Chords for Ian Noe - Born in the U.S.A.
Tempo:
194.1 bpm
Chords used:
F
Dm
Bb
C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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[Dm] [C]
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[F] [Dm]
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[C]
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[F] Born down [Bb] in a dead man's [F] town, [Dm]
first kick [C] I took was when [Bb] I hit the ground.
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End up like a dog [Bb] that's been beat too [F] much, [Dm] till you spend [F] half your life just to cover it up.
[Dm] Born [F]
in the USA, yes I'm born in the USA.
[Dm] Born [F]
in the USA, yes [Dm] I'm [C] born in the [F] USA.
[Dm] I got [C] in a little [Bb] hometown [F] jam, [Dm] so they put [C] a rifle in [F] my hand.
And [D] they [F] sent me off to [Bb] a foreign [F]
land, [Dm] to go [C] and kill [Bb] the yellow [F] man.
Born in the USA, yes [Dm] I'm born [F]
in [Bb] the USA.
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[Dm] Born [F]
in the USA, yes [Dm] I'm [F] born in [Bb] the USA.
[F] I [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] come [F] back home to the refinery, and the hiring man said if it [Bb] was up to [F] me.
And I went down to see my VA man, and he said, son don't you understand.
Well I had a brother [Bb] at K [F]-Sun, [Dm]
[F] fighting off the Viet Cong.
Well they're still there, but he's all [Dm] gone.
[F]
He [C] had a woman, they [Bb] lived in [F] Saigon.
I got a picture of him in her arms.
[C] Born in the
[F] USA, yes I'm born in the USA.
Born in the USA, yes I'm born in [Bb] the USA.
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[F] Down in the [C] shadows of the [Bb] [F] penitentiary, yeah by the gas fires of [Bb] the refinery.
[F] Well I'm ten years burning [Bb] down the [F] road, and got nowhere to [C]
run, and [Bb] got nowhere to [F] go.
And [Dm] I'm [F] born in the USA, yes [Dm] I'm [C] born in [Bb] the USA.
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[Dm] Born [F]
in the USA, I'm a [Dm] long gone [C] daddy in [Bb] the USA.
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[Dm] [C]
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[F] Born down [Bb] in a dead man's [F] town, [Dm]
first kick [C] I took was when [Bb] I hit the ground.
[F]
End up like a dog [Bb] that's been beat too [F] much, [Dm] till you spend [F] half your life just to cover it up.
[Dm] Born [F]
in the USA, yes I'm born in the USA.
[Dm] Born [F]
in the USA, yes [Dm] I'm [C] born in the [F] USA.
[Dm] I got [C] in a little [Bb] hometown [F] jam, [Dm] so they put [C] a rifle in [F] my hand.
And [D] they [F] sent me off to [Bb] a foreign [F]
land, [Dm] to go [C] and kill [Bb] the yellow [F] man.
Born in the USA, yes [Dm] I'm born [F]
in [Bb] the USA.
[F]
[Dm] Born [F]
in the USA, yes [Dm] I'm [F] born in [Bb] the USA.
[F] I [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [F]
[Dm] [F]
[Dm] come [F] back home to the refinery, and the hiring man said if it [Bb] was up to [F] me.
And I went down to see my VA man, and he said, son don't you understand.
Well I had a brother [Bb] at K [F]-Sun, [Dm]
[F] fighting off the Viet Cong.
Well they're still there, but he's all [Dm] gone.
[F]
He [C] had a woman, they [Bb] lived in [F] Saigon.
I got a picture of him in her arms.
[C] Born in the
[F] USA, yes I'm born in the USA.
Born in the USA, yes I'm born in [Bb] the USA.
[F]
[Bb]
[F] Down in the [C] shadows of the [Bb] [F] penitentiary, yeah by the gas fires of [Bb] the refinery.
[F] Well I'm ten years burning [Bb] down the [F] road, and got nowhere to [C]
run, and [Bb] got nowhere to [F] go.
And [Dm] I'm [F] born in the USA, yes [Dm] I'm [C] born in [Bb] the USA.
[F]
[Dm] Born [F]
in the USA, I'm a [Dm] long gone [C] daddy in [Bb] the USA.
[F] [Dm] [C]
[Bb] [F]
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[Bb]
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_ [F] Born _ down [Bb] in a dead man's [F] town, _ _ [Dm] _
first kick [C] I took was when [Bb] I hit the ground.
