Key: F major
Verse 1
Db
Ddim
Ab
Ebsus4
Ab
C
In America you'll get
Fm
Abaug
Dbsus4
food to eat
Db
Ebsus4
Won't have to run through the
Db
Ab
Db
Abdim
jungle and scuff up your feet
Ab
C
You'll just sing about Jesus and drink
Fm
Abaug
Ab
Dbsus4
wine all day
Db
Eb
It's great to be an Amer
Ebsus4
ican
Db
Ab
Db
Verse 2
Ab
Fm
Ain't no lions or tigers,
Bbsus4
Ebsus4
ain't no mamba snake
Abm
Just the sweet watermelon and
Ab
the buckwheat cake
Fm
Everybody is as happy as a
Bbsus4
Ebsus4
man can be
Ab
Climb aboard, little wog, sail away with me
Abm
Sail
Verse 3
Ab
Db
away, sail away
Ebsus4
Eb
Fm
We will cross the mighty ocean
Bb
Eb
into Charleston Bay
Ab
Db
Sail away, sail away
Ab
Fm
Bb
And we will cross the mighty ocean into
Ebsus4
Ab
Charleston Bay
Fm
Bbsus4
Ebsus4
Verse 4
Ab
Fm
Bbsus4
In America every man
Ebsus4
is free
To take care of his home
Ab
and his family
Fm
Bbsus4
You'll be happy as a monkey in a monkey
Ebsus4
tree
You're all gonna be an American
Ab
Verse 5
Db
Sail away, sail away
Ab
Fm
We will cross the mighty ocean
Bb
Eb
into Charleston Bay
Ab
Db
Sail away, sail away
Ab
Fm
Bb
Ebsus4
And we will cross the mighty ocean into Charleston
Ab
Bay
Outro 1
Fm
Bbsus4
Ebsus4
Ab
Fm
Ebsus4
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