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Stompin’ Tom Connors – Believe In Your Country Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
A
Goodbye Jim & Jackie,
D
goodbye John & May
   E
We hate to see you leaving,
              A
bound for the USA
But if you don't believe
             A
your country should
D
come before yourself
                         E
Ya can better serve your country,
                    A
by living somewhere else

[Verse 2]
A
I know the times are changing,
D
factories closing down
     E
But if you stay and help us,
                         A
we can turn these things around
A
But if you don't believe
your country should
D
come before yourself
                         E
Ya can better serve your country,
                    A
by living somewhere else

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[Verse 3]
A
And while our politicians,
D
divide our presious land
   E
We speak in French & English,
                     A
but they still don't understand
A
If you don't believe
your country should
D
come before yourself
       E
Ya can better serve your country,
                    A
by living somewhere else

[Verse 4]
A
In a land that's short on heros,
     D
they trade our jobs away
    E
And we don't need no zeros to
                          A
come and help us save the day
A
So if you don't believe
your country should
D
come before yourself
       E
Ya can better serve your country,
                    A
by living somewhere else

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[Verse 5]
A
And if you should find your heaven,
      D
where stars & stripes are flown
       E
You'll learn to stand more proudly,
                         A
than you ever stood back home
A
And they'll tell you
that your country,
     D
must come before yourself
          E
Or you'll have to
serve your country
                    A
by living somewhere else

[Verse 6]
A
So goodbye Jim & Jackie,
D
goodbye John & May
   E
We hope that you'll be happy,
               A
living in the USA
A
Cause if you don't believe
your country should
D
come before yourself
       E
Ya can better serve your country,
                    A
by living somewhere else
A
If you don't believe
your country should
D
come before yourself
       E
Ya can better serve your country,
                    A
by living somewhere else
A
If you don't believe
your country should
D
come before yourself
       E
Ya can better serve your country,
                    A
by living somewhere else

How to play Believe In Your Country: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Believe In Your Country by Stompin’ Tom Connors on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Believe In Your Country by Stompin’ Tom Connors is written in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯) and moves through 3 chords: A, D and E.

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

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.