Lirik dan Chord Lagu I Am a Patriot - Jackson Browne

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Pada 6 Juni 1989 musisi asal Amerika, Jackson Browne merilis sebuah lagu yang berjudul "I Am a Patriot".

Lagu tersebut menjadi trek kesembilan dari 10 lagu dalam albumnya yang bertajuk World in Motion. 

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu For America - Jackson Browne

Berikut lirik dan chord lagu "I Am a Patriot" dari Jackson Browne.

[Intro]
G                             C/G
And the river opens for the righteous
G                      C/G
And the river opens for the righteous
G                       C/G
And the river opens for the righteous
G                        C/G
And the river opens for the righteous
G                        C/G
And the river opens for the righteous
G C/G
Someday

[Verse]
G         C/G          G  C/G
I was walking with my brother
G             C/G          D              C
And he wondered what's on my mind
G                  C/G
I said what I believe in my soul
G                  C/G
Ain't what I see with my eyes
Em            C             D       C
And we can't turn our backs this time

[Chorus]
G                   C/G
I am a patriot
G              C/G
And I love my county
G          C/G             D            C
Because my country is all I know
G                     C/G
I want to be with my family
G                  C/G
The people who understand me
Em           C          D         C
I've got nowhere else to go

G               C/G
And the river opens for the righteous
G                    C/G
And the river opens for the righteous
G                  C/G
And the river opens for the righteous
G             C/G
Someday

[Verse]
G          C/G         G                C/G
And I was talking with my sister
           G
She looked so fine
C                D
I said, "Baby, what's on your mind?"
C          G      C/G
She said, "I want to run like the lion"
G                      C/G
Released from the cages
      Em
Released from the rages
C         D        C
Burning in my heart tonight

[Instrumental]
G C/G x2

[Bridge]
Em                   C
And I ain't no communist
Em                         C
And I ain't no capitalist
Em                   C
And I ain't no socialist
Em                 C
And I ain't no imperialist
Em                C
And I ain't no democrat
Em                   C
Sure ain't no republican
Em                C
I only know one party
Em                 C
And it is freedom

[Chorus]
G       C       D
I am, I am, I am
G                     C/G
I am a patriot
G                  C/G
And I love my country
G           C/G         D             C
Because my county is all I know
G              C/G
I want to be with my family
G                   C/G
The people who understand me
Em             C         D       C
I've got nowhere else to go

[Outro]
G           C/G
And the river opens for the righteous
G            C/G
And the river opens for the righteous
G       C/G
And the river opens for the righteous
C/G                 G
Someday