Key: F major
Verse 1
B
F#
You know, history is full of promises.
E
G#m
Some good, some bad.
E
C#m
This song is about a promise made
F#
B
by one group of free men to another.
Bdim
B
See if you remember it.
D#
G#m
D#
B
In America, you'll get food to eat.
E
F#
E
You won't have to run through the jungle
B
E
and scuff up your feet.
B
D#
You just sing songs about Jesus
G#m
D#
B
an d drink wine all day.
A
E
F#
E
It's great to be an American
B
E
B
G#m
C#
Ain't no lions, no tigers,
ain't no momma snake
E
F#sus4
E
Just a sweet watermelon
F#sus4
E
B
E
B
and a buckwheat cake
C#
C#sus4
C#
F#
man can be
E
F#sus4
Climb aboard little one,
E
B
sail away with me
E
B
Come on, sail away, sail away,
F#
B
G#m
Sail away, we will cross the mighty ocean
C#
C#m
B
into Charleston Bay
C#m
B
E
Sail away, sail away, yeah
B
G#m
C#
We will cross the mighty ocean
F#sus4
B
into Charleston Bay
G#m
C#sus4
C#
F#sus4
In America every man is free
E
F#sus4
E
To take care of his home
B
E
B
and his family
B
F#
G#m
you're all gonna be an American.
F#
F#sus4
B
Sail away, sail away,
B
G#m
We will cross the mighty ocean
C#m
B
C#m
B
E
Oh, sail away, sail away, sail away.
B
G#m
C#
We will cross the mighty ocean
F#sus4
B
E
into Charleston Bay.
G#m
B
G#m
B
F#sus4
B
E
B
Sail away, will cross the
C#m
B
C#m
B
E
Oh, sail away, sail away
B
G#m
C#
Ah, we will cross the mighty ocean
F#sus4
B
in a Charleston bay
F#sus4
B
Oh, sail away,
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