Flag In The Ground

|Em Cm |G D |Am C |G D | |Em Cm |G D |Am C |G D | Cm Leaving my life behind My young love and the unborn Only have a lock of her hair And burning love inside Bb F After forty work-filled days and sleepless nights Ab Cm G The sails are lit by the lights of Boston Cm (And here we go... off the ship) Towards the adventure The one to define our lives Daily grind and a tiny room "I got here safe, Love Bb I have an address, until spring F Then I shall race for the land Ab Cm G Hope to hear from you soon..." (Her letter reads...) Em C G D "Please let me know everything's all right Am C G D Thinking about you, though you're out of sight Em C G D Every night, when I'm turning in, my tears find me Am C G D Please hurry, dear, come back and rescue me..." Cm "Now that I have made the dollars we need for the dream Ab The best horse I've ever seen, a carriage and everything I need Cm Bb I will make my way to the great unknown F Ab Cm G Every moment, I wish you were here with me now..." Em C G D "Please let me know everything's all right Am C G D Thinking about you, though you're out of sight Em C G D Every night, when I'm turning in, my tears find me Am C G D Please hurry, dear, come back and rescue me..." C D Am No, I'm not a stranger among the people in here C D Em Yet I have never felt so alone C D At high noon, sound will boom Am C D Em D And I will start racing for the land we can call home Em Am D G C "I stuck my flag in the ground, screaming and shouting Am D Bm I've never felt so proud, Love Em Am D G We are free from eternal serfdom C Am D Bm I'm gonna bring you home, my light!" |Em Am |D G |C Am |D Bm | |Em Am |D G |C Am |D Bm | |Em C |G D |Am C |G D | |Em C |G D |Am C |G D | Am F C G Nine, eight, seven, six, counting the days... SOLO! |Am F |D G | Am F C G Five, four, three, two, together forever! SOLO! |Dm F |C Em | Em C G D I made my way into the great unknown Am C G D Land by the river and a new-built home Em C G D I am the land and the land is me Am C G D Freedom is everything and we are free Em C G D I made my way into the great unknown Am C G D Land by the river and a new-built home Em C G D Every night, when I'm looking at the full moon rising Am C G D Em I hold you and know that we are free!