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American Blood
By: Reckless Kelly
[Intro]
G
[Verse One]
GJohnny can't drink 'cause Johnny ain't twenty-oCne
GYeah but he's eighteen and he's pretty handy with a Dgun
GThey sent him off to a foreign land
Gave him a Cnew pair of boots and thirteen grand
And he Gcame back home with DAmerican blood on his Ghands
[Verse Two]
GBut George is a real go-getter and he's running the Cshow
And he Gshould have known better but his old man told him to Dgo
GHe sits at home with his feet on his desk
While the Cboys got theirs in the sand
A million Gmiles away with DAmerican blood on their Ghands
[Verse Three]
GWell Johnny can't walk but the medic said he's okay to Cfly
And the Gnewspapers tell us he's a hero and hell of a Dguy
GThey sent him up to Washington
For a Cphoto op with the smoking gun
He's got a GPurple Heart and DAmerican blood on his Ghands
[Chorus]
CBlack Ggold for Dsilver Gstars
CCold hard Gcash for aDrmored cGars
CThe brass ain't fighting but they're sure as hell taking a Gstand
DAnd they'll hEmave to live with AmCerican bDlood on their hGands
[Verse Four]
GNow George stands up on a boat proudly waving a Cflag
He says the Ghard part's over and he knew it wouldn't be so Dbad
GThe roadside bombs for six long years 
Were Cnever really part of the plan
What's a couple Gthousand more with DAmerican blood on their Ghands?
[Chorus]
CBlack Ggold for Dsilver Gstars
CCold hard Gcash for Darmored Gcars
CThe brass ain't fighting but they're Gsure as hell taking a Dstand
DAnd they'll Emhave to live with ACmerican Dblood on their Ghands
[Verse Five]
GNow Johnny can drink all day 'cause he's twenty-Cthree
He doGnated his legs to the worldwide land of the Dfree
DHe cries GGod Bless America
But God Damn Uncle CSam!
While he stares Gthrough the tears with DAmerican blood on his Ghands
While he stares Gthrough the tears with DAmerican blood on his Ghands
[Chorus]
CBlack Ggold for Dsilver Gstars
CCold hard Gcash for Darmored Gcars
CThe brass ain't fighting but they're Gsure as hell taking a Dstand
DAnd they'll Emhave to live with ACmerican Dblood on their Ghands
[Outro]
G Em C D G

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American Blood

by Reckless Kelly

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American Blood

By: Reckless Kelly

[Intro]

[Verse One]

G C

Johnny can't drink 'cause Johnny ain't twenty-one

G D

Yeah but he's eighteen and he's pretty handy with a gun

They sent him off to a foreign land

Gave him a new pair of boots and thirteen grand

G D G

And he came back home with American blood on his hands

[Verse Two]

G C

But George is a real go-getter and he's running the show

G D

And he should have known better but his old man told him to go

He sits at home with his feet on his desk

While the boys got theirs in the sand

G D G

A million miles away with American blood on their hands

[Verse Three]

G C

Well Johnny can't walk but the medic said he's okay to fly

G D

And the newspapers tell us he's a hero and hell of a guy

They sent him up to Washington

For a photo op with the smoking gun

G D G

He's got a Purple Heart and American blood on his hands

[Chorus]

C G D G

Black gold for silver stars

C G D G

Cold hard cash for armored cars

C G

The brass ain't fighting but they're sure as hell taking a stand

D Em C D G

And they'll have to live with American blood on their hands

[Verse Four]

G C

Now George stands up on a boat proudly waving a flag

G D

He says the hard part's over and he knew it wouldn't be so bad

The roadside bombs for six long years

Were never really part of the plan

G D G

What's a couple thousand more with American blood on their hands?

[Chorus]

C G D G

Black gold for silver stars

C G D G

Cold hard cash for armored cars

C G D

The brass ain't fighting but they're sure as hell taking a stand

D Em C D G

And they'll have to live with American blood on their hands

[Verse Five]

G C

Now Johnny can drink all day 'cause he's twenty-three

G D

He donated his legs to the worldwide land of the free

D G

He cries God Bless America

But God Damn Uncle Sam!

G D G

While he stares through the tears with American blood on his hands

G D G

While he stares through the tears with American blood on his hands

[Chorus]

C G D G

Black gold for silver stars

C G D G

Cold hard cash for armored cars

C G D

The brass ain't fighting but they're sure as hell taking a stand

D Em C D G

And they'll have to live with American blood on their hands

[Outro]

G Em C D G

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