My Country
View chords used in this chart
INTRO RIFF (played on piano) (play twice):
e-|-----|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----|-----------3-----1--------|--1-----3--0--------------|
G-|-----|--2--------------------2--|-----------------2-----0--|
D-|--2--|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----------3-----1--------|--------------------------|
G-|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|-----------------------2--|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------0-----------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----------3-----1--------|--1-----3--0--------------|
G-|--2--------------------2--|-----------------2-----0--|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G-|--2-----------------------|--------------------------|
D-|-----------420------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
VERSE 1:
G D C D
Was it just a dream, were you so confused
G D C
Was it just a giant leap of logic
G D C D
Was it the time of year, that makes a state of fear
G Dm F
Methods, were their motives for the action
CHORUS:
Am
And did I hear you say
C F Am
My country right or wrong
G D
My Country oh so strong
F G
My country right or wrong
Do INTRO RIFF once:
VERSE 2
Did you save your face
Did you breach your faith
Women, there were children at the shelter
Now who can stop the hail
When human senses fail
There was never any warning, no escape
CHORUS (TWICE):
Did I hear you say
My country right or wrong
My country oh so strong
My country going wrong
My country right or wrong
BRIDGE:
(Repeat over vocals)
e-|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|
G-|--------------------------|
D-|-----------------2-----4--|
A-|-------------/4-----------|
E-|--2-----2-----------------|
I hear you say the truth must take a beating
The flag a camouflage for your ...
e-|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|
G-|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|
A-|--5-----5--------3-----5--|
E-|-------------/5-----------|
...deceiving
e-|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|
G-|--------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|
A-|-----------------5--------|
E-|--0-----0----/7--------7--|
I know
e-|--------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|
G-|-----------------2-----4--|
D-|-------------/4-----------|
A-|--2-----2-----------------|
E-|--------------------------|
I know
C C C C C C
we all make mistakes
Guitar solo over chords
G D C D G Dm F
solo (timing not correct here):
e-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------
B-|--7-----------------------|-------------------------|--------5-----3--
G-|--7-----------------------|-------------2--0--------|--------5-----3--
D-|--------------------------|--0--0--020--------3--0--|-----------5-----
A-|--------------------------|-------------------------|--3--------------
E-|--------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------
(effects wah wah, ranting voice etc.)
e-|------------------------------|----------------------------------------
B-|-5---5----5--3----5--3-3-3----|--8-------------------------------------
G-|-5---5----5--3----5--3-3-3----|-10(12) ~~~~---------------------------
D-|------------------------------|----------------------------------------
A-|------------------------------|----------------------------------------
E-|------------------------------|----------------------------------------
TWO CHORUSES
Then FINISH with two INTROs
last intro with the following finish
F G Am9
e-|-------------------|-------------------|0-----------------7------------
B-|-------------------|----------0--1--3--|------------------5------------
G-|-------------------|-0--2--4-----------|------------------5------------
D-|-----------0--2--3-|-------------------|------------------7------------
A-|--0--2--3----------|-------------------|------------------0------------
E-|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------------
(use a triplet timing on these these notes)
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How to play My Country
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. 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.