[Intro] G C G C G Well she seemed all right C by dawn's early light G Though she looked C a little worried and weak G She tried to pretend C G he wasn't drinking again D C But Daddy left the proof on her cheek G I was only C eight years old that summer G And I always C seemed to be in the way Em So I took myself down C G to the fair in town D G C G C On Independence Day G Well, word gets around C in a small, small town G C They said he was a dangerous man G But Mama was proud C G and she stood her ground D C She knew she was on the losing end G Some folks whispered, C some folks talked G C But everybody looked the other way Em And when time ran out, C G there was no one about D G On Independence Day.. [Chorus] D Let freedom ring.. Em let the white dove sing.. C Let the whole world know G D that today.. is a day of reckoning Em Let the weak be strong.. C let the right be wrong G Roll that stone away, D let the guilty pay G C G C It's Independence Day G Well, she lit up the sky C that Fourth of July G C By the time that the firemen come G They just put out the flames C G and they took down some names D C And sent me to the county home G Now I ain't saying C it's right or it's wrong G C But maybe it's the only way Em C G Talk about your revolution D G It's Independence Day [Chorus] D Let freedom ring.. Em let the white dove sing.. C Let the whole world know G D that today.. is a day of reckoning Em Let the weak be strong.. C let the right be wrong G Roll that stone away, D let the guilty pay G It's Independence Day C G roll that stone away C G C G It's Independence Day