{"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":2213153,"song":"American Bliss","artist":"Have Mercy","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11468654-american-bliss-chords-by-have-mercy/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2213153?type=chord","rating":4.54549,"votes":3,"content":"Have Mercy typically play in open chords (I suspect this is probably in Open D but tuned a half-step down)\r\nbut here's an easy way to play it in simple half-step down tuning with open or barre chord shapes,\r\nand it sounds almost identical to the record IMO.\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nRight when the day broke[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I saw my shadow[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D/C#[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nI felt sick with who I was[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\nAnd I know it's all because[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYou're calling just to check[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\nIf I’m still a bitter wreck[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI said I'm really unsure[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\nBut who really knows anymore[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou tried to see me with a swing and a miss[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou said you had the secret to American bliss[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd you said some words I've never heard before[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd it kills me to the core[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhy don't you sing anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe sound of harmony from the first floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wish that I still heard it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWelcome me back, I swear I'm worth it[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou should have taught me a lesson[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\nMade a better impression[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\nCause I'm not the person you thought would be perfect[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd you're calling just to check[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\nIf I was still a bitter wreck[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI said I'm good I'm sure[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]D/C#[/ch]\r\nBut who really knows anymore[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou tried to see me with a swing and a miss[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou said you had the secret to American bliss[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd you said some words I've never heard before[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd it kills me to the core[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhy don't you sing anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe sound of harmony from the first floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wish that I still heard it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWelcome me back, I swear I'm worth it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhat happened to that look back then[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt used to always welcome me in[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI think that I deserve it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWelcome me back, I swear I'm worth it[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n...But you leave through the blur of the sun[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo tell me I could be your only one[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI could be your only one[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI'd reach out but you're too far[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd it's still dark where you are[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhy don't you sing anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe sound of harmony from the first floor[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI wish that I still heard it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWelcome me back, I swear I'm worth it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhat happened to that look back then[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt used to always welcome me in[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI think that I deserve it[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWelcome me back, I swear I'm worth it[/tab]","plain_text":"Have Mercy typically play in open chords (I suspect this is probably in Open D but tuned a half-step down)\nbut here's an easy way to play it in simple half-step down tuning with open or barre chord shapes,\nand it sounds almost identical to the record IMO.\n\n[Intro]\n\nBm G D D/C#\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["D","Bm","G","D/C#","A","Em"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]}}}