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[Intro]
F#m A F#m A F#m A E
[Verse]
F#mWheres your honor, Awheres my pride?
F#mEven when it's Ahard to find
F#mFrom seed to harvest, Ait's been Eengrained
F#mDrive me past the Afields of corn
F#mAs Johnny Cash blasts Ain your Ford
F#mJust get me home to Acatch the big gEame
[Chorus]
Cause I was bDorn an F#mAmerican
On the Dsame dark sEoil
Through the Bmyears and F#mall the cDhanges
Still theres F#mno pElace like Dhome
I will die Ean AmerF#mican
F#m A F#m A F#m A E
[Verse]
F#mIt's fireflies & Atimes of war
F#mI think back to a Atime before
F#mOf catching firefliAes in my Ehands
F#mThen it seems I grew up iAn a flash
F#mA copper penny flyiAng off a track
F#mFree to fall in lovAe with any Eman
[Chorus]
Cause I was bDorn an F#mAmerican
On the Dsame dark sEoil
Through the Bmyears and F#mall the cDhanges
Still theres F#mno pElace like Dhome
DI was born an F#mAmerican
Dand though I've grow(i)n Eold
Through the Bmyears and F#mall the cDhanges
Still theres F#mno pElace like Dhome
and I will Edie an F#mAmerican
[Outro]
F#m A F#m A F#m A E

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American

by Skylar Grey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

[Intro]

F#m A F#m A F#m A E

[Verse]

F#m A

Wheres your honor, wheres my pride?

F#m A

Even when it's hard to find

F#m A E

From seed to harvest, it's been engrained

F#m A

Drive me past the fields of corn

F#m A

As Johnny Cash blasts in your Ford

F#m A E

Just get me home to catch the big game

[Chorus]

D F#m

Cause I was born an American

D E

On the same dark soil

Bm F#m D

Through the years and all the changes

F#m E D

Still theres no place like home

E F#m

I will die an American

F#m A F#m A F#m A E

[Verse]

F#m A

It's fireflies & times of war

F#m A

I think back to a time before

F#m A E

Of catching fireflies in my hands

F#m A

Then it seems I grew up in a flash

F#m A

A copper penny flying off a track

F#m A E

Free to fall in love with any man

[Chorus]

D F#m

Cause I was born an American

D E

On the same dark soil

Bm F#m D

Through the years and all the changes

F#m E D

Still theres no place like home

D F#m

I was born an American

D E

and though I've grow(i)n old

Bm F#m D

Through the years and all the changes

F#m E D

Still theres no place like home

E F#m

and I will die an American

[Outro]

F#m A F#m A F#m A E

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