Chords for Bobby & The Midnites - I Want To Live In America 1984
Tempo:
79.55 bpm
Chords used:
B
A
E
C#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[E]
All [B] [E]
[G] [E] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
this home-found [B] history is slipping [A] away, shattered by [C#] a miracle age.
[A] I'm gonna roll through [B] the night on a fantasy [C#m] flight, as soon as I [A] come of age.
When the dream [B] ignites, there's a flame so [A] bright, burning in [B] a young man's heart.
[A] Get your hands on [B] the wheel of some Detroit [C#m] deal, hear the [D] music start.
I'm [B] telling you, I'm [E] in America, [B] [E] I'm gonna live in America.
[B] [A] Have you ever been [B] down South of [A] Chinatown, seen the face of a [B] refugee?
[A] If you do a [B] lot, they're blind to [E] survive, they're just like [A] you and me.
All the friends back [B] home wonder what it's like to [A] load, living in the [B] land of the free.
[A] It's another way of [B] life, grab it up and take a [C#m] ride, realize [D] your dreams.
Telling you, [E] I'm gonna [A] live in America, [E] I'm gonna live in America.
[A] The electric [B] guitars ring out [A] loud, it's the heartbeat [B] of the street.
[A] Well, the actors [B] scream and the music's [E] mean, I just gotta [B] feel the heat.
[E] Telling you, I'm [A] in America, [E] I'm gonna [A] live in [B] America.
[E] The electric
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[F#] [C#m] [E] [A]
[F#] [C#m] [F#]
[A] [B] guitars ring out loud, [A] it's the heartbeat of [B] the street.
[A] Well, the actors scream [B] and the music's mean, [D] I just gotta [B] feel the heat.
[E] Telling you, I'm gonna [A] live in America, [B]
[E] I'm gonna live in America.
[B] [E] [B]
[E] [A] [C#]
All [B] [E]
[G] [E] [A]
[B] [E] [A]
this home-found [B] history is slipping [A] away, shattered by [C#] a miracle age.
[A] I'm gonna roll through [B] the night on a fantasy [C#m] flight, as soon as I [A] come of age.
When the dream [B] ignites, there's a flame so [A] bright, burning in [B] a young man's heart.
[A] Get your hands on [B] the wheel of some Detroit [C#m] deal, hear the [D] music start.
I'm [B] telling you, I'm [E] in America, [B] [E] I'm gonna live in America.
[B] [A] Have you ever been [B] down South of [A] Chinatown, seen the face of a [B] refugee?
[A] If you do a [B] lot, they're blind to [E] survive, they're just like [A] you and me.
All the friends back [B] home wonder what it's like to [A] load, living in the [B] land of the free.
[A] It's another way of [B] life, grab it up and take a [C#m] ride, realize [D] your dreams.
Telling you, [E] I'm gonna [A] live in America, [E] I'm gonna live in America.
[A] The electric [B] guitars ring out [A] loud, it's the heartbeat [B] of the street.
[A] Well, the actors [B] scream and the music's [E] mean, I just gotta [B] feel the heat.
[E] Telling you, I'm [A] in America, [E] I'm gonna [A] live in [B] America.
[E] The electric
[C#m] [A]
[C#m] [A]
[F#] [C#m] [E] [A]
[F#] [C#m] [F#]
[A] [B] guitars ring out loud, [A] it's the heartbeat of [B] the street.
[A] Well, the actors scream [B] and the music's mean, [D] I just gotta [B] feel the heat.
[E] Telling you, I'm gonna [A] live in America, [B]
[E] I'm gonna live in America.
[B] [E] [B]
[E] [A] [C#]
Key:
B
A
E
C#m
D
B
A
E
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
All [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ this home-found [B] history is slipping [A] away, shattered by [C#] a miracle age.
[A] I'm gonna roll through [B] the night on a fantasy [C#m] flight, as soon as I [A] come of age.
When the dream [B] ignites, there's a flame so [A] bright, burning in [B] a young man's heart.
[A] Get your hands on [B] the wheel of some Detroit [C#m] deal, hear the [D] music start.
I'm [B] telling you, I'm [E] in America, [B] _ _ _ [E] _ I'm gonna live in America.
[B] _ [A] Have you ever been [B] down South of [A] Chinatown, seen the face of a [B] refugee?
[A] If you do a [B] lot, they're blind to [E] survive, they're just like [A] you and me.
All the friends back [B] home wonder what it's like to [A] load, living in the [B] land of the free.
[A] It's another way of [B] life, grab it up and take a [C#m] ride, realize [D] your dreams.
Telling you, [E] I'm gonna [A] live in America, _ _ _ [E] I'm gonna live in America.
_ [A] The electric [B] guitars ring out [A] loud, it's the heartbeat [B] of the street.
[A] Well, the actors [B] scream and the music's [E] mean, I just gotta [B] feel the heat.
[E] Telling you, _ I'm [A] in America, _ _ _ [E] I'm gonna [A] live in [B] America.
_ [E] The _ electric _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] guitars ring out loud, [A] it's the heartbeat of [B] the street.
[A] Well, the actors scream [B] and the music's mean, [D] I just gotta [B] feel the heat. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Telling you, I'm gonna _ [A] live in America, [B] _
_ [E] _ _ I'm gonna live in America.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _
All [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ this home-found [B] history is slipping [A] away, shattered by [C#] a miracle age.
[A] I'm gonna roll through [B] the night on a fantasy [C#m] flight, as soon as I [A] come of age.
When the dream [B] ignites, there's a flame so [A] bright, burning in [B] a young man's heart.
[A] Get your hands on [B] the wheel of some Detroit [C#m] deal, hear the [D] music start.
I'm [B] telling you, I'm [E] in America, [B] _ _ _ [E] _ I'm gonna live in America.
[B] _ [A] Have you ever been [B] down South of [A] Chinatown, seen the face of a [B] refugee?
[A] If you do a [B] lot, they're blind to [E] survive, they're just like [A] you and me.
All the friends back [B] home wonder what it's like to [A] load, living in the [B] land of the free.
[A] It's another way of [B] life, grab it up and take a [C#m] ride, realize [D] your dreams.
Telling you, [E] I'm gonna [A] live in America, _ _ _ [E] I'm gonna live in America.
_ [A] The electric [B] guitars ring out [A] loud, it's the heartbeat [B] of the street.
[A] Well, the actors [B] scream and the music's [E] mean, I just gotta [B] feel the heat.
[E] Telling you, _ I'm [A] in America, _ _ _ [E] I'm gonna [A] live in [B] America.
_ [E] The _ electric _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
[F#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [B] guitars ring out loud, [A] it's the heartbeat of [B] the street.
[A] Well, the actors scream [B] and the music's mean, [D] I just gotta [B] feel the heat. _ _ _ _ _
[E] Telling you, I'm gonna _ [A] live in America, [B] _
_ [E] _ _ I'm gonna live in America.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] _