darkness in this town that's got us too
G D
But they can't touch me now and you can't touch me now
G D
They ain't gonna do to me what I watched them do to you
A G
So say goodbye it's Independence Day
D
It's Independence Day all down the line
A G
Just say goodbye it's Independence Day
D
It's Independence Day this time
A G
Now I don't know what it always was with us
We chose the words and yeah we drew the lines
There was just no way this house could hold the two of us
I guess that we were just too much of the same kind
Well say goodbye it's Independence Day
All boys must run away come Independence Day
So say goodbye it's Independence Day
All men must make their way come Independence Day
Now the rooms are all empty down at Frankie's joint
And the highway she's deserted down to Breaker's Point
There's a lot of people leaving town now
Leaving their friends their homes
At night they walk that dark and dusty highway all alone
Well Papa go to bed now it's getting late
Nothing we can say can change anything now
Because there's just different people coming down here now
And they see things in different ways
And soon everything we've known will just be swept away
So say goodbye it's Independence Day
Papa now I know the things you wanted that you could not say
But won't you just say goodbye it's Independence Day
I swear I never meant to take those things away
How to play Independance Day
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.