{"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":1470835,"song":"American Land","artist":"Bruce Springsteen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1470835-american-land-chords-by-bruce-springsteen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1470835?type=chord","rating":4.83076,"votes":11,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhat is this land of America, so many travel there[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm going now while I'm still young, so darling meet me there[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWish me luck my lovely, I'll send for you when I can[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd we'll make our home in the American land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOver there all the woman wear silk and satin to their knees[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd children dear, the sweets, I hear, are growing on the trees[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGold comes rushing out the river straight into your hands[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf you make your home in the American land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's diamonds in the sidewalks, there's gutters lined in song[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho will make his home in the American land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI docked at Ellis Island in a city of light and spire[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI wandered to the valley of red-hot steel and fire[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWe made the steel that built the cities with the sweat of our two hands[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd I made my home in the American land[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho will make his home in the American land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe McNicholas, the Polaskis, the Smiths, Zerillis too[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe Blacks, the Irish, Italians, the Germans and the Jews[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll come across the water a thousand miles from home[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nwith nothing in their bellies but a fire down below[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey died building the railroads, worked to bones and skin[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey died in the fields and factories, names scattered in the wind[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey died to get here a hundred years ago, they're dyin' now[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe hands that built the country we're all trying to keep down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's diamonds in the sidewalk, there's gutters lined in song[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDear I hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's treasure for the taking, for any hard working man[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho will make his home in the American land[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho will make his home in the American land[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWho will make his home in the American land[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] x3","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG C G G D G D G C D G\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nG C G G D G D G C D G\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nD G D D A D A D G A D\nC G C C D C G\nG C D G x3","chords":["G","C","D","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}