America Will Survive Chords by Hank Williams, Jr
Tempo:
71.7 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [D]
[A] People think we're nearing the [G] end of time, but we've had [D] enough and we've drawn the line.
Our flag is up since our people went [G] down, and now we're [D] together from the country to town.
We live back in [G] the woods, you see.
Big city [D] problems never bothered me.
But now the world has changed [C] and so have I, [G] and America can [D] survive.
America will [E] survive!
[D]
We can plow our fields all day long.
[G] We can catch our fish [D] from dusk till dawn.
[Am] Yeah, we [D] have toughed it [C] out a time or two.
[G] These are dark days, but we're gonna pull through.
We grow good old tomatoes.
We got hometown pride.
America [D] can survive.
America is gonna survive!
[G] Cause you can't scare us out.
You can't make us run.
What we got here is [D] freedom and fun.
[G] We said, Grace, we said, Ma'am, if you don't like [G] that, we don't give a damn.
[F] We came from the [C] West Virginia coal mines, the Rocky [D] Mountains, and the big city skyline.
Hey, we can hit back and we're gonna be fine.
[G] Cause this old country can [D] survive.
[G] America can survive!
[D] [D]
I had a good friend in New York City.
[G] Never called me [D] Hank, he called me Hillbilly.
[A]
[D] My grandpa taught [G] me how to live off the land, and his taught him to be a street smart man.
[A]
He used to send me [C] pictures of the [G] Broadway lights, and I'd send [D] him some of that homemade scuffling wine.
He was lost like so many in the terrible [G] strife, and we're all asking [D] God now, why, oh why?
I read a tooth for a tooth, [C] and an eye for an eye, and that's an [D] old slogan we're gonna revive.
Cause America can survive.
America will survive!
[G] You can't scare us out, you can't [C] make us run.
We're the boys and girls that [G] have freedom and fun.
We said, [F] Grace, we said, Ma'am, if they don't like [G] that, we give less than a damn.
[D] We're from North California and South Alabama, [G] and all they've done is [D] unite the whole land.
There's no more Yankees and Rebels [C] this time, but one united people that stand behind.
[G] America [D] can survive.
[G] America [D] will survive.
[G] America can [D] survive.
America [D] is gonna survive!
[C] [G] [D]
[A] People think we're nearing the [G] end of time, but we've had [D] enough and we've drawn the line.
Our flag is up since our people went [G] down, and now we're [D] together from the country to town.
We live back in [G] the woods, you see.
Big city [D] problems never bothered me.
But now the world has changed [C] and so have I, [G] and America can [D] survive.
America will [E] survive!
[D]
We can plow our fields all day long.
[G] We can catch our fish [D] from dusk till dawn.
[Am] Yeah, we [D] have toughed it [C] out a time or two.
[G] These are dark days, but we're gonna pull through.
We grow good old tomatoes.
We got hometown pride.
America [D] can survive.
America is gonna survive!
[G] Cause you can't scare us out.
You can't make us run.
What we got here is [D] freedom and fun.
[G] We said, Grace, we said, Ma'am, if you don't like [G] that, we don't give a damn.
[F] We came from the [C] West Virginia coal mines, the Rocky [D] Mountains, and the big city skyline.
Hey, we can hit back and we're gonna be fine.
[G] Cause this old country can [D] survive.
[G] America can survive!
[D] [D]
I had a good friend in New York City.
[G] Never called me [D] Hank, he called me Hillbilly.
[A]
[D] My grandpa taught [G] me how to live off the land, and his taught him to be a street smart man.
[A]
He used to send me [C] pictures of the [G] Broadway lights, and I'd send [D] him some of that homemade scuffling wine.
He was lost like so many in the terrible [G] strife, and we're all asking [D] God now, why, oh why?
I read a tooth for a tooth, [C] and an eye for an eye, and that's an [D] old slogan we're gonna revive.
Cause America can survive.
America will survive!
[G] You can't scare us out, you can't [C] make us run.
We're the boys and girls that [G] have freedom and fun.
We said, [F] Grace, we said, Ma'am, if they don't like [G] that, we give less than a damn.
[D] We're from North California and South Alabama, [G] and all they've done is [D] unite the whole land.
There's no more Yankees and Rebels [C] this time, but one united people that stand behind.
[G] America [D] can survive.
[G] America [D] will survive.
[G] America can [D] survive.
America [D] is gonna survive!
