{"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":1103202,"song":"American Child","artist":"John Denver","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1103202-american-child-chords-by-john-denver/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1103202?type=chord","rating":4.7468,"votes":8,"content":"[[ch]D[/ch]] - - [Esus] - [[ch]E[/ch]] - [[ch]F[/ch]] - - [[ch]G[/ch]] - - [[ch]A[/ch]] -\r\nGoin up to A [[ch]G[/ch]] las [[ch]D[/ch]] ka [[ch]A[/ch]]\r\nUp to the [[ch]G[/ch]] land of the [[ch]D[/ch]] Midnight [[ch]A[/ch]] Sun\r\n[tab]Where the [[ch]G[/ch]] whale and the polar bear run oer the [[ch]F[/ch]] icy blue [[ch]C[/ch]]\r\nsea[/tab]\r\n[[ch]A[/ch]] Goin up to [ch]A[/ch] [[ch]G[/ch]] las [[ch]D[/ch]] ka [[ch]A[/ch]]\r\nUp to the [[ch]G[/ch]] north and the [[ch]D[/ch]] pioneer [[ch]A[/ch]] life\r\nWhere [[ch]G[/ch]] courage and strength still survive\r\nAnd a [[ch]F[/ch]] man can be [[ch]C[/ch]] free   [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]] American Child does the call of the wild\r\nEver [[ch]F[/ch]] sing thru the mist of your [[ch]C[/ch]] dreams\r\nDoes it [[ch]G[/ch]] fly with the wind when you [[ch]Gmaj7[/ch]] waken [[ch]G7[/ch]] again\r\nWhen itâs [[ch]C[/ch]] gone do you know what it [[ch]D[/ch]] means\r\n\r\nCan you [[ch]G[/ch]] picture the time when a man had to find\r\nHis own [[ch]F[/ch]] way through an unbroken [[ch]C[/ch]] land\r\nBe [[ch]G[/ch]] fore the machine changed the [[ch]Gmaj7[/ch]] blue and the [[ch]G7[/ch]] green\r\nTo [[ch]C[/ch]] something you canât under [[ch]D[/ch]] stand\r\n\r\n[[ch]G[/ch]] American Child theres a burning inside you\r\nThat [[ch]F[/ch]] calls you away through the [[ch]C[/ch]] cold\r\nTo [[ch]G[/ch]] come back again to [[ch]Gmaj7[/ch]] all that youâve [[ch]G7[/ch]] been\r\nCanât you [[ch]C[/ch]] see that itâs time to come [[ch]D[/ch]] home\r\n\r\nTo the [[ch]G[/ch]] flowers and trees and the rivers and the seas\r\nAnd the [[ch]F[/ch]] earth whoâs the mother of [[ch]C[/ch]] all\r\nA [[ch]G[/ch]] promise once made will it [[ch]Gmaj7[/ch]] shine will it [[ch]G7[/ch]] fade\r\nWill we [[ch]C[/ch]] rise with the vision or [[ch]A[/ch]] fall\r\n\r\nGoin up to  A [[ch]G[/ch]] las [[ch]D[/ch]] ka [[ch]A[/ch]]\r\nUp to the [[ch]G[/ch]] land of the [[ch]D[/ch]] Midnight [[ch]A[/ch]] Sun\r\n[tab]Where the [[ch]G[/ch]] whale and the polar bear run oer the [[ch]F[/ch]] icy blue [[ch]C[/ch]]\r\nsea[/tab]\r\n [[ch]A[/ch]] Goin up to [ch]A[/ch] [[ch]G[/ch]] las [[ch]D[/ch]] ka [[ch]A[/ch]]\r\nUp to the [[ch]G[/ch]] north and the [[ch]D[/ch]] pioneer [[ch]A[/ch]] life\r\nWhere [[ch]G[/ch]] courage and strenght still survive\r\nAnd a [[ch]F[/ch]] man can be [[ch]C[/ch]] free\r\nMen can be [[ch]D[/ch]] free\r\n\r\nGoin up to A [[ch]G[/ch]] las [[ch]D[/ch]] ka\r\nGoin up to A [[ch]G[/ch]] las [[ch]D[/ch]] ka\r\nGoin up to A [[ch]G[/ch]] las [[ch]D[/ch]] ka","plain_text":"[D] - 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