[F] _ _ _
_ End up like a dog [Bb] that's been beat too [F] _ much, [Dm] till you spend [F] half your _ life just to cover it up.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ Born [F] _
_ in the _ _ USA, _ yes I'm _ born _ in the _ USA. _ _
_ _ [Dm] Born _ _ [F] _ _
in the _ _ USA, _ yes [Dm] I'm _ [C] born _ in the _ [F] _ USA. _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ I got [C] in a little [Bb] _ _ hometown _ [F] jam, _ _ [Dm] _ so they put [C] a rifle _ in [F] my hand.
And [D] they [F] sent me off to [Bb] a foreign _ [F] _
land, [Dm] _ _ to go [C] and kill [Bb] the yellow _ [F] man.
_ _ _ _ Born _ _ in the _ _ USA, _ yes [Dm] I'm _ born [F] _ _
in [Bb] the _ USA.
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ Born [F] _ _
in the _ USA, _ _ yes [Dm] I'm _ [F] born _ in [Bb] the _ USA.
[F] I _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
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_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ come [F] back home to the _ _ _ refinery, and the _ hiring man said if it [Bb] was up to [F] me.
_ _ _ And I went down to see my VA man, and he said, _ son don't you _ _ _ understand.
_ _ Well _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I had a brother _ [Bb] at K [F]-Sun, _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [F] fighting _ off the _ Viet Cong.
_ _ Well they're still _ there, but he's all [Dm] gone. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He [C] had a woman, they [Bb] lived in [F] _ Saigon.
_ _ I got a picture of him in her arms. _ _ _ _
[C] Born _ _ in the _
[F] USA, _ yes I'm _ born _ _ in the _ USA. _ _ _ _ _ _
Born _ _ in the _ USA, _ yes _ I'm born _ _ in [Bb] the _ USA.
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_ [F] Down in the [C] shadows of the _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] penitentiary, yeah by the gas fires of [Bb] the _ _ refinery.
[F] Well I'm _ ten _ years burning [Bb] _ down the [F] road, and got nowhere to [C] _
run, and [Bb] got nowhere to [F] go.
And [Dm] I'm _ _ [F] born _ in the _ _ _ USA, yes [Dm] I'm _ [C] born _ in [Bb] the _ USA.
[F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Born [F] _ _
in the _ USA, _ I'm a [Dm] long gone [C] daddy in [Bb] the _ USA.
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] Born _ down [Bb] in a dead man's [F] town, _ _ [Dm] _
first kick [C] I took was when [Bb] I hit the ground.
[F] _ _ _
_ End up like a dog [Bb] that's been beat too [F] _ much, [Dm] till you spend [F] half your _ life just to cover it up.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ Born [F] _
_ in the _ _ USA, _ yes I'm _ born _ in the _ USA. _ _
_ _ [Dm] Born _ _ [F] _ _
in the _ _ USA, _ yes [Dm] I'm _ [C] born _ in the _ [F] _ USA. _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ I got [C] in a little [Bb] _ _ hometown _ [F] jam, _ _ [Dm] _ so they put [C] a rifle _ in [F] my hand.
And [D] they [F] sent me off to [Bb] a foreign _ [F] _
land, [Dm] _ _ to go [C] and kill [Bb] the yellow _ [F] man.
_ _ _ _ Born _ _ in the _ _ USA, _ yes [Dm] I'm _ born [F] _ _
in [Bb] the _ USA.
[F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Born [F] _ _
in the _ USA, _ _ yes [Dm] I'm _ [F] born _ in [Bb] the _ USA.
[F] I _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ come [F] back home to the _ _ _ refinery, and the _ hiring man said if it [Bb] was up to [F] me.
_ _ _ And I went down to see my VA man, and he said, _ son don't you _ _ _ understand.
_ _ Well _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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I had a brother _ [Bb] at K [F]-Sun, _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [F] fighting _ off the _ Viet Cong.
_ _ Well they're still _ there, but he's all [Dm] gone. _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He [C] had a woman, they [Bb] lived in [F] _ Saigon.
_ _ I got a picture of him in her arms. _ _ _ _
[C] Born _ _ in the _
[F] USA, _ yes I'm _ born _ _ in the _ USA. _ _ _ _ _ _
Born _ _ in the _ USA, _ yes _ I'm born _ _ in [Bb] the _ USA.
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_ [F] Down in the [C] shadows of the _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] penitentiary, yeah by the gas fires of [Bb] the _ _ refinery.
[F] Well I'm _ ten _ years burning [Bb] _ down the [F] road, and got nowhere to [C] _
run, and [Bb] got nowhere to [F] go.
And [Dm] I'm _ _ [F] born _ in the _ _ _ USA, yes [Dm] I'm _ [C] born _ in [Bb] the _ USA.
[F] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ Born [F] _ _
in the _ USA, _ I'm a [Dm] long gone [C] daddy in [Bb] the _ USA.
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