American Soul Chords

CAPO: 1st FRET
Key: C#
 
INTRO:
    C     F C C    C     F F G C

 
VERSE:
         F              C
All the old men at the diner
         F                 C
Tellin’ tales too tall to tell
             F                  C
They’re all braggin’ about the good ol' days
               G
And how this country has gone to hell
 
           F         C
But as for me, I believe
           G                Am
We got a heartland full of hope
              F
We're comin’ back around
 
‘Cause you can’t hold down the American Soul
 
 
VERSE:
          F               C
It’s the joy of grandma laughin’
     F              C
At grandpa’s funny jokes
          F                   C
It’s the rumble of those ol' baseball cards
  G
Flappin’ between the spokes
 
         F             C
It’s a Fourth of July picnic
           G                 Am
It’s farm-made and rock and roll
      F
From town to town
 
You can hear the sound of the American Soul
 
 
CHORUS:
         G      Am
Oh, say can you see
               F
That flag you wave
               C
Freedom ain’t free
                     G
In the home of the brave
 
          Am
It’s the roots and the boots
                           F
From the hard hat to the steel toe
 
          C
It’s the hustle and bustle
                                        G
Blood, sweat, and tears that build the backbone
                 F
Of the American Soul
 
          F F C    C     F F G C 
 
VERSE:
          F                  C
It’s the words of “Amazing Grace”
           F              C
And it’s “Born in the U.S.A.”
            F              C
It’s those Yankees in the playoffs
       G
Those Cowboys on a Sunday
 
        F               C
It’s a red, white, and blue
          G                  Am
It’s the yellow, brown, and black
            F
It’s those rotten ol' Republicans
 
And those darned ol' Democrats
 
 
CHORUS:
     G      Am
Say can you see
                   F
The flag that you wave
               C
Freedom ain’t free
                     G
In the home of the brave
 
          Am
It’s the roots and the boots
                           F
From the hard hat to the steel toe
 
          C
It’s the hustle and bustle
                                        G
Blood, sweat, and tears that build the backbone
                 Am  F
Of the American Soul
                 C  G
Of the American Soul
 
 
CHORUS:
                Am
Oh, say can you see
                   F
The flag that you wave
               C
Freedom ain’t free
                     G
In the home of the brave
 
          Am
It’s the roots and the boots
                           F
From the hard hat to the steel toe
 
          C
It’s the hustle and bustle
                                        G
Blood, sweat, and tears that build the backbone
                 F
Of the American Soul
 
 F F C    C     F F G C

 
 
OUTRO:
        F                C
All we need is a little love
          F            C
To knock off a little rust
      F                  C
Take time to shine that penny
G                           C
 So we can read “In God We Trust”