Chords for "America Is My Home" by James Brown
Tempo:
108.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Gm
F#
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[F#] [C]
[G] [C] Talking [G] about me leaving America.
You got to be crazy man.
I like
[Gm] all the nice things
[G] continental suits and things
[Gm]
Yeah
[G] Now I'm sorry for the man
[C] Who don't love this land?
[G] [Gm]
Now black and [G] white they may fight, [A] [C] but if the enemy [G] come we'll get together and run them out of sight.
[Gm]
[F#] I look at [G] him
[A] [C] The Sun [G] don't come out in rainy weather
[A] [C] But when [G] you boil it [F#] down, [G] they are still together
[Gm]
[G] Now let's not overlook the fact that we're [F#] still in [G] reach
[Gm] You've got a chance to make it [G] and you got a freedom of speech
[C] [Gm] Say what you wanna [F#] tell them how you feel
[G] [Gm]
[G] There may be a lot of places a lot of [A] places that you'd [Gm] like to go
[G] But believe [C] me
If you get an education
[G] You can't blow you can't hardly blow.
[Gm]
I dig this
[G] [C] Now you tell me if I'm [Gm] wrong
[G] America is still the best [A] country [Gm] and that's without [F#m] a doubt
[G] [Gm]
[G] America's still the best country without a doubt [Gm]
[Bm] and if [G] anybody says it ain't
[C] You just try to put them [G] out.
They ain't going away.
You got a good fight
[C] [Gm]
[F#] When I [G] told you one time that I was a shoeshine boy
[C]
[G] Every word I said I meant
[A] [C] But name me any [G] other country
You can start as a shoeshine boy
[Gm]
And shake [G] hands with the president
[C] It ain't gonna happen.
You [G] got to have that royal blood lick it and I ain't got [C] nothing wrong, but me [Gm] so I
[G] Can't take the [C] chances.
I'm gonna stay home [Gm] and look at you.
[G] I got a brand new jet
[Gm]
when I [G] need to move [C] a
[F#] [G] soul brother made it
[C] Now ain't that a groove?
[G] So look at ya
[C]
Dig [G] this
So put your [E] dream in all [Gm] night
[G] Stop beating yourself and get up and fight.
Don't give up
You might give up but [C] don't give out.
I know if you [G] give out don't give up.
It's don't quit going
I mean, let's keep it moving, you know, cuz [A#] if you stop [G] like a ball quit roll
[C] Now we [G] got to us that carry us from Florida to Rome
But you know, there's one thing we'll never forget
America's still our [C] home
Get it man
[G] [Gm]
[G] God bless America
I'll talk about me too.
You know, I'm American
[Am] [Gm] I like that kind of [G] thing
[D#]
[G] [C] Talking [G] about me leaving America.
You got to be crazy man.
I like
[Gm] all the nice things
[G] continental suits and things
[Gm]
Yeah
[G] Now I'm sorry for the man
[C] Who don't love this land?
[G] [Gm]
Now black and [G] white they may fight, [A] [C] but if the enemy [G] come we'll get together and run them out of sight.
[Gm]
[F#] I look at [G] him
[A] [C] The Sun [G] don't come out in rainy weather
[A] [C] But when [G] you boil it [F#] down, [G] they are still together
[Gm]
[G] Now let's not overlook the fact that we're [F#] still in [G] reach
[Gm] You've got a chance to make it [G] and you got a freedom of speech
[C] [Gm] Say what you wanna [F#] tell them how you feel
[G] [Gm]
[G] There may be a lot of places a lot of [A] places that you'd [Gm] like to go
[G] But believe [C] me
If you get an education
[G] You can't blow you can't hardly blow.
[Gm]
I dig this
[G] [C] Now you tell me if I'm [Gm] wrong
[G] America is still the best [A] country [Gm] and that's without [F#m] a doubt
[G] [Gm]
[G] America's still the best country without a doubt [Gm]
[Bm] and if [G] anybody says it ain't
[C] You just try to put them [G] out.
They ain't going away.
You got a good fight
[C] [Gm]
[F#] When I [G] told you one time that I was a shoeshine boy
[C]
[G] Every word I said I meant
[A] [C] But name me any [G] other country
You can start as a shoeshine boy
[Gm]
And shake [G] hands with the president
[C] It ain't gonna happen.
You [G] got to have that royal blood lick it and I ain't got [C] nothing wrong, but me [Gm] so I
[G] Can't take the [C] chances.
I'm gonna stay home [Gm] and look at you.
[G] I got a brand new jet
[Gm]
when I [G] need to move [C] a
[F#] [G] soul brother made it
[C] Now ain't that a groove?
[G] So look at ya
[C]
Dig [G] this
So put your [E] dream in all [Gm] night
[G] Stop beating yourself and get up and fight.
Don't give up
You might give up but [C] don't give out.
I know if you [G] give out don't give up.
It's don't quit going
I mean, let's keep it moving, you know, cuz [A#] if you stop [G] like a ball quit roll
[C] Now we [G] got to us that carry us from Florida to Rome
But you know, there's one thing we'll never forget
America's still our [C] home
Get it man
[G] [Gm]
[G] God bless America
I'll talk about me too.
You know, I'm American
[Am] [Gm] I like that kind of [G] thing
[D#]
Key:
G
C
Gm
F#
A
G
C
Gm
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Talking [G] about me leaving America.
You got to be crazy man.
