Chords for American Soldier - w/ Lyrics
Tempo:
82 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[A] I'm just trying to be a father, raise a daughter and a son, [E] be a lover to their mother,
everything to everyone, [D] up and at them bright and [E] early.
I'm all business in my suit.
Yeah, I'm dressed up for [E] success, from my head down to my boots.
[A] I don't do it for the money, there's bills that I can't pay.
[E] I don't do it for the glory, I just do it anyway.
[D] Providing for our futures, my responsibility.
[E] Yeah, I'm real good on the pressure, being all that I can be.
I [A] can't call in sick on Mondays when the weekend's been too strong.
[E] I just work straight through the holidays, sometimes all night long.
[D] You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door.
[E] Hey, I'm solid, hey, I'm steady, hey, I'm true down to the core.
I [A] will always do my duty, no matter what the price.
[E] I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice.
[D] Oh, and I don't want to die for you, but if dying's asking me,
[E] I'll bear that cross with honor, because freedom don't come free.
[A] I'm an American soldier, an American.
Besides [F#m] my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take the stand.
[D] When liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right.
[A] I'm out here on the front lines, [B] sleeping peace tonight.
[D] American soldier, [E] [B] I'm an American [A]
soldier.
[F#] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[E] Yeah, [A] an American soldier, an American.
Besides [F#m] my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take the stand.
[D] When liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right.
[A] I'm out here on the front lines, [B] sleeping peace tonight.
[D] American soldier, [E] I'm [A] an American, [F#m] an American, [D] an American
[E] [A] soldier.
[F#m]
[B]
[E] [A]
[F#m]
[A]
[E] [D] [A]
[F#m]
[E]
Thank you.
[A] I'm just trying to be a father, raise a daughter and a son, [E] be a lover to their mother,
everything to everyone, [D] up and at them bright and [E] early.
I'm all business in my suit.
Yeah, I'm dressed up for [E] success, from my head down to my boots.
[A] I don't do it for the money, there's bills that I can't pay.
[E] I don't do it for the glory, I just do it anyway.
[D] Providing for our futures, my responsibility.
[E] Yeah, I'm real good on the pressure, being all that I can be.
I [A] can't call in sick on Mondays when the weekend's been too strong.
[E] I just work straight through the holidays, sometimes all night long.
[D] You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door.
[E] Hey, I'm solid, hey, I'm steady, hey, I'm true down to the core.
I [A] will always do my duty, no matter what the price.
[E] I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice.
[D] Oh, and I don't want to die for you, but if dying's asking me,
[E] I'll bear that cross with honor, because freedom don't come free.
[A] I'm an American soldier, an American.
Besides [F#m] my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take the stand.
[D] When liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right.
[A] I'm out here on the front lines, [B] sleeping peace tonight.
[D] American soldier, [E] [B] I'm an American [A]
soldier.
[F#] [F#m]
[D] [A]
[E] Yeah, [A] an American soldier, an American.
Besides [F#m] my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take the stand.
[D] When liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right.
[A] I'm out here on the front lines, [B] sleeping peace tonight.
[D] American soldier, [E] I'm [A] an American, [F#m] an American, [D] an American
[E] [A] soldier.
[F#m]
[B]
[E] [A]
[F#m]
[A]
[E] [D] [A]
[F#m]
[E]
Thank you.
Key:
E
A
D
F#m
B
E
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ I'm just trying to be a father, raise a daughter and a son, [E] be a lover to their mother,
everything to everyone, [D] up and at them bright and [E] early.
I'm all business in my suit.
Yeah, I'm dressed up for [E] success, from my head down to my boots.
[A] I don't do it for the money, there's bills that I can't pay.
[E] I don't do it for the glory, I just do it anyway.
_ [D] Providing for our futures, my responsibility.
_ [E] Yeah, I'm real good on the pressure, being all that I can be.
I [A] can't call in sick on Mondays when the weekend's been too strong.
[E] I just work straight through the holidays, sometimes all night long.
[D] You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door.
[E] Hey, I'm solid, hey, I'm steady, hey, I'm true down to the core.
I [A] will always do my duty, no matter what the price.
[E] I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice.
[D] Oh, and I don't want to die for you, but if dying's asking me,
[E] I'll bear that cross with honor, because freedom don't come free.
[A] I'm an American soldier, an American.
Besides [F#m] my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take the stand.
[D] When liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right.
[A] I'm out here on the front lines, [B] sleeping peace tonight.
[D] American soldier, [E] _ _ _ [B] I'm an American [A] _
_ _ _ soldier.
[F#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ Yeah, [A] an American soldier, an American.
Besides [F#m] my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take the stand.
[D] When liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right.
[A] I'm out here on the front lines, [B] sleeping peace tonight.
[D] American soldier, [E] _ _ I'm [A] an American, _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] an American, _ _ _ _ _ [D] an American _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] soldier. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ I'm just trying to be a father, raise a daughter and a son, [E] be a lover to their mother,
everything to everyone, [D] up and at them bright and [E] early.
I'm all business in my suit.
Yeah, I'm dressed up for [E] success, from my head down to my boots.
[A] I don't do it for the money, there's bills that I can't pay.
[E] I don't do it for the glory, I just do it anyway.
_ [D] Providing for our futures, my responsibility.
_ [E] Yeah, I'm real good on the pressure, being all that I can be.
I [A] can't call in sick on Mondays when the weekend's been too strong.
[E] I just work straight through the holidays, sometimes all night long.
[D] You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door.
[E] Hey, I'm solid, hey, I'm steady, hey, I'm true down to the core.
I [A] will always do my duty, no matter what the price.
[E] I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice.
[D] Oh, and I don't want to die for you, but if dying's asking me,
[E] I'll bear that cross with honor, because freedom don't come free.
[A] I'm an American soldier, an American.
Besides [F#m] my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take the stand.
[D] When liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right.
[A] I'm out here on the front lines, [B] sleeping peace tonight.
[D] American soldier, [E] _ _ _ [B] I'm an American [A] _
_ _ _ soldier.
[F#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ Yeah, [A] an American soldier, an American.
Besides [F#m] my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take the stand.
[D] When liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right.
[A] I'm out here on the front lines, [B] sleeping peace tonight.
[D] American soldier, [E] _ _ I'm [A] an American, _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] an American, _ _ _ _ _ [D] an American _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] soldier. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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