Intro: D, D/C#, Dsus/B;  D,  D/C#,  D/B/a
    D                                    G
If tomorrow all the things were gone I'd worked for all my life,
      Em7                              C               A7
And I had to start again with just my children and my wife,
     D                         F#m
I'd thank my lucky stars to be living here today
            Em7                                   Bm              Bm–G
'Cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can't take that away

Chorus
         A                                G                D
And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free
       A                                  G                 D
And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me
                 Bm                            G               F#m
And I'll gladly stand up, next to you, and defend her still to–day
             Em7               D                   G        A     D      
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land, God bless the U  S  A.

   Intro transition

          D                         G
From the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Tennessee,
  Em7                             C              A7
Across the plains of Texas, from sea to shining sea,
      D                            F#m
From Detroit down to Houston, from New York to LA,
              Em7                                    Bm                Bm–G
Well there's pride in every American heart, And it's time we stand and say,

          A                                 G                D
That I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free,
      A                                   G                 D
And I won`t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me
                 Bm        –pause–          G                 F#m
And I'll gladly stand up, next to you and defend her still to–day,
             Em7               D                  G         A     Bm  G
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land, God bless the U  S  A


         A                                G                 D
And I'm Proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free,
       A                                  G                 D
And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me,
(single notes: E    F#  G   A   B)   Bm  –pause–           G              F#m
               And I'll gladly stand up, next to you and defend her still today,
             Em7              D/F#                 Em    F#m    G    A    D
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land, God bless  the    U –  S –  A.

(Optional Outro: Intro sequence, D w/ ritard)