[C] [G] [D]
Key:
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] People think we're nearing the [G] end of time, but we've had [D] enough and we've drawn the line. _ _ _
Our flag is up since our people went [G] down, and now we're [D] together from the country to town. _ _ _ _ _
We live back in [G] the woods, you see.
Big city [D] problems never bothered me.
_ But _ now the world has changed [C] and so have I, [G] and America can [D] survive.
America will [E] survive!
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We can plow our fields all day long.
[G] We can catch our fish [D] from dusk till dawn. _ _ _ _
[Am] Yeah, we [D] have toughed it [C] out a time or two.
[G] These are dark days, but we're gonna pull through. _ _ _ _ _
We grow good old tomatoes.
We got hometown pride.
America [D] can survive. _
America is gonna survive! _ _ _
_ [G] Cause you can't scare us out.
You can't make us run.
What we got here is [D] freedom and fun.
_ [G] We said, Grace, we said, Ma'am, if you don't like [G] that, we don't give a damn.
[F] We came from the [C] West Virginia coal mines, the Rocky [D] Mountains, and the big city _ skyline.
_ _ Hey, we can hit back and we're gonna be fine.
[G] Cause this old country can [D] survive.
[G] America can survive!
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ had a good friend in New York City.
[G] Never called me [D] Hank, he called me Hillbilly.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] My grandpa taught [G] me how to live off the land, and his taught him to be a street smart man.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
He used to send me [C] pictures of the [G] Broadway lights, and I'd send [D] him some of that homemade scuffling wine.
_ _ _ He was lost like so many in the terrible [G] strife, and we're all asking [D] God now, why, oh why? _
_ _ _ I read a tooth for a tooth, [C] and an eye for an eye, and that's an [D] old slogan we're gonna revive.
Cause America can survive.
America will survive! _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] You can't scare us out, you can't [C] make us run.
We're the boys and girls that [G] have freedom and fun.
We said, [F] Grace, we said, Ma'am, if they don't like [G] that, we give less than a damn. _ _
_ _ [D] We're from North California and South Alabama, [G] and all they've done is [D] unite the whole land. _ _ _
There's no more Yankees and Rebels [C] this time, but one united people that stand behind.
[G] America [D] can survive.
[G] America [D] will survive.
[G] America can [D] survive.
America [D] is gonna survive!
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] People think we're nearing the [G] end of time, but we've had [D] enough and we've drawn the line. _ _ _
Our flag is up since our people went [G] down, and now we're [D] together from the country to town. _ _ _ _ _
We live back in [G] the woods, you see.
Big city [D] problems never bothered me.
_ But _ now the world has changed [C] and so have I, [G] and America can [D] survive.
America will [E] survive!
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We can plow our fields all day long.
[G] We can catch our fish [D] from dusk till dawn. _ _ _ _
[Am] Yeah, we [D] have toughed it [C] out a time or two.
[G] These are dark days, but we're gonna pull through. _ _ _ _ _
We grow good old tomatoes.
We got hometown pride.
America [D] can survive. _
America is gonna survive! _ _ _
_ [G] Cause you can't scare us out.
You can't make us run.
What we got here is [D] freedom and fun.
_ [G] We said, Grace, we said, Ma'am, if you don't like [G] that, we don't give a damn.
[F] We came from the [C] West Virginia coal mines, the Rocky [D] Mountains, and the big city _ skyline.
_ _ Hey, we can hit back and we're gonna be fine.
[G] Cause this old country can [D] survive.
[G] America can survive!
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ had a good friend in New York City.
[G] Never called me [D] Hank, he called me Hillbilly.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] My grandpa taught [G] me how to live off the land, and his taught him to be a street smart man.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
He used to send me [C] pictures of the [G] Broadway lights, and I'd send [D] him some of that homemade scuffling wine.
_ _ _ He was lost like so many in the terrible [G] strife, and we're all asking [D] God now, why, oh why? _
_ _ _ I read a tooth for a tooth, [C] and an eye for an eye, and that's an [D] old slogan we're gonna revive.
Cause America can survive.
America will survive! _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] You can't scare us out, you can't [C] make us run.
We're the boys and girls that [G] have freedom and fun.
We said, [F] Grace, we said, Ma'am, if they don't like [G] that, we give less than a damn. _ _
_ _ [D] We're from North California and South Alabama, [G] and all they've done is [D] unite the whole land. _ _ _
There's no more Yankees and Rebels [C] this time, but one united people that stand behind.
[G] America [D] can survive.
[G] America [D] will survive.
[G] America can [D] survive.
America [D] is gonna survive!
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _