American Soul chords by Aaron Watson

• Tuning: Standard tuning
• Capo on 1st
• Difficulty: Beginner

SONG:  AMERICAN SOUL
ARTIST: AARON WATSON
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/IT2swMXI7vU
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                AMERICAN SOUL
                AARON WATSON

CAPO: 1st FRET

INTRO:
  C   F C C  C   F F G C
E -----3--5-3---|-----3--5-3-----|
B -3h5--------5-|-3h5--------3---|
G --------------|--------------5-|
D --------------|----------------|
A --------------|----------------|
E --------------|----------------|

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
E -----3--5-3---|-----3--5-3-----|
B -3h5--------5-|-3h5--------3---|
G --------------|--------------5-|
D --------------|----------------|
A --------------|----------------|
E --------------|----------------|


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
E -----3--5-3---|-----3--5-3-----|
B -3h5--------5-|-3h5--------3---|
G --------------|--------------5-|
D --------------|----------------|
A --------------|----------------|
E --------------|----------------|


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”