[CDATA[ My country tis of thee Sweet land of liberty Of thee I sing Land where my fathers died Land of the pilgrim's pride From every mountain side Let freedom ring My native country, thee Land of the noble free Thy name I love I love thy rocks and rills Thy woods and templed hills My heart with rapture fills Like that above Let music swell the breeze Let Land of the Pilgrim's pride! Am G D G Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, D7 Land of the pilgrims' pride, G From ev'ry mountainside C G D7 G Let freedom ring! The following are Samuel Smith’s original lyrics for “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” (“America’): My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountainside Let freedom ring! “My Country, Tis of Thee” was written by Samuel Francis Smith. From ev'ry mountainside. Land where my fathers die Land of the pilgrims pray From every mountain sight, Let pray unweal. Am G D G Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, D7 Land of the pilgrims' pride, G From ev'ry mountainside C G D7 G Let freedom ring! Land where my fathers died! //