American Child chords and lyrics - PHIL VASSAR

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[Verse 1]
[D]I w[Em]as te[G]n [A]I wa[D]s thin I[G] was[D]
[Em]playing first [D]base
[G]With a second hand [D]glove
and [Em]dirt on my [Asus4]face
In [G]nowhere Virgini[D]a w[Em]ho'd ever f[D]igure
That [C]kid in [D]the yard would go very far

[Verse 2]
[G]'Cause [D]419 Lakewood
had [Em]no silver [D]spoons
Just [G]an old beat up up[D]right
that [Em]played out of tune
[Asus4]Now I'm singi[G]ng and living[D]
[Em]the life [D]that I love
And when [C]I count m[G]y bless
[Bm]ings I [Asus4]thank god I was
An [D]American

[Verse 3]
[Em]child[G][Asus4]
[A]An [D]American [Em]child
[G]'Ca[A]use dre[Bm]ams can grow wild
[F#m]Born inside a[G]n Americ[Asus4]an child[D]
[Em][G][A][D][Em][G][Asus4][A]

[Verse 4]
[G]
[D]7 lbs. 3 oz she[Em]'s got my [D]nose
And she's [G]into my [D]heart
as [Em]deep as [Asus4]it goes
[D]With a [G]promise that's [D]more than just
[Em]someone's last [D]name
[C]Anyone's [G]equal,
[Bm]in l[G]ate Au[Asus4]gust came

[Verse 5]
An [D]Amer[Em] ic a[G]n [A]chil[D]d[Em]
[G][Asus4][A][Bm][F#m][G]
An [Asus4]American [Bm]chil[D]d[Em][Asus4][A][Bm][F#m][Bm]
[D][Em][A][Bm][F#m][Em][Asus4][D][G][A][Asus4]
[A]My Gra[Bb]ndfather wou[F]ld
[C]have been [F]80 today
But [Bb]in '45 he fe[Asus4]ll down beside
An [D]American

[Verse 6]
[Em]child[G]
[Asus4]An American [D]child[Em][G][Asus4][D]
[Em]'Cause [G]dre[Asus4]ams can g[Bm]row wild[F#m]
[G]Born inside anAme[D]r ic[Em] an c[G]hi[Asus4]ld[D][Em][G][Asus4][D][Em][G][A][D][Em]

[Outro 1]
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