Carrie Underwood Forced to Sing A Cappella After Audio Fail at Trump Inauguration _ E! News

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00:00America, America, God shed his grace on thee.

00:13Carrie Underwood is not letting a few technical difficulties stop her.

00:17While getting ready to perform America the Beautiful at Donald Trump's presidential inauguration,

00:22the sound crew appears to have trouble playing the back track for the song.

00:26But that doesn't stop the country singer from honoring the 47th president,

00:30urging the crowd to sing with her in lieu of the music.

00:34If you know the words, help me out here.

00:37Oh beautiful for spacious skies,

00:43for amber waves of grain,

00:50for purple mountain majesties

00:57above the fruited plain.

01:04America, America, God shed his grace on thee.

01:18And crown thy good with brotherhood

01:25from sea to shining sea.

01:36Ahead of her performance, Carrie told E! News about the moment, quote,

01:40I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the inauguration

01:44and to be a small part of this historic event.

01:47I am humbled to answer the call at a time when we must all come together

01:51in the spirit of unity and looking to the future.