{"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":1513328,"song":"American Blood","artist":"Reckless Kelly","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11279832-american-blood-chords-by-reckless-kelly/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1513328?type=chord","rating":4.5237,"votes":21,"content":"American Blood\r\nBy: Reckless Kelly\r\n\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse One]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nJohnny can't drink 'cause Johnny ain't twenty-one[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYeah but he's eighteen and he's pretty handy with a gun[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey sent him off to a foreign land[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGave him a new pair of boots and thirteen grand[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he came back home with American blood on his hands[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse Two]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut George is a real go-getter and he's running the show[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                                                    [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd he should have known better but his old man told him to go[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe sits at home with his feet on his desk[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhile the boys got theirs in the sand[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nA million miles away with American blood on their hands[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse Three]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWell Johnny can't walk but the medic said he's okay to fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd the newspapers tell us he's a hero and hell of a guy[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey sent him up to Washington[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nFor a photo op with the smoking gun[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe's got a Purple Heart and American blood on his hands[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBlack gold for silver stars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCold hard cash for armored cars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe brass ain't fighting but they're sure as hell taking a stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they'll have to live with American blood on their hands[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse Four]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow George stands up on a boat proudly waving a flag[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]                                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe says the hard part's over and he knew it wouldn't be so bad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe roadside bombs for six long years [/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWere never really part of the plan[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat's a couple thousand more with American blood on their hands?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBlack gold for silver stars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCold hard cash for armored cars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe brass ain't fighting but they're sure as hell taking a stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they'll have to live with American blood on their hands[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse Five]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNow Johnny can drink all day 'cause he's twenty-three[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe donated his legs to the worldwide land of the free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe cries God Bless America[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut God Damn Uncle Sam![/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhile he stares through the tears with American blood on his hands[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhile he stares through the tears with American blood on his hands[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBlack gold for silver stars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCold hard cash for armored cars[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe brass ain't fighting but they're sure as hell taking a stand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd they'll have to live with American blood on their hands[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"American Blood\nBy: Reckless Kelly\n\n\n[Intro]\n\nG\n\n\n[Verse One]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse Two]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse Three]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse Four]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse Five]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\nG Em C D G","chords":["G","C","D","A","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}