I like
[Gm] all the nice things
[G] continental suits and things
[Gm] _
Yeah
[G] _ Now I'm sorry for the man
[C] Who don't love this land?
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
Now black and [G] white they may fight, _ _ [A] _ [C] but if the enemy [G] come we'll get together and run them out of sight.
[Gm] _ _
_ [F#] I look at [G] him
_ [A] _ [C] The Sun [G] don't come out in rainy weather
_ _ [A] _ [C] But when [G] you boil it [F#] down, [G] they are still together
_ [Gm] _ _
_ [G] _ Now let's not overlook the fact that we're [F#] still in [G] reach
_ _ _ [Gm] You've got a chance to make it [G] and you got a freedom of speech
[C] _ [Gm] Say what you wanna [F#] tell them how you feel
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] There may be a lot of places a lot of [A] places that you'd [Gm] like to go _
_ _ [G] But believe _ [C] me
If you get an education
[G] You can't blow you can't hardly blow.
[Gm]
I dig this
[G] _ _ [C] Now you tell me if I'm [Gm] wrong
_ _ [G] America is still the best [A] country [Gm] and that's without [F#m] a doubt
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [G] America's still the best country without a doubt [Gm] _ _
[Bm] and if [G] anybody says it ain't
_ _ [C] You just try to put them [G] out.
They ain't going away.
You got a good fight
[C] _ _ [Gm] _
[F#] When I [G] told you one time that I was a shoeshine boy
[C] _
[G] Every word I said I meant
_ [A] _ [C] But name me any [G] other country
You can start as a shoeshine boy
[Gm] _
And shake [G] hands with the president
_ [C] It ain't gonna happen.
You [G] got to have that royal blood lick it and I ain't got [C] nothing wrong, but me [Gm] so I
_ [G] _ Can't take the [C] chances.
I'm gonna stay home [Gm] and look at you.
[G] I got a brand new jet
[Gm] _ _
when I [G] need to move _ [C] a _ _
_ [F#] [G] soul brother made it
[C] Now ain't that a groove?
_ _ [G] So look at ya
[C] _
Dig [G] this
So put your [E] dream in all [Gm] night
[G] Stop beating yourself and get up and fight.
Don't give up
_ You might give up but [C] don't give out.
I know if you [G] give out don't give up.
It's don't quit going
I mean, let's keep it moving, you know, cuz [A#] if you stop [G] like a ball quit roll
_ [C] _ Now we [G] got to us that carry us from Florida to Rome
_ _ But you know, there's one thing we'll never forget
America's still our [C] home
Get it man
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [G] God bless America
_ _ I'll talk about me too.
You know, I'm American
_ _ [Am] _ [Gm] I like that kind of [G] thing _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Talking [G] about me leaving America.
You got to be crazy man.
I like
[Gm] all the nice things
[G] continental suits and things
[Gm] _
Yeah
[G] _ Now I'm sorry for the man
[C] Who don't love this land?
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
Now black and [G] white they may fight, _ _ [A] _ [C] but if the enemy [G] come we'll get together and run them out of sight.
[Gm] _ _
_ [F#] I look at [G] him
_ [A] _ [C] The Sun [G] don't come out in rainy weather
_ _ [A] _ [C] But when [G] you boil it [F#] down, [G] they are still together
_ [Gm] _ _
_ [G] _ Now let's not overlook the fact that we're [F#] still in [G] reach
_ _ _ [Gm] You've got a chance to make it [G] and you got a freedom of speech
[C] _ [Gm] Say what you wanna [F#] tell them how you feel
[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[G] There may be a lot of places a lot of [A] places that you'd [Gm] like to go _
_ _ [G] But believe _ [C] me
If you get an education
[G] You can't blow you can't hardly blow.
[Gm]
I dig this
[G] _ _ [C] Now you tell me if I'm [Gm] wrong
_ _ [G] America is still the best [A] country [Gm] and that's without [F#m] a doubt
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [G] America's still the best country without a doubt [Gm] _ _
[Bm] and if [G] anybody says it ain't
_ _ [C] You just try to put them [G] out.
They ain't going away.
You got a good fight
[C] _ _ [Gm] _
[F#] When I [G] told you one time that I was a shoeshine boy
[C] _
[G] Every word I said I meant
_ [A] _ [C] But name me any [G] other country
You can start as a shoeshine boy
[Gm] _
And shake [G] hands with the president
_ [C] It ain't gonna happen.
You [G] got to have that royal blood lick it and I ain't got [C] nothing wrong, but me [Gm] so I
_ [G] _ Can't take the [C] chances.
I'm gonna stay home [Gm] and look at you.
[G] I got a brand new jet
[Gm] _ _
when I [G] need to move _ [C] a _ _
_ [F#] [G] soul brother made it
[C] Now ain't that a groove?
_ _ [G] So look at ya
[C] _
Dig [G] this
So put your [E] dream in all [Gm] night
[G] Stop beating yourself and get up and fight.
Don't give up
_ You might give up but [C] don't give out.
I know if you [G] give out don't give up.
It's don't quit going
I mean, let's keep it moving, you know, cuz [A#] if you stop [G] like a ball quit roll
_ [C] _ Now we [G] got to us that carry us from Florida to Rome
_ _ But you know, there's one thing we'll never forget
America's still our [C] home
Get it man
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [G] God bless America
_ _ I'll talk about me too.
You know, I'm American
_ _ [Am] _ [Gm] I like that kind of [G] thing _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _