{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1038561,"song":"American Remains","artist":"The Highwaymen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1038561-american-remains-chords-by-the-highwaymen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1038561?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":347,"content":"The Highwaymen – American Remains\r\n\r\nCapo on 1st fret\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n(Johnny Cash)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto line[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe desert is my brother, my skin is cracked and dry[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]                                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI was riding on a folk coach, and everything was fine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTil we took a shorter road to save some time[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]F[/ch]                                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe bandits only fired once, they shot me in the chest[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey  may have wounded me, but they`ll never get the best[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOf better men, cause I`ll ride again.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n(Waylon Jennings)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI am a river gambler, I make a livin` dealin` cards[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy clothes are smooth and honest, my heart is cold and hard[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI was shufflin` for some delta boys on the boat for New Orelans[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI was the greatest shark they`d ever seen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut the Captain bumped a sandbar, and an ace fell from my sleeve[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe threw me overboard as I swore I didn`t cheat[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I could swim, and I`ll ride again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe are heros of the homeland, American remains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe live in many faces and answer many names[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe will not be forgotten, we won`t be left behind[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Dm[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOur memories live on in mortal minds[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd poet`s pens, we`ll ride again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n(Willie Nelson)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI am a mid-west farmer, I make a livin` off the land[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]C[/ch]                                           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI ride a John Deer tractor, I am a liberated man[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut the rain it hasn`t fallen, since the middle of July[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd if it don`t come soon my crops will die[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe bank man says he likes me, but there`s nothin` he can do[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe tells me that he`s comin`, but the clouds are comin` too[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]                [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe ain`t my friend, and I`ll ride again.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n(Kris Kristofferson)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI am an American Indian, my tribe is Cherokee[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nMy forefathers loves this land, they left it here for me[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut the white man came with boats and trains and dirty factories[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd poisoned my existence with his deeds[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                                        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNature is our mother, we are suckling at her breast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he who tries to beat her down will lose her to the rest[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThey`ll never win, I`ll ride again[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe are heros of the homeland, American remains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe live in many faces and answer many names[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe will not be forgotten, we won`t be left behind[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOur memories live on in mortal minds[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Fmaj7[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd poet`s pens, we`ll ride again[/tab]","plain_text":"The Highwaymen – American Remains\n\nCapo on 1st fret\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n(Johnny Cash)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n(Waylon Jennings)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n(Willie Nelson)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n(Kris Kristofferson)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Am","F","C","G","Fmaj7","Dm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,0,3,4,2,0],"frets":[1,-1,2,2,1,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}