{"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":2240217,"song":"American Soul","artist":"U2","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2240217-american-soul-chords-by-u2/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2240217?type=chord","rating":4.23644,"votes":9,"content":"[Intro: Kendrick Lamar]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBlessed are the bullies[/tab]\r\nFor one day they will have to stand up to themselves\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBlessed are the liars[/tab]\r\nFor the truth can be awkward\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1: Bono]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's not a place[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis country is to me a sound[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nOf drum and bass[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou close your eyes to look around[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge 1: Bono]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLook around, look around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLook around, it's a sound[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLook around, look around[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIt's a sound[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2: Bono]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's not a place[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis country is to me a thought[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThat offers grace[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor every welcome that is sought[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus: Bono]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou and I are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCame here looking for American soul[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3: Bono]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt's not a place[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThis is a dream the whole world owns[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe pilgrim's face[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIt had your heart to call her home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDream on[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\ndreams get me sleepin'[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus: Bono]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou and I are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCame here looking for American soul[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Bridge 2: Bono]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPut your hands in the air[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHold on the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCould be too late, but we still gotta try[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                             [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's a moment in our life where a soul can die[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd the person in a country when you believe the lie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThe lie (the lie, the lie)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's a promise in the heart of every good dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's a call to action, not to fantasy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe end of a dream, the start of what's real[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nLet it be unity, let it be community[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFor refugees like you and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nA country to receive us[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWill you be our sanctuary[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nRefu-Jesus[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus: Bono]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou and I are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCame here looking for American soul[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYou are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou and I are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou are rock and roll[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nCame here looking for American soul[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro: Kendrick Lamar]\n\nFor one day they will have to stand up to themselves\n\nFor the truth can be awkward\n\nEm A\n\n[Verse 1: Bono]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge 1: Bono]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2: Bono]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus: Bono]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3: Bono]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]\n\n\n\nBm D\n\n[Chorus: Bono]\n\n\n\n\n\nEm Bm\nEm\n\n[Bridge 2: Bono]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus: Bono]","chords":["Em","A","G","D","Bm","Am","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"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]},"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]}}}