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1/38

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

Position

Step 1 / 38Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Tuning : DGDGBe (drop both the 5th and 6th strings down a tone from
standard tuning)
INTRO:
 (D)                          (D)
e|-----0----0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|----0---0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|
B|-----3----3-3-0-3-3--3--3--|----3---3-3-0-3-3--3--3--|
G|-----2----0-2-2-0-2--2--2--|----2---0-2-2-0-2--2--2--|
D|--0--0----0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|
G|--2--2---------------2--2--|-2--2--------------2--2--|
D|--0--0---------------0--0--|-0--0--------------0--0--|
(D/G)                         (D/G)                     (D)
e|-----0----0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|----0---0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|-----0---|
B|-----3----3-3-0-3-3--3--3--|----3---3-3-0-3-3--3--3--|-----3---|
G|-----2----0-2-2-0-2--2--2--|----2---0-2-2-0-2--2--2--|-----2---|
D|--0--0----0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|--0--0---|
G|--0--0---------------0--0--|-0--0--------------0--0--|--2--2---|
D|--0--0---------------0--0--|-0--0--------------0--0--|--0--0---|
.. and so on
During the verses the chords are just strummed
(D)
Got in a little home town jam
(D)
So they put a rifle in my hand
(D/G)
Sent me off to a foreign land
(D/G)
To go and kill the yellow man, I was
(D)
(Born in the USA)......
Hopefully this is helpful.  Obviously you'll need to listen to a recording to get a 
of the feel and timing.

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Born In The Usa

by José González

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D/G

Tuning : DGDGBe (drop both the 5th and 6th strings down a tone from

standard tuning)

INTRO:

D D

() ()

e|-----0----0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|----0---0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|

B|-----3----3-3-0-3-3--3--3--|----3---3-3-0-3-3--3--3--|

G|-----2----0-2-2-0-2--2--2--|----2---0-2-2-0-2--2--2--|

D|--0--0----0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|

G|--2--2---------------2--2--|-2--2--------------2--2--|

D|--0--0---------------0--0--|-0--0--------------0--0--|

D/G D/G D

() () ()

e|-----0----0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|----0---0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|-----0---|

B|-----3----3-3-0-3-3--3--3--|----3---3-3-0-3-3--3--3--|-----3---|

G|-----2----0-2-2-0-2--2--2--|----2---0-2-2-0-2--2--2--|-----2---|

D|--0--0----0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0--0--0--|--0--0---|

G|--0--0---------------0--0--|-0--0--------------0--0--|--2--2---|

D|--0--0---------------0--0--|-0--0--------------0--0--|--0--0---|

.. and so on

During the verses the chords are just strummed

()

Got in a little home town jam

()

So they put a rifle in my hand

D/G

()

Sent me off to a foreign land

D/G

()

To go and kill the yellow man, I was

()

(Born in the USA)......

Hopefully this is helpful. Obviously you'll need to listen to a recording to get a

of the feel and timing.

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