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
