American Remains chords by The Highwaymen

Highwaymen - American remains

Capo: on first fret (1)

Verse: 1 (Johnny Cash)

Am				     F
I am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto line
    C	                 G
The desert is my brother, my skin is cracked and dry
  Am					    F
I was riding on a folk coach, and everything was fine
C				   G
Til we took a shorter road to save some time
     F				     C
The bandits only fired once, they shot me in the chest
C						   G
They may have wounded me, but they'll never get the best
     Am
Of better men, cause I'll ride again.

Verse: 2 (Waylon Jennings)

Am				       F
I am a river gambler, I make a livin'dealin cards
C						     G
My clothes are smooth and honest, my heart is cold and hard
Am					    F
I was shufflin' for some delta boys on the boat for New Orelans
C				   G
I was the greatest shark they'd ever seen
F				     C
But the Captain bumped a sandbar, and an ace fell from my sleeve
C					   G
The threw me overboard as I swore I didn't cheat
    Am
But I could swim, and I'll ride again

Chorus

C					G
We are heros of the homeland, American remains
F			    Am
We live in many faces and answer many names
   C				      G
We will not be forgotten, we won't be left behind
 F				 G
Our memories live on in mortal minds
 	  Am
And poets pens, we'll ride again



Verse: 3 (Willie Nelson)
Am				         F
I am a mid-west farmer, I make a livin' off the land
 C				       G
I ride a John Deer tractor, I'am a liberated man
Am					    F
But the rain it hasn't fallen, since the middle of July
C				    G
And if it don't come soon my crops will die
F				     C
The bank man says he likes me, but there's nothin'he can do
C					        G
He tells me that he's comin', but the clounds are comin' too
  		Am
He ain't my friend, and I'll ride again.

Verse: 4 (Kris Kristofferson)

Am		           F
I am an American Indian, my tribe is Cherokee
    C				       G
My forefathers loves this land they left it here for me
  	Am					    F
But the white man came with boats and trains and dirty factories
C				   G
And poisoned my existence with his deeds
F				     C
Nature is our mother, we are suckling at her breast
C						    G
And he who trys to beat her down will lose her to the rest
 	   Am
They'll never win, I'll ride again

Chorus:

C					G
We are heros of the homeland, American remains
F			    Am
We live in many faces and answer many names
   C						G
We will not be forgotten, we won't be left behind
    F				   G
Our memories live on in mortal minds
 	   Am
And poets pens we'll ride again



S.F.L