• Song:

    In America

  • Artist:

    Charlie Daniels Band

Verse 1:
         Gm                 Bb
Well the eagles been flyin slow
        C                 Gm
And the flags been flyin low
      F                    C/A                      Gm
And alotta people say that America's fixin t'fall
     Gm               Bb
Well speakin just for me
         C                Gm
And some people from TENNESEE
    F             C/A            Gm
We got a thing or two to tell you all.
C                                Bb       Bb/F  Gm
This lady may have stumbled, but she aint ever fell
               C
And if the Russians dont belive that,
          D                  C  Bb
they can all go straight to HELL
           Gm                Bb              C                
 Gm
Were gonna put our feet back on the path, of righteousness and then...
F         C/A       Gm
GOD BLESS AMERICAN AGAIN

chrous:
        C                       Bb                Gm
And ya never did think that it ever would happen again,
   F   Gm   Bb Gm  (<- optional chords or just bass notes)
In AMERICA did ya
     C                       Bb                Gm
Ya never did think that we'd ever get together again,
         F   Gm   Bb     Gm  (<- optional chords or just bass notes)
Well we DAMN sure fooled ya
     C                          Bb                Gm
Were walkin real proud and were talkin real loud again
  F Gm Bb  Gm  (<- optional chords or just bass notes)
___ In AMERICA
    C                      Bb                 Gm
Ya never did think that it ever would happen again
(the BASS riff notes if your interested - 
F , G , G , F , G , F , Bb , G - D , C , Bb , G , F , Bb , G )


Verse 2:
         Gm               Bb
from the sound up in Long Island
       C             Gm
out to San Francisco bay,
         F           C/A            Gm
and ev'rything in between it is our home.
        Gm            Bb            C                    Gm
and we may have done alittle bit of fighting amongst ourselves,
        F              C/A            Gm
but you outside people best leave us alone.
        C
'Cause we'll all stick together, and
        Bb           Bb/F Gm
you can take that to the bank.
           C
that's the cowboys and the hippies,
         D              C   Bb
and the rebels and the yanks!
         Gm           Bb
you just go lay your hands on
  C                    Gm
a Pittsburgh Steelers fan
      F           C/A          Gm
and i think gonna finally understand.


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