Intro
E Esus4 E (x2)
C#m Amaj7/C# C#m (x2)
Verse
E
It's whispered from a tractor on a flat Midwestern plain
C#m
The fields are dry and dusty, there is no sign of rain
A
It floats out a kitchen window, somewhere in the south
B
If the river gets much higher, they'll float away no doubt
F#m E/G# A E
You can almost feel it in the air, an American prayer
A C#m
They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on
E B
Help from above will come back strong
A C#m
Got faith in us, got faith in Him
B E E Esus4 E E Esus4 E
The clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen
Verse
E
It echoes through the factories up in Michigan
C#m
It bounces off the levees, and rides out on the wind
A
Clear out to California, and back on up to Maine
B
Don't matter if you're rich or poor, a sinner or a saint
F#m E/G# A E
Every night, everybody, everywhere, is praying their American prayer
A C#m
They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on
E B
Help from above will come back strong
A C#m
Got faith in us, got faith in Him
B E
The clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen
Instrumental
E C#m A B
A C#m
They're gonna be alright, they're gonna carry on
E B
Help from above will come back strong
A C#m
Got faith in us, got faith in Him
B E E Esus4 E E Esus4 E
Yeah the clouds will part and the sun will shine again, amen
E Esus4 E
Amen