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Minnesota - Mick Flannery Chords

Chords: C, F, G, Am

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Genre: folk, rock, blues


[Verse 1]
C F
Minnesota, when I was your daughter
C F
I looked up to you,
G Am F
I thought that you knew all there was to know.
G Am F
I thought that you'd been where you had to go.

[Verse 2]
C F C F
Minnesota, now that I’m your mother, I see you as you are.
G Am F
You’re not some shinning star, not a destination.
G Am F
You’re a growing child that I hope to raise right.

[Bridge]
G Am F
My hopes for you are my hopes for me.
G Am F
My dreams for you are my dreams for me.

[Verse 3]
C F C F
America, when I was your daughter, you meant the world to me.
G Am F
You held my every dream. You promised me protection.
G Am
You promised me my freedom.

[Verse 4]
C F C F
America, now that I’m your mother, now that you’re the younger,
G Am F
I’m trying to hold your hand. I hope you understand
G Am F
That if you don’t more toward them, dreams get broken.

[Bridge]
G Am F
My hopes for you are my hopes for me.
G Am F
My dreams for you are my dreams for me.

[Chorus]
G F
And I love you like a troubled child. I love you like a river wild.
G F
I love you like a mother dead. I love you like a dawning.

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