Key: F major
Verse 1
E
B
You know, history is full of promises.
A
C#m
Some good, some bad.
A
F#m
This song is about a promise made
B
E
by one group of free men to another.
Edim
E
See if you remember it.
G#
C#m
G#
E
In America, you'll get food to eat.
A
B
A
You won't have to run through the jungle
E
A
and scuff up your feet.
E
G#
You just sing songs about Jesus
C#m
G#
E
an d drink wine all day.
D
A
B
A
It's great to be an American
E
A
E
C#m
F#
Ain't no lions, no tigers,
ain't no momma snake
A
Bsus4
A
Just a sweet watermelon
Bsus4
A
E
A
E
and a buckwheat cake
F#
F#sus4
F#
B
man can be
A
Bsus4
Climb aboard little one,
A
E
sail away with me
A
E
Come on, sail away, sail away,
B
E
C#m
Sail away, we will cross the mighty ocean
F#
F#m
E
into Charleston Bay
F#m
E
A
Sail away, sail away, yeah
E
C#m
F#
We will cross the mighty ocean
Bsus4
E
into Charleston Bay
C#m
F#sus4
F#
Bsus4
In America every man is free
A
Bsus4
A
To take care of his home
E
A
E
and his family
E
B
C#m
you're all gonna be an American.
B
Bsus4
E
Sail away, sail away,
E
C#m
We will cross the mighty ocean
F#m
E
F#m
E
A
Oh, sail away, sail away, sail away.
E
C#m
F#
We will cross the mighty ocean
Bsus4
E
A
into Charleston Bay.
C#m
E
C#m
E
Bsus4
E
A
E
Sail away, will cross the
F#m
E
F#m
E
A
Oh, sail away, sail away
E
C#m
F#
Ah, we will cross the mighty ocean
Bsus4
E
in a Charleston bay
Bsus4
E
Oh, sail away,
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