The American Way

The American Way easy guitar chords by Chris Rea

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • A

  • F#m

    2
  • Em

  • D

  • G

  • Bm

    2
  • A

  • F#m

    2
  • Em

  • D

  • Verse 1
    Everyone 
    tells 
    me, 

    everyone 
    say 

    Nobody 
    loses 

    The 
    American 
    way 

    Doctors 
    and 
    teachers 

    So 
    much 
    they 
    can 
    do 

    Food 
    on 
    the 
    table 

    Interlude 1
    And a 
    future 
    for 
    you 


    Verse 2
    Sweet 
    little 
    angel, 
    sleeping 
    so 
    still 

    I got 
    to 
    run 
    for 
    the 
    boarder 
    now 

    You 
    won't 
    see 
    me 
    until 

    Your 
    papa 
    got 
    good 
    job 

    Got 
    some 
    money 
    in 
    his 
    hand

    Tell 
    your 
    Mama 
    what 
    I'm saying 

    She 
    will 
    help 
    you 
    under
    stand 

    So 
    while 
    I'm 
    gone 

    Pray 
    that 
    it won't 
    be 
    long 

    We'll 
    be 
    to
    gether 
    again 

    On a 
    shiny 
    new 
    day 

    Living 
    the dream 

    The 
    American 
    way 

    Verse 3

    I met 
    a guy 
    on 
    a corner 

    I gave 
    him 
    all 
    that 
    we 
    could 

    He said 
    get 
    me 
    green 
    card 

    Mama's 
    scared 

    She 
    thinkd he's 
    no 
    good 

    said 
    this 
    time 
    it 
    will work 
    out 

    Anyway 
    it's 
    all 
    we 
    can 
    do 

    'Cos 
    we 
    live 
    for 
    your 
    future 

    That's 
    why 
    got 
    to 
    get 
    through 

    So 
    while 
    I'm 
    gone 

    Pray 
    that 
    it won't 
    be 
    long 

    We'll 
    be 
    to
    gether 
    again 

    On 
    a shiny 
    new 
    day 

    Living 
    the dream 

    The 
    American 
    way 

    Outro 1



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