INTRO:            *2x*   E5  A5  D5  A5    E5  A5  D5  A5   E5  A5  D5  A5    E5  A5  D5  A5 
W/ELEC GUITAR 
G5  * 2x *    E5  A5  D5  A5    E5  A5  D5  A5   E5  A5  D5  A5    E5  A5  D5  A5 
 
     E5             A5               D5             A5            E5 A5 D5 A5 
They come from the cities and they come from the smaller towns 
     E5     A5              D5            A5     E5  !   A5  !  D5  !  A5 
Beat up cars with guitars and drummers goin' crack, boom , bam 
 

E5   A5           D5    A5      E5   A5           D5    A5  
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.      R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. 
E5   A5           D5    A5            B5 9X 
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A., yeah, yeah       Rockin' in the U.S.A. 
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W/ELEC GUITAR 
G5      E5  A5  D5  A5    E5  A5  D5  A5    
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           E5       A5                  D5             A5            E5       A5  D5  A5 
Well, they said goodbye to their families, said goodbye to their friends 
           E5                   A5              D5            A5            E5  A5  D5  A5    
With their pipedreams in their heads and very little money in their hands 
E5          A5       D5        A5      E5                  A5                 D5     A5 
Some are black and some are white, ain't too proud to sleep on the floor tonight 
         E5              A5          D5         A5         B5 9X 
With the blind faith of Jesus, you know that they just might 
 
Be rockin' in the U.S.A.     
E5  A5  D5   
 * HEY! *     
E5  A5  D5   
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SOLO 2X   | E-12-12-12-15-12-15-12--12-12 | -12-12-12-15-12-15-12--             
          | B---------------------15----- | ---------------------15         
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SOLO     
 | G5 --...      | G5 `    
BASS 4 BEATS  | E-15-12-15-12------12 

          | B---8...      |                       | B-------------15-15-- 
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E5       A5                  D5             A5            E5       A5  D5  A5 
Voices from nowhere and voices from the larger towns 
E5       A5                  D5             A5            E5       A5  D5  A5 
Filled our head full of dreams, and turned our world upside down 
          E5              A5             D5             A5       
There was Frankie Lymon, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder (they were rockin') 
E5              A5                  D5             A5             
Jackie Wilson, Shangrilas, Young Rascals (they were rockin') 
E5            A5            D5                A5         B5 9X    
Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let's don't forget James Brown  Rockin' in the U.S.A.,  
E5   A5    D5   A5  
HEY! 
E5   A5           D5    A5  
R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. {Repeat to fade}