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Proud To Be An American

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[Intro]
D    A/D    G/D    D    A/D    G/D
[Verse 1]
If Dtomorrow all the things were gone
I'd G/Dworked for all my life,
And I Emhad to start again
With just my Cfamily by my siAde
  DI'd thank my lucky stars
Emto be F#mlivin' here today.
Cause the Emflag still stands for freedom
And they Bmcan't take that away.G  
[Chorus]
And I'm Aproud to be an American
Where at Gleast I know I'm Dfree
And I Awon't forget the men who died
Who Ggave that right to Dme
And I gladly Bmstand up Dnext to you and deGfend her still toDday
Cause there Emain't no doubt I lD/F#ove this land
God Gbless the AUSDA
[Interlude]
D  A/D  G/D   D  A/D  G/D
[Verse 2]
From the Dlakes of Minnesota
To the G/Dhills of Tennessee
AEmcross the plains of Texas
From Csea to shining Asea
From DDetroit down to Houston
    And F#mNew York to LA
Well there's Empride in every American heart
And its Bmtime we stand and sayG  
[Chorus] 
That I'm Aproud to be an American
Where at Gleast I know I'm Dfree
And I Awon't forget the men who died
Who Ggave that right to Dme
And I gladly Bmstand up Dnext to you and deGfend her still Dtoday
Cause there Emain't no doubt I lD/F#ove this land
God Gbless the AUSABm  G  
(x2)
[Outro]
And I'm Aproud to be an American
Where at Gleast I know I'm Dfree
And I Awon't forget the men who died
Who Ggave that right to Dme
And I gladly Bmstand up Dnext to you and deGfend her still toDday
Cause there Emain't no doubt I lD/F#ove this land
God Embless tD/F#he    GU AS DA

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Proud To Be An American

by Beyoncé

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/D

G/D

F#m

D/F#

[Intro]

D A/D G/D D A/D G/D

[Verse 1]

If tomorrow all the things were gone

G/D

I'd worked for all my life,

And I had to start again

C A

With just my family by my side

I'd thank my lucky stars

Em F#m

to be livin' here today.

Cause the flag still stands for freedom

Bm G

And they can't take that away.

[Chorus]

And I'm proud to be an American

G D

Where at least I know I'm free

And I won't forget the men who died

G D

Who gave that right to me

Bm D G D

And I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today

Em D/F#

Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land

G A D

God bless the USA

[Interlude]

D A/D G/D D A/D G/D

[Verse 2]

From the lakes of Minnesota

G/D

To the hills of Tennessee

Across the plains of Texas

C A

From sea to shining sea

From Detroit down to Houston

F#m

And New York to LA

Well there's pride in every American heart

Bm G

And its time we stand and say

[Chorus]

That I'm proud to be an American

G D

Where at least I know I'm free

And I won't forget the men who died

G D

Who gave that right to me

Bm D G D

And I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today

Em D/F#

Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land

G A Bm G

God bless the USA

(x2)

[Outro]

And I'm proud to be an American

G D

Where at least I know I'm free

And I won't forget the men who died

G D

Who gave that right to me

Bm D G D

And I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today

Em D/F#

Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land

Em D/F# G A D

God bless the U S A

About Proud To Be An American Tab by Beyoncé

Learn how to play Proud To Be An American by Beyoncé with free guitar tab, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Proud To Be An American chords”, “Proud To Be An American guitar chords”, or “Beyoncé Proud To Be An American chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Proud To Be An American chords and for experienced players who want accurate Proud To Be An American lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, A/D, G/D, Em, C, A.

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The tab for "Proud To Be An American" show the original chord names (including D, A/D, G/D, Em, C, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.