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Capo: 2.
A wonderful anthemic song with beautiful chord and key changes. I have seen it played live (on video) with the rhythm guitar capo’d at 2. I’m sure there are very good reasons for this but I prefer playing it this way... Chords ====== D X02320 Dmaj7 xx0222 G 320033 E 022100 Bm x24322 A x02220 F# 244322 Emaj7 021100 G# 466544 C#m x46654 B x24442 A/E 002220 Intro ===== D G x 2 Verse 1 =======
She's Dup before the sun on the Dmaj7run Another Gdollar another day another cup of coffee DThank you Lord for giving Gme one more She still lDeans on her dreams but it Dmaj7seems Some-Gtimes she's the only one who still believes That Bmlife is hard so she Atakes it on with an A-Gmerican heart
Chorus 1 ========
And it Dbeats like a drum down in Dmaj7New Orleans GSings like a Motown melody It Ddreams like California Gbigger than the Texas sky It Dbleeds it F#scars but it Bmshines when Atimes get Ghard D /F# G And you can't break an American heart D /F# G
Verse 2 =======
From the Dsmall town friday night Dmaj7lights To the GBroadway neon burning up bright We're Dall the same and it's Gin our veins A Dspirit that you can't keep Dmaj7down A Gfire inside that'll never burn out BmIf you are the Aowner of an A-Gmerican heart
Chorus 2 (key change!) ========
Cos it Ebeats like a drum down in Emaj7New Orleans ASings like a Motown melody It Edreams like California Abigger than the Texas sky It Ebleeds it G#scars but it C#mshines when Btimes get Ahard C#m /D# E /G# A And you can't break an American heart C#m /D# E /G# A An American heart
Chorus 3 ========
And it Ebeats like a drum down in Emaj7New Orleans ASings like a Motown melody It Edreams like California Abigger than the Texas sky It Ebleeds it G#scars but it C#mshines when Btimes get Ahard A/E E /G# A And you can't break you can't break an American heart E /G# A An American heart An American Eheart
God bless America land of the free God bless America ----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England November 2012 watfordkev@gmail.com