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[Intro]
 (G) / (Am) (G/B) | (Em) / / / | x 2
[Verse 1]
I'm Gploughin' a field in IllinoisG/B  
EmRaisin' a crop to feed my wife and boys, I'm A- GmericaG/B  Em  
I'm a Gsingle mom, and that's hard to G/Bbe
EmWork three jobs eight days a week, I'm A- GmericaAm  G/B  Em  
I'm a Gguitar picker singin' protest G/Bsongs
Bob EmDylan was right, Vietnam was wrong, I'm A- GmericaAm  G/B  Em  
I Glost my legs fightin' in a warG/B  
EmIf I could, I'd go back for more, I'm A- GmericaAm  G/B  Em  
[Chorus]
I'm Cleft and right, black and white, and Deverything in be- Gtween
I'm CNorth and South, faith and doubt, I'm Dall I can Gbe
EmLook around at Dall I am and all CI'm made of
I'm A- Gmerica, CI'm A- GmericaC  
[Verse 2]
This Gmornin' I pulled out of RoanokeG/B  
EmDrivin' a big rig to the coast, I'm A- GmericaAm  G/B  Em  
I Gteach third grade in AmTennesseeG/B  
I could Emuse a raise, but I'd do it for free, I'm A- GmericaAm  G/B  Em  
GDetroit City is my Amhome G/Btown
Might've Embuilt the car you're drivin' around, I'm A- GmericaAm  G/B  Em  
I'm a Gvolunteer with AmProject G/BHope
Went Emdown to New Orleans when the levy broke, I'm A- GmericaAm  G/B  Em  
[Chorus]
I'm Cleft and right, black and white, and Deverything in be- Gtween
I'm CNorth and South, faith and doubt, I'm Dall I can Gbe
EmLook around at Dall I am and all CI'm made of
I'm A- Gmerica, CI'm A- GmericaC  
[Bridge]
A- Cmerica's more than a piece of land
It's Dblood and bones, it's woman and man
It Clives, it breathes, it hopes, it dreams
DIt looks a lot like you and me
(Ending Chorus)
Cause we're Cleft and right, black and white, we're Deverything in be- Gtween
We're CNorth and South, faith and doubt, we're Dall we can Gbe
EmLook around at Dall we are and all Cwe're made of
We're A- Gmerica, DweC're A- meGricaD  C  
Yeah, we're A- Gmerica, DweC're A- meGricaD  C  
GI'm proud to be just a Dlittle Cpartner, A- Gmerica

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Im America

by Cody McCarver

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G/B

[Intro]

G Am G/B Em

() / () () | () / / / | x 2

[Verse 1]

G G/B

I'm ploughin' a field in Illinois

Em G G/B Em

Raisin' a crop to feed my wife and boys, I'm A- merica

G G/B

I'm a single mom, and that's hard to be

Em G Am G/B Em

Work three jobs eight days a week, I'm A- merica

G G/B

I'm a guitar picker singin' protest songs

Em G Am G/B Em

Bob Dylan was right, Vietnam was wrong, I'm A- merica

G G/B

I lost my legs fightin' in a war

Em G Am G/B Em

If I could, I'd go back for more, I'm A- merica

[Chorus]

C D G

I'm left and right, black and white, and everything in be- tween

C D G

I'm North and South, faith and doubt, I'm all I can be

Em D C

Look around at all I am and all I'm made of

G C G C

I'm A- merica, I'm A- merica

[Verse 2]

G G/B

This mornin' I pulled out of Roanoke

Em G Am G/B Em

Drivin' a big rig to the coast, I'm A- merica

G Am G/B

I teach third grade in Tennessee

Em G Am G/B Em

I could use a raise, but I'd do it for free, I'm A- merica

G Am G/B

Detroit City is my home town

Em G Am G/B Em

Might've built the car you're drivin' around, I'm A- merica

G Am G/B

I'm a volunteer with Project Hope

Em G Am G/B Em

Went down to New Orleans when the levy broke, I'm A- merica

[Chorus]

C D G

I'm left and right, black and white, and everything in be- tween

C D G

I'm North and South, faith and doubt, I'm all I can be

Em D C

Look around at all I am and all I'm made of

G C G C

I'm A- merica, I'm A- merica

[Bridge]

A- merica's more than a piece of land

It's blood and bones, it's woman and man

It lives, it breathes, it hopes, it dreams

It looks a lot like you and me

(Ending Chorus)

C D G

Cause we're left and right, black and white, we're everything in be- tween

C D G

We're North and South, faith and doubt, we're all we can be

Em D C

Look around at all we are and all we're made of

G D C G D C

We're A- merica, we're A- merica

G D C G D C

Yeah, we're A- merica, we're A- merica

G D C G

I'm proud to be just a little partner, A- merica

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