Intro: (G) / (Am) (G/B) | (Em) / / / | x 2 Verse 1: G G/B I'm ploughin' a field in Illinois Em G G/B Em Raisin' a crop to feed my wife and boys, I'm A- merica G G/B I'm a single mom, and that's hard to be Em G Am G/B Em Work three jobs eight days a week, I'm A- merica G G/B I'm a guitar picker singin' protest songs Em G Am G/B Em Bob Dylan was right, Vietnam was wrong, I'm A- merica
G G/B I lost my legs fightin' in a war Em G Am G/B Em If I could, I'd go back for more, I'm A- merica Chorus: C D G I'm left and right, black and white, and everything in be- tween C D G I'm North and South, faith and doubt, I'm all I can be Em D C Look around at all I am and all I'm made of G C G C I'm A- merica, I'm A- merica Verse 2: G G/B This mornin' I pulled out of Roanoke Em G Am G/B Em Drivin' a big rig to the coast, I'm A- merica G Am G/B I teach third grade in Tennessee Em G Am G/B Em I could use a raise, but I'd do it for free, I'm A- merica G Am G/B Detroit City is my home town Em G Am G/B Em Might've built the car you're drivin' around, I'm A- merica G Am G/B I'm a volunteer with Project Hope Em G Am G/B Em Went down to New Orleans when the levy broke, I'm A- merica Chorus: C D G I'm left and right, black and white, and everything in be- tween C D G I'm North and South, faith and doubt, I'm all I can be Em D C Look around at all I am and all I'm made of G C G C I'm A- merica, I'm A- merica Bridge: C A- merica's more than a piece of land D It's blood and bones, it's woman and man C It lives, it breathes, it hopes, it dreams D It looks a lot like you and me (Ending Chorus) C D G Cause we're left and right, black and white, we're everything in be- tween C D G We're North and South, faith and doubt, we're all we can be Em D C Look around at all we are and all we're made of G D C G D C We're A- merica, we're A- merica G D C G D C Yeah, we're A- merica, we're A- merica G D C G I'm proud to be just a little partner, A- merica