{"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":2129685,"song":"American By Birth","artist":"Johnny Cash","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2129685-american-by-birth-chords-by-johnny-cash/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2129685?type=chord","rating":0.0512,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                     [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nI'm gonna go down on the creek bank, gather all my people[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPitch horseshoes until the sun goes down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGonna barbecue my ribs, eat potato salad[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLet the bird dogs run, let the children sing[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLord we're gonna get down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYes, we shall gather down in Dixie[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere my father and my children's feet have trod[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe shall all sing \"Hallelujah\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna slip off with my cousin For a little shot of bourbon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nListen to him stretch the truth for a little while[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna sneak up behind my baby[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                \r\nAnd tell her that I love her[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'm gonna lay her down in a hickory sheet[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd watch my baby smile[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYes, we shall gather down in Dixie[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere my father and my children's feet have trod[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe shall all sing \"Hallelujah\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYes, we shall gather down in Dixie[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhere my father and my children's feet have trod[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe shall all sing \"Hallelujah\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'm American by birth, and Southern by the grace of God [/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["G","C","D"],"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]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}