Verse 1 Fm D# C# Oh, my love, itʼs a long way weʼve come Fm D# C# From the freckled hills to the steel and glass canyons G#m F# C# From the stony fields to hanging steel from sky G#m F# C# From digging in our pockets for a reason not to say goodbye Fm D# C# These are the hands that built America Fm D# C# America Verse 2 Last saw your face in a watercolor sky As sea birds argue, a long goodbye I took your kiss on the spray of the new land star You gotta live with your dreams, donʼt make them so hard And these are the hands that built America America B D#m E Of all the promises, is this one we could keep B D#m E Of all of the dreams, is this one still out of reach Halle, holy Fm D# C# Itʼs early fall, thereʼs a cloud on the New York skyline Fm D# C# Innocence dragged across a yellow line These are the hands that built America These are the hands that built America America America