{"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":1856213,"song":"American Tradition","artist":"Nicole Dollanganger","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11412286-american-tradition-chords-by-nicole-dollanganger/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1856213?type=chord","rating":4.82128,"votes":11,"content":"I put spaces in the lines to mimic the rhythmic pauses in the song. Hope it's good. If you really wanted\r\nto simplify, you could omit the A chord that happens at the end of each verse line.\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe wants to lift weights        like a fighter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe put the medals               on the wall[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   In the room of               starving vultures[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Gold trophies,               he got ‘em all[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe wants to be just             like his father[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe play the knife game          on the table[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI bleed to death, it            doesn't matter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Cuz my baby,                 he's still the winner[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe holds me in his arms but it’s no good[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n         Things don’t go like they should[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe holds me in his arms but it’s no good[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n         Things don’t go like they should[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSleep on the carpet             through the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWe're living off a              TV dinner[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHanging me up by                his gold chain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe used to be a                 hockey player[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI used to be a                  figure skater[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nCutting my leg                  with the blade[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  In the blue and               red arena[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTrying to pretend               we're the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe holds me in his arms but it’s no good[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n         Things don’t go like they should[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHe holds me in his arms but it’s no good[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]F#m[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n         Things don’t go like they should[/tab]","plain_text":"I put spaces in the lines to mimic the rhythmic pauses in the song. Hope it's good. If you really wanted\nto simplify, you could omit the A chord that happens at the end of each verse line.\n\n[Intro]\n\nD F#m E A x2\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["A","D","F#m","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}