Intro 
Em Am (x2) 

verse 1 
Em             G 
Upstate versus downstate 
D           Am 
City versus county 
Em           G 
Rural versus urban 
D             Am 
Red versus the blue 
 

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                 Em           Bm             Em     Am 
He said national service will keep the Union together 
                 Em           Bm             Em 
He said national service will keep the Union together 

verse 2 
Em                 G 
Privileged and the poor 
      D              Am 
Every class and every color 
Em          G 
Together in spirit 
D                   Am 
Building blocks of a nation 
 

[Refrão]
                 Em           Bm             Em     Am 
He said national service will keep the Union together 
                 Em           Bm             Em 
He said national service will keep the Union together 

Instrumental Break 
Em G D Am x4 


[Refrão]
                 Em           Bm             Em     Am 
He said national service will keep the Union together 
                 Em           Bm             Em 
He said national service will keep the Union together 

verse 3 
Em          G 
A two-party system 
D                  Am 
The donkey and the elephant 
Em           G 
Liberals and conservatives 
     D                   Am 
Each fight for their own survival 


[Refrão]
                 Em           Bm             Em     Am 
He said national service will keep the Union together 
                 Em           Bm             Em 
He said national service will keep the Union together 

Instrumental Break 
Em G D Am (x4) 


[Refrão]
                 Em           Bm             Em     Am 
He said national service will keep the Union together 
                 Em           Bm             Em 
He said national service will keep the Union together