Capo on the third fret
Intro: (2x)
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C F G C
There was a sunset shining on the sea
C F G C
Everyone was locked inside glued to their tv
C F G C
Cause once you've seen a sunset, you have seen them all
C F G C
And they're never as nice as the ones they sell down at the mall
F G C Am
Oh, the best laid plans are in the heartland
F G Am
But it is the heart of the wound
F G C Am
But we learn to accept what we will never understand
F G (intro riff)
Oh, heart of the wound
Someone's shooting teenage boys in the light of day
Here in America, a couple of miles away
They say violence is cyclical, things will be okay
More than just a pendulum swinging our way
Oh, the best laid plans are in the heartland
But it is the heart of the wound
But we learn to accept what we will never understand
Oh, heart of the wound
F G Am
There is blood on the soul never reaching the hand
F G Am
But as angry men, we've got a right to demand
F G Am
Love breathing life to a wounded land
F G (intro riff)
Love that will try and leave us wounded again
So come see the sunset sinking in the tres
Come feel the shadow falling over me
Come feel the anger from sea to shining sea
Come see this land that never really was free
Oh, the best laid plans are in the heartland
But it is the heart of the wound
But we learn to accept what we will never understand
Oh, heart of the wound