Intro Figure #1    (x4)     (x4)       (x4)    slide     (x4)    e|-0--------0----0--------0------0--------0------------0-----0------------| B|-3--------2----3--------2------3--------2------------3-----2------------| G|-2--------2----2--------2------2--------2------------2-----2------------| D|-2--------2----2--------2------2--------2------------2-----2------------| A|-0--------0----0--------0------0--------0------------0-----0------------| E|-x--------x----x--------x------x--------x-----10/-------x-----x------------|         He was born on the fourth day of July So his parents called him Independence Day        He met a girl named Justice Who gave birth to a son called Nation then she walked away        Independence would daydream and he’d pretend     That someday him and Justice and Nation be together again     (NC) But Justice held up in a shotgun shack wouldn’t let nobody in So the Nation cried    Oh when a Nation cried       His tears fall down like missiles from the skies     Justice look into Independences’ eyes      Can you make everything alright                                         A slide A slide And can you keep your Nation warm tonight Well Nation grew up and got himself a big reputation       Couldn’t keep the boy at home no no He just kept running ’round and ’round and ’round and ’round   Independence and Justice well they felt so ashamed     When the Nation fell down they argued who was to blame And Nation if you’ll just come home we’ll have this family again (NC)                    So Nation don’t cry Oh when a Nation cried       His tears fall down like missiles from the skies     Justice look into Independences’ eyes      Can you make everything alright And can you keep your Nation warm tonight Roll a rock across the country yeah yeah Everybody come along When you’re feelin’ down yeah yeah Just sing this song yeah yeah                                                                                                                                        (x4) A slide   A (x4) slide   A (x4) slide