{"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":2491752,"song":"American","artist":"Rupaul","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11507621-american-chords-by-rupaul/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2491752?type=chord","rating":4.54397,"votes":3,"content":"[Intro: RuPaul]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI am American, American[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI am American, American[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nMy, my, my, my country 'tis of thee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThese are all my friends, we are a family[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1: Aquaria]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n   Bonjour![/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCurtains up with the lights flashing bright[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe number one showstopping diva here for your delight (Life, liberty, and me!)[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nServing face and dressed to the nines[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nCome on, give me my encore, baby, it's showtime[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTurning looks, stunting pretty[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm the bitch from New York City[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPlaying at the parties and I know that I am carrying[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI might be an Aquarian but—[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus: RuPaul]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI am American, American, American[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI am American, American[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRed, white, and blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAm-Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI am American, American, just like you too[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2: Asia O'Hara]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHer name was etched in sorrow, but now it's blasted in lights[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWith beauty that can blossom out of dark, cold nights[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHer quest to find her brightness through her darkest day[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAmerican dreams are built on words we dare not say[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe's you and them, she is me and him[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe's the stars and stripes flying high[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nRed, white, and blue, she is me and you[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nShe's American through and through[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus: RuPaul]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI am American, American, American[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI am American, American[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRed, white, and blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAm-Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI am American, American, just like you too[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3: Eureka O'Hara]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nEureka, you found it![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWatch me smile and watch me slay[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n'Cause I'm living for my true self everyday[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nIt's not about your color, gender, or size[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut if we come together, we can rise[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI came from nothing, made me wanna scream[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut I fought for my piece of the American Dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]\r\nYou can be a stripe and get in line[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nOr be a star and not be defined[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCome on y'all, live free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm the elephant queen, what are you gonna be?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus: RuPaul]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI am American, American, American[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI am American, American[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nRed, white, and blue[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAm-Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI am American, American, just like you too[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4: Kameron Michaels]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nLittle boy from Tennessee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nMeant for more, Top Four[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHey, you there, now pay attention to me[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe fought for our right to love and be who we be[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nWe will not be silenced and I won't sit down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI'm gay and proud, might not be loud, but I found my sound[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nKids called me names and tried to tear me down[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut I had big old dreams, bigger than my small town[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow here I am with Mama Ru[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAmerican, just like you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Outro: RuPaul]\r\n\r\nN.C.\r\nAm-Am-Am-Am-Am-American\r\nN.C.\r\nI am American\r\nN.C.\r\nAmerican, American\r\nN.C.\r\nI am American\r\nN.C.\r\nJust like you too","plain_text":"[Intro: RuPaul]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1: Aquaria]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus: RuPaul]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2: Asia O'Hara]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus: RuPaul]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3: Eureka O'Hara]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus: RuPaul]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4: Kameron Michaels]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro: RuPaul]\n\nN.C.\nAm-Am-Am-Am-Am-American\nN.C.\nI am American\nN.C.\nAmerican, American\nN.C.\nI am American\nN.C.\nJust like you too","chords":["Em","F","G","Am","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}