Land Of The Free chords by The Killers

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Bb

Difficulty: Novice

NOTE on playing:
You can substitute the D chord for a Dsus2 to add variation to the pattern
The timing can be a little confusing at times, just listen to the song to get the hang out of it.
I made this in a few minutes after discovering the song. Sorry for any mistakes.

Intro:
A E A Dsus2 A Dm A E

Verse:
         A          E     A
Can't wipe the wind-blown smile from across my face
D            A
It's just the old man in me
Dm             A
Washing his truck at the Sinclair station
E

In the land of the free (Ooh)

      A          E     A
His mother, Adeline's family, came on a ship
D            A
Cut coal and planted a seed
Dm             A
Down in them drift mines of Pennsylvania
E
In the land of the free

Chorus:
A       E
Land of the free, land of the free
D
In the land of the free
       A
Land of the free, land of the free
Dm               A
Land of the free, land of the free
E           A
In the land of the free
(I'm standing crying)

Verse:
      A           E     A
When I go out in my car, I don't think twice
D             A
But if you're the wrong color skin (I'm standing, crying)
Dm             A
You grow up looking over both your shoulders
E          A
In the land of the free
          A           E     A
And we got more people locked up than the rest of the world
D              A
Right here in red, white and blue (I'm standing, crying)
Dm               A
Incarceration's become big business
E           A
It's harvest time out on the avenue

Chorus:
A       E
Land of the free, land of the free
D
In the land of the free
       A
Land of the free, land of the free
Dm               A
Move on there's nothing to see
Land of the free, land of the free
E           A
In the land of the free

Bridge:
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
        A
I'm standing crying (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
        D
I'm standing crying (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
        A           E  A
So how many daughters, tell me, how many sons
Do we have to have to put in the ground
     D          A
Before we just break down and face it:
Dm            A
We got a problem with guns? (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
In the land of the free
A                 E    A
Down at the border, they're gonna put up a wall
D             A
Concrete and Rebar Steel beams (I'm standing crying)
Dm                   A
High enough to keep all those filthy hands off
E
Of our hopes and our dreams (I'm standing crying)
Dm                   A
People who just want the same things we do
E
In the land of the free

Chorus:
A         E
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
D         A
Land of the free, land of the free
Dm         A
Land of the free, land of the free
In the land of the free
A         E
Land of the free, land of the free
D         A
Land of the free, land of the free
Dm        A
Land of the free, land of the free
E                      A
In the land of the free (I'm standing crying)