Bon Jovi - American reckoning

^G America's^Gsus4 on f^Gire ^{Gsus4 G} There's protests^Gsus4 in the str^Geet ^{Gsus4 Csus2} Her conscience has b^Ceen l^Cmaj7ooted ^{Csus2 C Cmaj7} And her ^Csus2soul is unde^Cr s^Cmaj7iege ^Asus4 Another  ^Ammother's ^Asus2crying, ^{Asus4 Am Asus2 Csus2} As  history r^Cepe^Cmaj7ats ^Csus2 I can^C't ^G breathe^{Gsus4 G}

^G God damn those  8^Gsus4 long minu^Gtes ^Gsus4Lying ^G face down in cuffs ^Gsus4on the gr^Gound ^Csus2 Bystanders  pleaded  ^Cfor ^Cmaj7 mercy ^Csus2 As ^Cone^Cmaj7, ^Csus2Cop  shoved a kid^C in the ^Cmaj7crowd ^{Csus2 C Asus4} When did a judge ^Amand a ^Asus2jury ^{Asus4 Am Csus2} Become a badge ^Cand a k^Cmaj7nee ^Csus2On th^Cese ^Gstreets? ^{Gsus4 G Gsus4}

^C Stay alive,^G stay alive ^Am Shine a light,^G stay alive ^EmUse your voice and y^Gou remember m^Ce American reckon^Ging ^{Gsus4 G Gsus4}

^G I'll never know ^Gsus4what it's l^Gike ^{Gsus4 G} To walk a mile^Gsus4 in his sh^Goes ^{Gsus4 Csus2} And I'll never ^Chave to ^Cmaj7have the t^Csus2alk ^{C Cmaj7 Csus2} So it don't happen ^Cto ^Cmaj7you ^{Csus2 C Asus4} Three little words wr^Amitten '^Asus2cross the c^Asus4hest Of^Am a ^Csus2twelve year old who h^Casn't ^Cmaj7lived life ^Csus2yet "Am ^CI n^Gext? ^{Gsus4 G Gsus4}Am I n^Gext?"^Gsus4

^C Stay alive,^G stay alive ^Am Shine a light,^G stay alive ^EmUse your voice and y^Gou remember m^Ce American reckon^Ging ^{Gsus4 G Gsus4}

^G Is this a moment^Gsus4 or movem^Gent? ^{Gsus4 G} Is this the tide^Gsus4 or a fl^Good? ^{Gsus4 Csus2} Is our Americ^Can ^Cmaj7reckon^Csus2ing? ^{C Cmaj7 Csus2} Our story written ^Cin b^Cmaj7lood Or ^Cin ^Asus4love ^{Am Asus2 Asus4} Or ^Amin ^Csus2peace ^{C Cmaj7 Csus2 C}

^C Stay alive,^G stay alive ^Am Shine a light,^G stay alive ^EmUse your voice and y^Gou remember m^Ce ^C Stay alive,^G stay alive ^Am Shine a light,^G stay alive ^EmUse your voice and y^Gou remember m^Ce American reckon^Ging ^{Gsus4 G Gsus4 G Gsus4 G} In our Ame^Gsus4rican r^Geckoning