Chords for Bon Jovi - American Reckoning (Lyric Video)
Tempo:
108.05 bpm
Chords used:
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C
Am
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Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C] [G] America's [C] on [G] fire, there's protests [C] in the [G] street
Her [C] conscience has been looted and her soul is under [D] siege
[Am]
Another mother's crying [C] as history repeats
I [G] can't breathe, goddamn those eight long minutes
[C] Lying [G] face down in cuffs on the ground,
[C] bystanders pleaded for mercy
As one cop shoved a kid in the crowd,
[Am] when did a judge and a jury
[D]
[C] Become a badge and a name on [G] these streets
[C] [G]
[C] Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a light, [G] stay alive, [Em] use your voice [G] and you remember [C] me
American [G] reckoning, [C] [G]
[C] [G] I'll never know what it's like
To walk a mile in his shoes, [C] and I'll never have to hear the talk
So it don't happen to [G] you,
[Am] three little words [G] written [D] across the chest
[C] Of a twelve year old who hasn't lived life yet, am [G] I next, am I next
[C] Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and [G] you remember [C] me
American [G] reckoning,
[Em] [C]
[D]
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[Am]
[C]
[G]
is this a [C] moment [G] or movement
[C] [G] Is this the tide or a flood,
[C] is our American reckoning
[D] Our story [C] breathing in blood, [D]
[Am] or in [D] love, [Am] [D] or [Am] in [C] peace
[G]
[C] Stay [G] alive, stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and [G] you remember [C] me
Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and you remember [C] me
American [G] reckoning, in our American reckoning
[C] [G] America's [C] on [G] fire, there's protests [C] in the [G] street
Her [C] conscience has been looted and her soul is under [D] siege
[Am]
Another mother's crying [C] as history repeats
I [G] can't breathe, goddamn those eight long minutes
[C] Lying [G] face down in cuffs on the ground,
[C] bystanders pleaded for mercy
As one cop shoved a kid in the crowd,
[Am] when did a judge and a jury
[D]
[C] Become a badge and a name on [G] these streets
[C] [G]
[C] Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a light, [G] stay alive, [Em] use your voice [G] and you remember [C] me
American [G] reckoning, [C] [G]
[C] [G] I'll never know what it's like
To walk a mile in his shoes, [C] and I'll never have to hear the talk
So it don't happen to [G] you,
[Am] three little words [G] written [D] across the chest
[C] Of a twelve year old who hasn't lived life yet, am [G] I next, am I next
[C] Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and [G] you remember [C] me
American [G] reckoning,
[Em] [C]
[D]
[G] [Em] [C]
[G] [D] [G]
[Am]
[C]
[G]
is this a [C] moment [G] or movement
[C] [G] Is this the tide or a flood,
[C] is our American reckoning
[D] Our story [C] breathing in blood, [D]
[Am] or in [D] love, [Am] [D] or [Am] in [C] peace
[G]
[C] Stay [G] alive, stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and [G] you remember [C] me
Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and you remember [C] me
American [G] reckoning, in our American reckoning
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[C] _ [G] _ America's [C] on [G] fire, _ _ _ there's protests [C] in the [G] street
Her [C] _ _ conscience has been looted _ and her soul is under [D] siege
[Am] _
_ Another mother's crying _ [C] as _ history repeats
I [G] can't breathe, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ goddamn those eight long minutes _
[C] Lying [G] face down in cuffs on the ground, _
[C] _ _ bystanders pleaded for mercy _
As one cop shoved a kid in the crowd, _ _
_ [Am] when did a judge and a jury
[D] _ _
[C] Become a badge and a name on [G] these streets
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a light, [G] stay alive, [Em] use your voice [G] and you remember [C] me _ _ _ _ _
American [G] reckoning, _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] I'll never know what it's like _ _
To walk a mile in his shoes, [C] _ and I'll never have to hear the talk
_ So it don't happen to [G] you, _
[Am] _ three little words [G] written [D] across the chest
[C] Of a twelve year old who hasn't lived life yet, am [G] I next, _ _ am I next _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and [G] you remember _ [C] me _ _ _ _
American [G] reckoning, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ is this a [C] moment [G] or movement _
[C] _ [G] Is this the tide or a flood, _
[C] _ is our American reckoning _
_ [D] Our story [C] breathing in blood, [D] _
[Am] or in [D] love, _ [Am] _ _ [D] or [Am] in [C] _ peace _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Stay _ [G] alive, stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and [G] you _ remember [C] me _ _ _ _ _
_ Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and you _ remember [C] me
_ _ _ American _ [G] reckoning, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in our American reckoning _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [G] _ America's [C] on [G] fire, _ _ _ there's protests [C] in the [G] street
Her [C] _ _ conscience has been looted _ and her soul is under [D] siege
[Am] _
_ Another mother's crying _ [C] as _ history repeats
I [G] can't breathe, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ goddamn those eight long minutes _
[C] Lying [G] face down in cuffs on the ground, _
[C] _ _ bystanders pleaded for mercy _
As one cop shoved a kid in the crowd, _ _
_ [Am] when did a judge and a jury
[D] _ _
[C] Become a badge and a name on [G] these streets
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a light, [G] stay alive, [Em] use your voice [G] and you remember [C] me _ _ _ _ _
American [G] reckoning, _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ [G] I'll never know what it's like _ _
To walk a mile in his shoes, [C] _ and I'll never have to hear the talk
_ So it don't happen to [G] you, _
[Am] _ three little words [G] written [D] across the chest
[C] Of a twelve year old who hasn't lived life yet, am [G] I next, _ _ am I next _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and [G] you remember _ [C] me _ _ _ _
American [G] reckoning, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ is this a [C] moment [G] or movement _
[C] _ [G] Is this the tide or a flood, _
[C] _ is our American reckoning _
_ [D] Our story [C] breathing in blood, [D] _
[Am] or in [D] love, _ [Am] _ _ [D] or [Am] in [C] _ peace _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ Stay _ [G] alive, stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and [G] you _ remember [C] me _ _ _ _ _
_ Stay alive, [G] stay alive, [Am] shine a [G] light, stay alive, [Em] use your voice and you _ remember [C] me
_ _ _ American _ [G] reckoning, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in our American reckoning _ _ _ _ _
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