The House I Live In Chords by Paul Robeson
Tempo:
140.9 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Db
Fm
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [Bb]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Db]
[E] [Ab] [Cm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab] [Fm]
[E] [Ab] What [Bb] is America [E]
to [Ab] me?
[Bb]
[Db] A name, a map, the [Eb]
flag [Ab] I see, a certain [Fm] word, a democracy.
[Db]
What is [Bbm] America [Eb] to me?
The [Ab] house I live in, the friends [G] that I have [Ab] found, the [Db] folks beyond [Ab] the railroad, and the [Abm] people all around.
The [Eb] worker and the farmer, the [Eb] sailor on the [Ab] sea, [Db]
the men who [Ab] built this country, that's [Eb] America [Fm] to me.
[Bbm]
The [Eb] [Fm]
[G] [Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Eb]
words of [Ab] old Abe Lincoln, of [Eb] Jefferson and [Ab] Paine, of Washington [Db] and Jackson, and the tasks that still remain.
The [Bb] little bridge at [Fm] Concord, where [Db] freedom's fight began, [Cm] our Gettysburg and Midway, [F] and the story of the [Eb] dam.
The house [Ab] I live in, my [Eb] neighbors white [Ab] and black, the [Db] people who just came here, all from [Abm] generations [Ab] back.
[Eb] The town hall and the [Ab] soapbox, [Eb] the torch of liberty, [Fm] [Db] a home for [Ab] all God's children, that's [Eb] America to me.
[Db] The house I live in, the goodness everywhere, a [Db] land of wealth and [Ab] beauty, with enough [B] for all [Eb] to share.
A [C] house that we call [Fm]
freedom, the [Eb] home of liberty, but [Db] especially [Ab]
[Ab] the people, that's [Db] [Eb] America [Fm] to me.
[Eb] But
[Db] especially [Bb] the [Ab] people, that's the [Bbm] true [Fm]
[Eb] America.
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab]
[N]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Db]
[E] [Ab] [Cm]
[Eb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Ab] [Fm]
[E] [Ab] What [Bb] is America [E]
to [Ab] me?
[Bb]
[Db] A name, a map, the [Eb]
flag [Ab] I see, a certain [Fm] word, a democracy.
[Db]
What is [Bbm] America [Eb] to me?
The [Ab] house I live in, the friends [G] that I have [Ab] found, the [Db] folks beyond [Ab] the railroad, and the [Abm] people all around.
The [Eb] worker and the farmer, the [Eb] sailor on the [Ab] sea, [Db]
the men who [Ab] built this country, that's [Eb] America [Fm] to me.
[Bbm]
The [Eb] [Fm]
[G] [Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Fm]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Eb]
words of [Ab] old Abe Lincoln, of [Eb] Jefferson and [Ab] Paine, of Washington [Db] and Jackson, and the tasks that still remain.
The [Bb] little bridge at [Fm] Concord, where [Db] freedom's fight began, [Cm] our Gettysburg and Midway, [F] and the story of the [Eb] dam.
The house [Ab] I live in, my [Eb] neighbors white [Ab] and black, the [Db] people who just came here, all from [Abm] generations [Ab] back.
[Eb] The town hall and the [Ab] soapbox, [Eb] the torch of liberty, [Fm] [Db] a home for [Ab] all God's children, that's [Eb] America to me.
[Db] The house I live in, the goodness everywhere, a [Db] land of wealth and [Ab] beauty, with enough [B] for all [Eb] to share.
A [C] house that we call [Fm]
freedom, the [Eb] home of liberty, but [Db] especially [Ab]
[Ab] the people, that's [Db] [Eb] America [Fm] to me.
[Eb] But
[Db] especially [Bb] the [Ab] people, that's the [Bbm] true [Fm]
[Eb] America.
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab]
[N]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Db
Fm
Bb
Ab
Eb
Db
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] What _ _ _ [Bb] is _ America [E]
to [Ab] _ me?
_ _ [Bb] _
[Db] A name, a map, the [Eb] _
flag [Ab] I see, _ a certain [Fm] word, a _ _ democracy.
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
What is _ [Bbm] America [Eb] to me?
_ _ _ _ The [Ab] house I live in, the friends [G] that I have [Ab] found, the [Db] folks beyond [Ab] the railroad, and the [Abm] people all _ around.
The [Eb] worker and the farmer, the [Eb] sailor on the [Ab] sea, [Db]
the men who [Ab] built this country, that's [Eb] _ America [Fm] to me.
[Bbm] _
_ The [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb]
words of [Ab] old Abe Lincoln, of [Eb] Jefferson and [Ab] Paine, of Washington [Db] and Jackson, and the tasks that still remain.
The [Bb] little bridge at [Fm] Concord, where [Db] freedom's fight _ began, [Cm] our Gettysburg and Midway, [F] and the story of the [Eb] dam.
_ _ The house [Ab] I live in, my [Eb] neighbors white [Ab] and black, the [Db] people who just came here, all from [Abm] _ generations [Ab] back.
[Eb] The town hall and the [Ab] soapbox, [Eb] the torch of liberty, [Fm] _ [Db] a home for [Ab] all God's children, that's [Eb] America _ to me. _ _ _ _ _
[Db] The house I live in, the goodness _ everywhere, _ _ a [Db] land of wealth and [Ab] beauty, with enough [B] for all [Eb] to share.
A [C] house that we call [Fm] _
freedom, the [Eb] home of _ liberty, _ but [Db] _ especially [Ab] _
[Ab] the people, _ that's [Db] _ [Eb] America _ [Fm] to me.
_ [Eb] But _
[Db] especially [Bb] _ the [Ab] people, _ that's the [Bbm] _ true [Fm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ America.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] What _ _ _ [Bb] is _ America [E]
to [Ab] _ me?
_ _ [Bb] _
[Db] A name, a map, the [Eb] _
flag [Ab] I see, _ a certain [Fm] word, a _ _ democracy.
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
What is _ [Bbm] America [Eb] to me?
_ _ _ _ The [Ab] house I live in, the friends [G] that I have [Ab] found, the [Db] folks beyond [Ab] the railroad, and the [Abm] people all _ around.
The [Eb] worker and the farmer, the [Eb] sailor on the [Ab] sea, [Db]
the men who [Ab] built this country, that's [Eb] _ America [Fm] to me.
[Bbm] _
_ The [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Eb] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb]
words of [Ab] old Abe Lincoln, of [Eb] Jefferson and [Ab] Paine, of Washington [Db] and Jackson, and the tasks that still remain.
The [Bb] little bridge at [Fm] Concord, where [Db] freedom's fight _ began, [Cm] our Gettysburg and Midway, [F] and the story of the [Eb] dam.
_ _ The house [Ab] I live in, my [Eb] neighbors white [Ab] and black, the [Db] people who just came here, all from [Abm] _ generations [Ab] back.
[Eb] The town hall and the [Ab] soapbox, [Eb] the torch of liberty, [Fm] _ [Db] a home for [Ab] all God's children, that's [Eb] America _ to me. _ _ _ _ _
[Db] The house I live in, the goodness _ everywhere, _ _ a [Db] land of wealth and [Ab] beauty, with enough [B] for all [Eb] to share.
A [C] house that we call [Fm] _
freedom, the [Eb] home of _ liberty, _ but [Db] _ especially [Ab] _
[Ab] the people, _ that's [Db] _ [Eb] America _ [Fm] to me.
_ [Eb] But _
[Db] especially [Bb] _ the [Ab] people, _ that's the [Bbm] _ true [Fm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ America.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _