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Transcribed by: D. Podradchik
Time signature: 3/4
Chords used:
e----D2-------A0-------E0------F#m-2-----Asus4--0--------|
B----3-------2-------0-------2-------3--------|
G----2-------2-------1-------2-------2--------|
D----0-------2-------2-------4-------2--------|
A------------0-------2-------4-------0--------|
E--------------------0-------2----------------|
DHey, Ahey Ewhat do you F#msay?
DI come from a Aplace called the EU.S. of F#mA.
DHo, Aho Ewhat do you F#mknow?
DHop in my Acar and let's Ego.
Well Athis is a song for AmeErica,
AHome of the red, white, and Eblue.
DLand of Marilyn MonAroe and James Dean,
DApple pie, baseball, and AShell gasoline,
And Aif you don't Elove her fuck Ayou.
BeDloved by Aall from TikErit to BeiF#mjing,
If the Dworld were a Aschool we'd be Ehomecoming F#mking.
DWorshiped by AFrance and by ENorth VietF#mnam,
AfDghanistan Athinks we're the Ebomb.
Oh, Athis is a song for EAmerica,
AHome of the red, white, and Eblue.
DLand of Marilyn MoAnroe and James Dean,
DApple pie, baseball, and AShell gasoline,
DSUVs, handguns, and AUS magazine,
And Aif you don't Elove her, fuck Ayou.
Our Dhuman rights Arecord is Esomething of F#mnote:
We Dfreed all our Aslaves and gave Ewomen the F#mvote.
DEveryone's Aequal forEever, alF#mways,
DUnless you're Aone of them Egays.
Oh, Athis is a song for AEmerica,
AHome of the red, white, and Eblue.
DLand of Marilyn MonAroe and James Dean,
DApple pie, baseball, and AShell gasoline,
DSUVs, handguns, and AUS magazine,
DLow-carb diets and Afast food cuisine,
And Aif you don't Elove her fuck Ayou.
To Dall war-torn Anations, to Ethose in turF#mmoil,
We'll Dhelp you kill Adespots, we'll Ehelp you drill F#moil,
And Dif you don't Awant our help, Ethat's oF#mk
We're Dcoming in AanyEway.
Oh, Athis is a song for AEmerica,
AHome of the red, white, and Eblue.
DLand of Marilyn MonAroe and James Dean,
DApple pie, baseball, and AShell gasoline,
DSUVs, handguns, and AUS magazine,
DLow-carb diets and Afast food cuisine,
DCrack cocaine, Abu Ghraib, Aand nicotine,
DSwindling CEOs Agetting off clean,
DHousewives all hopped up on Aamphetamine,
DNipples get rated NAC-17,
DFEMA and levees and AHurricane Katrine
DGeorge Bush's great rolling F#mwar machine.
I Dthink we're in Etrouble, don't Ayou?
It Dmight seem I Adon't think our Ecountry's so F#mgreat,
But inDtolerance, Abigotry, Egreed's what I F#mhate.
DMost folks are Ahonest and Edecent and F#mtrue,
DPeaceful, comApassionate, Egood through and F#mthrough.
DThat's what it Ameans to be Ered, white, and F#mblue,
And Dif you don't Ethink so fuck Ayou,
DIf you don't Ethink so fuck Ayou.Asus4  A  

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America

by Stephen Lynch

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Asus4

Transcribed by: D. Podradchik

Time signature: 3/4

Chords used:

D A E F#m Asus4

e----2-------0-------0-------2-------0--------|

B----3-------2-------0-------2-------3--------|

G----2-------2-------1-------2-------2--------|

D----0-------2-------2-------4-------2--------|

A------------0-------2-------4-------0--------|

E--------------------0-------2----------------|

D A E F#m

Hey, hey what do you say?

D A E F#m

I come from a place called the U.S. of A.

D A E F#m

Ho, ho what do you know?

D A E

Hop in my car and let's go.

A E

Well this is a song for America,

A E

Home of the red, white, and blue.

D A

Land of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,

D A

Apple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,

A E A

And if you don't love her fuck you.

D A E F#m

Beloved by all from Tikrit to Beijing,

D A E F#m

If the world were a school we'd be homecoming king.

D A E F#m

Worshiped by France and by North Vietnam,

D A E

Afghanistan thinks we're the bomb.

A E

Oh, this is a song for America,

A E

Home of the red, white, and blue.

D A

Land of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,

D A

Apple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,

D A

SUVs, handguns, and US magazine,

A E A

And if you don't love her, fuck you.

D A E F#m

Our human rights record is something of note:

D A E F#m

We freed all our slaves and gave women the vote.

D A E F#m

Everyone's equal forever, always,

D A E

Unless you're one of them gays.

A E

Oh, this is a song for America,

A E

Home of the red, white, and blue.

D A

Land of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,

D A

Apple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,

D A

SUVs, handguns, and US magazine,

D A

Low-carb diets and fast food cuisine,

A E A

And if you don't love her fuck you.

D A E F#m

To all war-torn nations, to those in turmoil,

D A E F#m

We'll help you kill despots, we'll help you drill oil,

D A E F#m

And if you don't want our help, that's ok

D A E

We're coming in anyway.

A E

Oh, this is a song for America,

A E

Home of the red, white, and blue.

D A

Land of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,

D A

Apple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,

D A

SUVs, handguns, and US magazine,

D A

Low-carb diets and fast food cuisine,

D A

Crack cocaine, Abu Ghraib, and nicotine,

D A

Swindling CEOs getting off clean,

D A

Housewives all hopped up on amphetamine,

D A

Nipples get rated NC-17,

D A

FEMA and levees and Hurricane Katrine

D F#m

George Bush's great rolling war machine.

D E A

I think we're in trouble, don't you?

D A E F#m

It might seem I don't think our country's so great,

D A E F#m

But intolerance, bigotry, greed's what I hate.

D A E F#m

Most folks are honest and decent and true,

D A E F#m

Peaceful, compassionate, good through and through.

D A E F#m

That's what it means to be red, white, and blue,

D E A

And if you don't think so fuck you,

D E A Asus4 A

If you don't think so fuck you.

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