American Land

bruce springsteen - american land from the album : we shall overcome the seeger sessions released : august 21 2006 ( this song is really just a repeat of the chord progression below . ) Intro : G D G , G C D , G C G , G C D G ( x3 ) G D G what is this land of america , so many travel there G C D i’m going now while i’m still young , my darling meet me there G C G wish me luck my lovely , i’ll send for you when i can G C D G G C D G and we’ll make our home in the american land G D G over there all the woman wear silk and satin to their knees G C D and children dear , the sweets , i hear , are growing on the trees G C G gold comes rushing out the river straight into your hands G C D G G C D G if you make your home in the american land G D G there’s diamonds in the sidewalks , there’s gutters lined in song G C D dear i hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long G C G there’s treasure for the taking , for any hard working man G C D G G C D G who will make his home in the american land G D G , G C D , G C G , G C D G G D G i docked at ellis island in a city of light and spire G C D i wandered to the valley of red - hot steel and fire G C G we made the steel that built the cities with the sweat of our two hands G C D G G C D G and i made my home in the american land G D G there’s diamonds in the sidewalk , there’s gutters lined in song G C D dear i hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long G C G there’s treasure for the taking , for any hard working man G C D G G C D G who will make his home in the american land G D G , G C D , G C G , G C D G G D G the mcnicholas , the posalski’s , the smiths , zerillis too G C D the blacks , the irish , italians , the germans and the jews G C G the puerto ricans , illegals , the asians , arabs miles from home G C D G come across the water with a fire down below G D G they died building the railroads , worked to bones and skin G C D they died in the fields and factories , names scattered in the wind G C G they died to get here a hundred years ago , they’re dyin’ now G C D G the hands that built the country we’re all trying to keep down G D G there’s diamonds in the sidewalk , there’s gutters lined in song G C D dear i hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long G C G there’s treasure for the taking , for any hard working man G C D G who will make his home in the american land? G C D G who will make his home in the american land? G C D G who will make his home in the american land? G D G , G C D , G C G , G C D G G D G , G C D , G C G , G C D G G C D G , ( slow down ) G C D G