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Unexpected Patriotic Country Songs

When it comes to wanting all the patriotic songs for the soundtrack of our 4th of July celebrations, easy choices would be Lee Greenwood belting out “God Bless the U.S.A.” or Aaron Tippin singing “Where the Stars and Stripes and the Eagle Fly,” and even Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue,” but dig a little deeper and there are plenty more songs to help celebrate America.

Don’t worry, you don’t have to do the digging . . . CMT did the work for all of us!

They compiled a list of “23 Unexpectedly Patriotic Country Songs That We Have on Repeat,” and here they are, in no particular order:

  • Dierks Bentley & Patty Griffin – “Beautiful World”
  • Jason Aldean – “Fly Over States”
  • Kacey Musgraves – “Dime Store Cowgirl”

  • Tim McGraw – “Everywhere”
  • Sawyer Brown – “Mission Temple Fireworks Stand”
  • Kid Rock – “American Rock ‘n’ Roll”
  • Parmalee – “Roots”
  • Brooks & Dunn – “Only in America”
  • LOCASH – “I Love This Life”

  • Miranda Lambert – “Airstream”
  • Justin Moore – “Small Town USA”
  • Clay Walker – “Chain of Love”
  • Charlie Daniels Band – “In America”

  • Darryl Worley – “Have You Forgotten”
  • The Warren Brothers – “Hey Mr. President”
  • Dixie Chicks – “Wide Open Spaces”
  • Alan Jackson – “Where I Come From”

  • Kenny Chesney – “Back Where I Come From”
  • Tim McGraw – “If You’re Reading This”
  • John Cougar Mellencamp – “Justice and Independence”
  • Trace Adkins – “Arlington”

  • John Michael Montgomery – “Letters from Home”
  • Alabama – “Born Country”

(CMT)

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