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Brandon Davis – More Than A Flag Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
G  C D
G  C D

VERSE:
G
After school one day a boy
     C
sat talking with his dad
             D
He said the teacher pulled
out a book
           C
Taught us all about the flag
           G
About the red, white, and blue
              C
And how each color was defined
            D
And why we stand hand over heart
          C
Pledge allegiance every time
    Am
His dad pulled out a box
               C
with a folded flag
          Am
And said trust me son it
                     C   D
means way more than that

CHORUS:
                  G
It's more than a flag,
              C
or stars and stripes
          D
Yeah, it waves for the
ones who died
                G
And gave their lives,
           C            D
So you and I could live on
               Em
It stands for truth,
               B
It stands for grace
                   C
It's colors don't run and
to this day
            D
It carries sacrifice and scars
           C
And every stripe and star it has
 G         Am
You might know the definition
         C
But the truth is
      D           G   C D  G  C D
It's more than a flag

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VERSE:
 G
You said that your grandad
              C
fought in Vietnam back in '65
               D
Three hundred fifty second
dropping bombs
               C
To lessen the threats
he had to fight
          G
Got sent home in '71 with one
      C
less leg and a Purple Heart
               D
He used to say I gave some
and some gave all
            C
And that's what we're fighting for
           Am
They gave your grandma this
               C
box on the day he passed
       Am
Fired twenty one shots,
               C        D
and folded up that flag

CHORUS:
                  G
It's more than a flag,
              C
or stars and stripes
          D
Yeah, it waves for the
ones who died
                G
And gave their lives,
           C            D
So you and I could live on
               Em
It stands for truth,
               B
It stands for grace
                   C
It's colors don't run and to this day
            D
It carries sacrifice and scars
           C
And every stripe and star it has
 G         Am
You might know the definition
         C
But the truth is
      D           Em   C  Em  C D
It's more than a flag

BREAK:
 D                  Em
It's there when we fight
                    D
It's there when we fought
            C
On foreign shores and right at home
 G       Am7
Yeah you know it's true
             C
It's why we bleed red,
            D
white, and blue

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CHORUS:
                  G
It's more than a flag,
              C
or stars and stripes
    D
It waves for the ones who died
                G
And gave their lives,
           C            D
So you and I could live on
               Em
It stands for truth,
               B
It stands for grace
                   C
It's colors don't run and
to this day
            D
It carries sacrifice and scars
           C
And every stripe and star it has
 G         Am
You might know the definition
         C
But the truth is
      D           Em   C
It's more than a flag

OUTRO:
 G         Am
You might know the definition
         C
But the truth is
      D           G
It's more than a flag
                         C
Ther's nobody more American
     D    G
Ask not, what your country
can do for you
     C
Ask what you can do
          D      G
for your country

How to play More Than A Flag: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for More Than A Flag by Brandon Davis on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

More Than A Flag by Brandon Davis is written in G major (one sharp: F♯) and moves through 7 chords: G, C, D, Am, Em, B and Am7.

The backbone of the song is C – D – G – C (IV – V – I – IV in G major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.