CAPO 4
CHORDS C G F Am
INTRO:
CGFF x2
G F
Sing a song of America
Am F
Once she was a young girl with her heart on fire
G F
Born in the dust of the magic of history
Am F
It all goes on yeah the dream goes on
G Am F G x3
G Am F F G
VERSE 1:
G Am F G
Streets of gold
G Am F G
Streets of wonder
G Am F G
Streets of people growing stronger
G Am F G
Revolution and voices of thunder
Am F
It's a New world, new people
G Am F
New dreams for all of the children
G Am F G
Young country, new love
Am F G
New dreams of freedom
CHORUS:
F G
And it all goes on
F G
Yes it all goes on
F G
And it all goes on
Am
In America
F
In America
G Am F G x3
G Am F F G
VERSE 2:
F G
In the streets of America
Am F G
Back in the summer of '85
Am F G
I met a young girl, her heart was in flames
Am F G
Jenny Bowen was her name
Am F
She was a California girl
G Am F
War had changed her whole world
G F
Her daddy died in Vietnam
G F
She lost her husband in Lebanon
G F
She was drivin' back to Washington
G Am F G
To get a medal for the job they'd done
F Am G
From the President of the United States of America
Am F
And she saw hungry people in the streets
G Am F
Young mothers who could not eat
G Am F G
Oh I remember American dreams
Am F G
We've all talked of American dreams
CHORUS:
F G
And it all goes on
F G
Yeah the dreams go on
F G
And it all goes on
Am
In America
F
In America
Am F C
In America
Am F
In America
G F G F
G Am F G x4
G Am F G C
BRIDGE:
G F C G F
Something's happening in America
G F C G F
Can you feel it? Can you feel it comin'?
VERSE 3:
C Am
It's like the Green Party in Germany
F G
Young people with visions and dreams
C Am F
In Nicaragua and Chile, Poland and South Africa
G
Freedom brewing, it's an uphill dream
C Am
Don't be afraid of anything
F G
Don't be afraid of anyone
C
Young men are dreaming and
Am C
Young girls believing
F
And asking questions like
G F
Where are the frontiers?
G Am F
How do I get there?
G F G
There are no maps, there are no roads
Am F G
Just you and me on these streets of gold
CHORUS:
F G
And it all goes on
F G
Yes it all goes on
F G
And it all goes on
F G F G
And on and on and on (and on and on)
F G F G
Streets of America (And on and on and on)
F G F G
Streets of America (And on and on and on)
F G F
Streets of America... Go on
OUTRO:
C G F x2