America chords by
Stephen Lynch

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Key: A major•

Verse 1

G

G

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Alright.

C

C

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G

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D

D

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Hey, hey what do you say?

D

D

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G

G

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

C

C

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G

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D

D

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Ho, ho what do you know?

G

G

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D

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Hop in my car and let's go.

Verse 2

G

G

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D

D

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Well this is a song for America,

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G

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D

D

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Home of the red, white, and blue.

C

C

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G

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Land of Marilyn Monroe

and James Dean,

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C

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G

G

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Apple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,

D

D

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G

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And if you don't love her fuck you.

Verse 3

G

G

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D

D

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Beloved by all from Tikrit to Beijing,

Em

Em

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G

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If the world were a school we'd be

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D

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Em

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homecoming king.

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G

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Worshiped by France and by

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D

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North Vietnam,

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G

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D

D

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Afghanistan thinks we're the bomb.

Verse 4

G

G

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D

D

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Oh, this is a song for America,

G

G

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D

D

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Home of the red, white, and blue.

C

C

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G

G

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Land of Marilyn Monroe

and James Dean,

C

C

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G

G

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Apple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,

C

C

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G

G

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SUVs, handguns, and US magazine,

D

D

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And if you don't love her,

G

G

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fuck you.

Verse 5

G

G

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Our human rights record is

D

D

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Em

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something of note:

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C

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We freed all our slaves and gave

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D

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Em

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women the vote.

C

C

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G

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D

D

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C

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Everyone's equal forever, always,

G

G

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D

D

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Unless you're one of them gays.

Verse 6

G

G

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D

D

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Oh, this is a song for America,

G

G

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D

D

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Home of the red, white, and blue.

C

C

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G

G

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Land of Marilyn Monroe

and James Dean,

C

C

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G

G

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Apple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,

C

C

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G

G

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SUVs, handguns, and US magazine,

C

C

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G

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Low-carb diets and fast food cuisine,

D

D

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And if you don't love her

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fuck you.

Verse 7

G

G

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To all war-torn nations, nations,

D

D

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Em

Em

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to those in turmoil,

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G

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We'll help you kill despots,

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D

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we'll help you drill oil,

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G

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D

D

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

C

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G

G

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D

D

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We're coming in anyway.

Verse 8

G

G

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D

D

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Oh, this is a song for America,

G

G

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D

D

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Home of the red, white, and blue.

C

C

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G

G

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Land of Marilyn Monroe

and James Dean,

C

C

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G

G

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Apple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,

C

C

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G

G

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SUVs, handguns, and US magazine,

C

C

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G

G

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

Crack cocaine,

Abu Ghraib, and nicotine,

C

C

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G

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Swindling CEOs getting off clean,

C

C

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Housewives all hopped up on

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amphetamine,

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C

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Nipples get rated NC-17,

G

G

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FEMA and levies and

Hurr'cane Katrine

Em

Em

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George Bush's great rolling war machine.

C

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G

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

Verse 9

C

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It might seem I don't think

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our country's so great,

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C

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But intolerance, bigotry,

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Em

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greed's what I hate.

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D

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Most folks are honest and decent and true,

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Peaceful, compassionate,

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good through and through.

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D

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That's what it means to be red,

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white, and blue,

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And if you don't think so fuck you,

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If you don't think so fuck you.

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Chords

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The original key of America by Stephen Lynch is A major.

The primary chords used in America are A, D, E, F#m.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, E, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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