Bruce Springsteen - American Land from the album: We Shall Overcome The Seeger Sessions Released: August 21 2006 (This song is really just a repeat of the chord progression below.) Intro: G D G, G C D, G C G, G C D G (x3) G D G What is this land of America, so many travel there G C D I'm going now while I'm still young, my darling meet me there G C G Wish me luck my lovely, I'll send for you when I can G C D G G C D G And we'll make our home in the American land G D G Over there all the woman wear silk and satin to their knees G C D And children dear, the sweets, I hear, are growing on the trees G C G Gold comes rushing out the river straight into your hands G C D G G C D G If you make your home in the American land G D G There's diamonds in the sidewalks, there's gutters lined in song G C D Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long G C G There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man G C D G G C D G Who will make his home in the American land G D G, G C D, G C G, G C D G G D G I docked at Ellis Island in a city of light and spire G C D I wandered to the valley of red-hot steel and fire G C G We made the steel that built the cities with the sweat of our two hands G C D G G C D G And I made my home in the American land G D G There's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song G C D Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long G C G There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man G C D G G C D G Who will make his home in the American land G D G, G C D, G C G, G C D G G D G The McNicholas, the Posalski's, the Smiths, Zerillis too G C D The Blacks, the Irish, Italians, the Germans and the Jews G C G The Puerto Ricans, illegals, the Asians, Arabs miles from home G C D G Come across the water with a fire down below G D G They died building the railroads, worked to bones and skin G C D They died in the fields and factories, names scattered in the wind G C G They died to get here a hundred years ago, they're dyin' now G C D G The hands that built the country we're all trying to keep down G D G There's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song G C D Dear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long G C G There's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man G C D G Who will make his home in the American land? G C D G Who will make his home in the American land? G C D G Who will make his home in the American land? G D G, G C D, G C G, G C D G G D G, G C D, G C G, G C D G G C D G, (slow down) G C D G
