Living in America Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Yeah, [G]uh[Am][G]
Get up, ow
[Am]Ow
[G]Knock it out [Am]this[G]
[Am][G][Am][G][Am][G]

[Verse 2]
Woo
[Am]Super [G]highways, [Am]coast [G]to coast
[Am]Easy to [G]get anywhere
On the transcontinental [Am]overload
[G]Just sli[Am]de behin[G]d the wheel
How does it feel

[Verse 3]
When there's [D]no destin
[Am]ation that's too [G]far?
And [D]somewhere on [Am]the way you might
[Em]find out who you are, woo

[Verse 4]
[C]Living in [D]America [Am](ow)
Eye [G]to eye, [Am]station [G]to station
[C]Living in America
[D]Han[Am]d in [G]hand, acr[Am]oss the natio[G]n
[C]Living in America
[G]Got[F] to have a cel[Am]ebration
Rock [D]my soul,

[Verse 5]
[Am]huh,[G]
[Am]ow, [G]huh

[Verse 6]
[Am]Smokestack, [G]fat[Am]back[G][Am]
Many [G]miles of [Am]railroad [G]track[C][G]
[Am]All [G]night [Am]radio[G], k[Am]eep on r[G]unnin'
Through your [Am]rock 'n' [G]roll soul
All [Am]night [G]diners [Am]keep you [G]awake
On [Am]black [G]coffee and a [Am]hard [G]roll, woo

[Verse 7]
You might [D]have to walk a fine
[Am]line [D](say it)
You might [Am]take the hard line
But [D]everybody's [Am]workin'
[Em]overtime

[Verse 8]
[C]Living in [D]America [Am](huh)
[G]Eye to eye, [Am]station [G]to station
[C]Living in America
[D]Han[Am]d in han[G]d, acr[Am]oss the natio[G]n
[C]Living in America
[G]Yeah, got[F] to have a cel[Am]ebration, woo

[Verse 9]
[Am]I (I[G]) live in Americ[Am]a[G][Am][C][G]
[Am]Say it [G]loud
[Am]I li[G]ve in Am[Am]erica[G][Am][G]
Wait a [Am]minute[A][Em]

[Verse 10]
[F#m]You may not be lookin'
for the promised land
But you might find it [Em]anyway
[D]Under one of [Am]those old f[D]amiliar names
[Am]Like[D] New O[Am]rleans (New Orleans),
Detroit City (Detroit City)
[G]Dal[Em]las, [G]uh (Dallas), Pittsburgh,
PA, (Pittsburgh, PA)
[F#m]New York [Am]City [G](New York[Em]
[Am]City), Kansas City (Kansas City)
At[F#m]lanta,
[B]woo (Atlan[G]ta), Chicago and[Em] L.A.
Living [G]in[Am]

[Verse 11]
[C]Amer[D]ica[Am][G]
[Am]Hit [G]me
[C]Living in Ame[D]rica, yeah
I walked [Am]in and out
[G]Liv[Am]ing i[G]n [C]America

[Verse 12]
[D]I l[G]ive[F][Am][G]
[Am]in A[G]merica
Say [Em]it loud, [G]It'[Em]ll make yo[G]u proud, uh
[Em]Said, [Am]I li[G]ve in Am[Am]erica[G]
[Am]Hey,[G] I kno[Am]w what it means,[G] ah

[Verse 13]
Living in [C]America
Eddie Murphy, eat your heart out
To the bridge, ay

[Verse 14]
Living in [D]America
Hit me
I said now, [Am]eye [G]to eye
Station to station
[C]Living in America
[D]Oh, [Am]so n[G]ice with your
[Am]bad [G]self ([C]uh)
Living in America
[D]Whoa, I feel good