American Heart

a wonderful anthemic song with beautiful chord and key changes . i have seen it played live ( on video ) with the rhythm guitar capod at 2 . im 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 = = = = = = = D Dmaj7 she’s up before the sun on the run G another dollar another day another cup of coffee D G thank you lord for giving me one more D Dmaj7 she still leans on her dreams but it seems G some - times she’s the only one who still believes Bm A G that life is hard so she takes it on with an A - merican heart Chorus 1 = = = = = = = = D Dmaj7 and it beats like a drum down in new orleans G sings like a motown melody D G it dreams like california bigger than the texas sky D F# Bm A G it bleeds it scars but it shines when times get hard D /F# G and you can’t break an american heart D /F# G Verse 2 = = = = = = = D Dmaj7 from the small town friday night lights G to the broadway neon burning up bright D G we’re all the same and it’s in our veins D Dmaj7 a spirit that you can’t keep down G a fire inside that’ll never burn out Bm A G if you are the owner of an A - merican heart Chorus 2 ( key change! ) = = = = = = = = E Emaj7 cos it beats like a drum down in new orleans A sings like a motown melody E A it dreams like california bigger than the texas sky E G# C#m B A it bleeds it scars but it shines when times get hard 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 = = = = = = = = E Emaj7 and it beats like a drum down in new orleans A sings like a motown melody E A it dreams like california bigger than the texas sky E G# C#m B A it bleeds it scars but it shines when times get hard A/E E /G# A and you can’t break you can’t break an american heart E /G# A an american heart E an american heart 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