Golden Country

Reo Speedwagon
Key
Em
Scroll
3
Em F#m G A Bm B B5
Keyboard Riff 1: e d b a g e d e
Keyboard Riff 2: e f# g a a# b d e
Keyboard Riff 3: e g a b a g a e
Keyboard Riff 4: b b b a /slide down
Keyboard Riff 5: e e e d /slide down
Verse 1
Em F#m G F#m
Riff 1
Golden country your face is so red
Em F#m G F#m
Riff 2
With all of your money your poor can be fed
Em F#m G F#m
Riff 1
You strut around and you flirt with disaster
Em F#m G F# F#
Never really carin' just what comes after
Pre-Chorus
Em F#m G F#m
Well your blacks are dyin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G F#m
And your freaks are cryin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G F#m
You better stop your hidin or your country will burn
Chorus
G D C
The time has come for you my friend
G D C C
To all this ugliness we must put an end
G D C Bm B
Before we leave we must make a stand
Verse 2
Em F#m G F#m
Riff 1
Mortgage people you crawl to your homes
Em F#m G F#m
Riff 2
Your security lies in your bed of white foam
Em F#m G F#m
Riff 1
You act concerned but then why turn away
Em F#m G F# F#
When a lady was raped on your doorstep today
Pre-Chorus
Em F#m G F#m
Well your blacks are cryin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G F#m
And your freaks are dyin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G F#m F#
You better stop your hidin or your country will burn
Chorus
G D C
The time has come for you my friend
G D C
To all this ugliness we must put an end
G D C Bm B (arp between the Bm B)
Before we leave we must make a stand, oh yeah......
Solo
Em D C Bm
* 3
Em D C B
Em D C Bm
Em D C B
Em D C Bm
Em D C B
Em D C Bm
Verse 3
Em F#m G F#m
Riff 3
Golden country your face is so red
Em F#m G F#m
Riff 4
With all of your money your poor can be fed
Em F#m G F#m
Riff 5
You strut around and you flirt with disaster
Em F#m G F#m F# F#
Never really carin' just what comes after
Pre-Chorus
Em F#m G F#m
Well your blacks are dyin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G F#m
And your freaks are cryin' but your back is still turned
Em F#m G F#m F#
You better stop your hidin or your country will burn
Chorus
G D C
The time has come for you my friend
G D C
To all this ugliness we must put an end
G D C Bm B
Before we leave we must make a stand
(Repeat Chorus)
G D C
Sometimes it's
G D B
Wing it
Chords Used
Em
F#m
G
A×
Bm×
B×
F#
D××
C×