{"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":3178805,"song":"Americans","artist":"Janelle Monáe","content_type":"tab","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11125144-americans-tab-by-janelle-monae/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/3178805?type=tab","rating":0.04984,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]\r\nHold on, don't fight your war alone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nHate all around you, don't have to face it on your own[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWe will win this fight, let all souls be brave[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G#m[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe'll find a way to heaven, we'll find a way[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWar is old, so is sex, let's play God, you go next[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHands go up, men go down, try my luck, stand my ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]E[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDie in church, live in jail say her name, twice in hell[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nUncle Sam kissed a man, Jim Crow Jesus rose again[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI like my woman in the kitchen[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI teach my children superstitions[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI keep my two guns on my blue nightstand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nA pretty young thang, she can wash my clothes[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut she'll never ever wear my pants[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI pledge allegiance to the flag[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLearned the words from my mom and dad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nCross my heart and I hope to die[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWith a big old piece of American pie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nLove me, baby, love me for who I am[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nFallen angels, singing \"Clap your hands\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nDon't try to take my country, I will defend my land[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#m[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm not crazy, baby, naw, I'm American[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm American, I'm American, I'm American[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSeventy-nine cent to your dollar[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAll that bullshit from white-collars[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou see my color before my vision[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSometimes I wonder if you were blind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWould it help you make a better decision?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI pledge allegiance to the flag[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLearned the words from my mom and dad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nCross my heart and I hope to die[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nWith a big old piece of American pie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nJust love me, baby, love me for who I am[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nFallen angels, singing \"Clap your hands\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDon't try to take my country[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI will defend my land[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm not crazy, baby, naw, I'm American[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'm American, I'm American, I'm American[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Spoken Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nLet me help you in here[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nUntil women can get equal pay for equal work[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThis is not my America[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nUntil same-gender loving people can be who they are[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis is not my America[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nUntil black people can come home from a police stop without being shot in the head[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThis is not my America, huh![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nUntil poor whites can get a shot at being successful[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nThis is not my America[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nI can't hear nobody talkin' to me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nJust love me, baby, love me for who I am[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]E[/ch]                     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nFallen angels, singing \"Clap your hands\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDon't try to take my country[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI will defend my land[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI'm not crazy, baby, naw, I'm American (Love me, baby)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI'm American yeah yeah yeah(Love me for who I am)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\n(Fallen angels)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Spoken Outro]\r\n[tab]               [ch]E[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]                   [ch]G#m[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nUntil Latinos and Latinas don't have to run from walls[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThis is not my America[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G#m[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut I tell you today that the devil is a liar[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBecause it's gon' be my America before it's all over[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nPlease sign your name on the dotted line[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Spoken Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Spoken Outro]","chords":["E","A","B","G#m","D","Am","G","C","Em","F","F#m"]}