[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