Jay And The Americans.....Only In America Chords

Tempo:
108.85 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

E

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jay And The Americans.....Only In America chords
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[E] [D] [E]
[D] [E] Only [D] in America [E] can a guy [D] from anywhere [E]
go to sleep [D] with all [E] the and wake up a [F#m] [E] millionaire.
[A] Only [G] in America [A]
can a kid [G] without a cent [A] get a [G] break and maybe [A] grow up to be [Bm] [D] president.
Only [A] in America, [D] land [A] of opportunity, [Bm] would a [F#m] classy girl like [G] you fall for [A] a poor boy [B] like me.
[E] Only in [D] America [E]
can a kid [D] who's washing cars [E] take a [D] giant step and [E] reach right up and [F#m] touch the [A] stars.
Only [G] in America, [A] could a [G] dream like this come true, [A] could a guy [G] like me [A] start with nothing.
[B] [E] [D]
[E] [D] [E]
[D] [E]
[F#m] [E] [A] [G] [A]
[G] [A] [G]
[A] [D]
Only [A] in America, [D] land [A] of opportunity, [Bm] would a classy [F#m] girl like [G] you fall for a [A] poor [D] boy like me.
Only [C] in America, would [D] a boy like me [C] fall [D] in love with a man.
Only in [C] America, [D] only in [C] America, [D] only in [C] America.
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
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To start learning Jay & The Americans - Only In America chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, D, E, G, A and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 54 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 109. With D Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] Only [D] in America [E] can a guy [D] from anywhere [E]
go to sleep [D] with all [E] the and wake up a [F#m] [E] millionaire.
[A] Only [G] in America [A]
can a kid [G] without a cent [A] get a [G] break and maybe [A] grow up to be _ [Bm] [D] president.
Only [A] in America, _ [D] land [A] of opportunity, _ [Bm] _ would a [F#m] classy girl like [G] you fall for [A] a poor boy [B] like _ _ me.
[E] Only in [D] America [E]
can a kid [D] who's washing cars [E] take a [D] giant step and [E] reach right up and [F#m] touch the [A] stars.
Only [G] in America, [A] could a [G] dream like this come true, [A] could a guy [G] like me [A] start with nothing.
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Only [A] in America, [D] _ land [A] of opportunity, _ [Bm] would a classy [F#m] girl like [G] you fall for a [A] poor [D] boy like me.
Only [C] in America, would [D] a boy like me _ [C] fall [D] in love with a man.
Only in [C] America, _ [D] _ only in [C] America, _ _ [D] only in [C] America.
_ [D] _

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