{"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":1789362,"song":"The American Way","artist":"Aaron Lines","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11393678-the-american-way-chords-by-aaron-lines/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1789362?type=chord","rating":0.09504,"votes":0,"content":"Aaron Lines - The American Way\r\n\r\n\r\nCAPO: 4th Fret\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nINTRO: [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI grew up under normal conditions[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMom was the radio, Dad was the television[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey both were doing the best that they could[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWorking 50 hour a weeks and knocking on wood[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINTERLUDE: [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI did my time in the public school system[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI got good grades and never got a shred of wisdom[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nCan't blame my teachers, for anything they did[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou can't teach one-on-one with 33 kids[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's ooh - ooh, I'm doing alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI work every day to get to Saturday Night[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's ooh - ooh, I guess I'm doing okay[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLiving and Dying the American way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nWell I found the one, we put some roots down\r\nGot a second mortgage on the outskirts of town\r\nNow we BBQ every Fourth of July\r\nSend our prayers and our fireworks up into the sky\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's ooh - ooh, I'm doing alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI work every day to get to Saturday Night[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's ooh - ooh, I guess I'm doing okay[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLiving and Dying the American way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL: [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBRIDGE:\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThese days we're thinking about kids of our own[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGonna turn this house into a home[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIn no time at all they'll be singing along[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's ooh - ooh, I'm doing alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI work every day to get to Saturday Night[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's ooh - ooh, I guess I'm doing okay[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLiving and Dying the American way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's ooh - ooh, I'm doing alright[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI work every day to get to Saturday Night[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd it's ooh - ooh, I guess I'm doing okay[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLiving and Dying the American way[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLiving and Dying the American way[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nOUTRO: [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"Aaron Lines - The American Way\n\n\nCAPO: 4th Fret\n\n\n\nINTRO: G C  G  C  D  G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINTERLUDE: G C  G  C  D  G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWell I found the one, we put some roots down\nGot a second mortgage on the outskirts of town\nNow we BBQ every Fourth of July\nSend our prayers and our fireworks up into the sky\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL: C   G   C   G   C   G   D\n\n\n\nBRIDGE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOUTRO: G  C    G   C   D   G","chords":["G","C","D","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]}}}