Although this is a song made famous by Johnny Cash, it was written by Mary Robbins. This is the key that Johnny most often sang the song,but there are some recordings of him also singing two steps down in the key of C as his solid bartone sliped into a more relaiable bass in his later years.

This is from the album "Johnny Cash Patriot" 1990.


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D  
I'm a flag wavin' patriotic nephew of my uncle sam 
  G                            D
A rough ridin' fightin' Yankee man 
       D 
I love mom and apple pie and the freedom that we all enjoy 
 E                    A 
Across this beautiful land 

       D 
I work hard and I fight hard for the ole' red, white, and blue 
         G                            A 
And I'll die a whole lot harder if it comes to where I have to 
      D 
I'm a flag wavin' patriotic nephew of my uncle sam 
  E            A               D 
A rough ridin' fightin' Yankee man 


           G 
And when I see ole' glory wavin'

I think of all the brave men 
         C                                     G
Who have fought and died for what is right and wrong 

         G 
And when I see ole' glory burnin' 

My blood begins to churnin’ 
    A                            D 
And I can do some fightin' of my own 

  G 
I don't believe in violence I‘m a God fearin' man 
        C                               D 
But I'd stand up for my country just as long as I can stand 
            G 
Cause I'm a flag wavin' patriotic nephew of my uncle sam 
  A            D               G 
A rough ridin' fightin' Yankee man 



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       D 
I'm a flag wavin' patriotic nephew of my uncle sam 
  G                            D
A rough ridin' fightin' Yankee man 
        D 
And I enjoy the liberty of bein' what I want to be 
    E                         A 
And achievin' any goal that I can 

      D 
I was taught to turn the other cheek but teddy used to say 
     G                             A
Walk soft and pack a big stick but never walk away 
           D 
And  I‘m a flag wavin' patriotic nephew of my uncle sam 
  E            A               D 
A rough ridin' fightin' Yankee man 


           G 
And when I see ole' glory wavin'

I think of all the brave men 
         C                                     G
Who have fought and died for what is right and wrong 

         G 
And when I see ole' glory burnin' 

My blood begins TO churnin’ 
    A                            D 
And I can do some fightin' of my own 

        G 
Cause I love all my brothers and we're proud of our birth 
      C                                D 
We've got the greatest country here on god's green earth 
           G 
And  I‘m a flag wavin' patriotic nephew of my uncle sam 
  A            D               G
A rough ridin' fightin' Yankee man 



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