An American Family [Live] Chords
Tempo:
106.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#m] [E] Worked all his life in the [C#m] rail yard, [A] summer heat, winter [E]
cold.
He sits by the fire, [C#m] now he's [B] retired, [A] though he don't [E] really feel all [B] that old.
[A] She comes in [E] from the kitchen [C#m] and sits on [B] the arm of [A] his chair.
[B] He [A] looks up and says, [E] hey lady I love you, [C#m] runs his fingers [B] through [E] her hair.
And [A] there's a picture on the wall of Jesus [B] in [E] the garden.
It's been there since [B] they got the [C#m] house in [B] 53.
It [A]
ain't [E] no big deal, [A] whatever go down in [B] history.
[D#] [E]
It's just [B] a little [C#m] story [A] of [E] an American [B] [E] family.
She waited for him [C#m] in World War II, [G#m] [A] he bought the European [E]
campaign.
Their son John [C#m] spent two years in [B] Nome, [A] that war just wasn't [B] the same.
[A] Billy's out in L.A.,. [E] he's a lawyer now, [C#m] they worry [B] he's so far [A] away. [B] [A] Jeannie got married [E] and lives here in town, they're [C#m] coming over [B] with the kids [E] today. And [A] there's a picture on the wall of [B] Jesus in [E] the garden. It's been there since [B] they got the [C#m] house in [B] 53. [A]
It ain't [E] no big deal, [D] [A] whatever go down in [B] history. [E] It's just [G#m] a little [C#m] story [A] of an [E] American [B] [E] family. [B] [C#m] But the whole world [G#m] is different now, [A] blood's been spilled on [E] our shore. [B] [C#m] In hard times we pull [G#m] together, [A] that's what a [E] family's for. [B] [E] [A] Hey, [E] it ain't no big deal, [Bm] [A] it's written in our [B] history. [E] We're [B] all part [C#m] of the [A] story of [E] an American [F#m] [E] family. [A] [B] [E] We're [B] all part [C#m] of the [A] story of [E] an American [B] family. [E] [Bm] [B]
cold.
He sits by the fire, [C#m] now he's [B] retired, [A] though he don't [E] really feel all [B] that old.
[A] She comes in [E] from the kitchen [C#m] and sits on [B] the arm of [A] his chair.
[B] He [A] looks up and says, [E] hey lady I love you, [C#m] runs his fingers [B] through [E] her hair.
And [A] there's a picture on the wall of Jesus [B] in [E] the garden.
It's been there since [B] they got the [C#m] house in [B] 53.
It [A]
ain't [E] no big deal, [A] whatever go down in [B] history.
[D#] [E]
It's just [B] a little [C#m] story [A] of [E] an American [B] [E] family.
She waited for him [C#m] in World War II, [G#m] [A] he bought the European [E]
campaign.
Their son John [C#m] spent two years in [B] Nome, [A] that war just wasn't [B] the same.
[A] Billy's out in L.A.,. [E] he's a lawyer now, [C#m] they worry [B] he's so far [A] away. [B] [A] Jeannie got married [E] and lives here in town, they're [C#m] coming over [B] with the kids [E] today. And [A] there's a picture on the wall of [B] Jesus in [E] the garden. It's been there since [B] they got the [C#m] house in [B] 53. [A]
It ain't [E] no big deal, [D] [A] whatever go down in [B] history. [E] It's just [G#m] a little [C#m] story [A] of an [E] American [B] [E] family. [B] [C#m] But the whole world [G#m] is different now, [A] blood's been spilled on [E] our shore. [B] [C#m] In hard times we pull [G#m] together, [A] that's what a [E] family's for. [B] [E] [A] Hey, [E] it ain't no big deal, [Bm] [A] it's written in our [B] history. [E] We're [B] all part [C#m] of the [A] story of [E] an American [F#m] [E] family. [A] [B] [E] We're [B] all part [C#m] of the [A] story of [E] an American [B] family. [E] [Bm] [B]
Key:
E
B
A
C#m
G#m
E
B
A
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ Worked all his life in the [C#m] rail yard, _ [A] summer heat, winter [E]
cold.
_ He sits by the fire, [C#m] now he's [B] retired, [A] though he don't [E] really feel all [B] that old.
_ [A] She comes in [E] from the kitchen _ [C#m] and sits on [B] the arm of [A] his chair.
[B] He [A] looks up and says, [E] hey lady I love you, [C#m] runs his fingers [B] through [E] her _ hair.
_ _ And [A] there's a picture on the wall of Jesus [B] in [E] the garden.
_ _ _ _ It's been there since [B] they got the [C#m] house in [B] 53.
_ It _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ ain't [E] no big deal, _ [A] whatever go down in [B] history.
_ [D#] _ _ [E]
It's just [B] a little [C#m] story [A] of [E] an American [B] _ [E] family. _ _ _ _
_ _ She waited for him [C#m] in World War II, [G#m] [A] he bought the European [E]
campaign.
_ Their son John [C#m] spent two years in [B] Nome, [A] that war just wasn't [B] the same.
_ [A] Billy's out in L.A.,. [E] he's a lawyer now, [C#m] they worry [B] he's so far [A] away. _ [B] _ [A] Jeannie got married [E] and lives here in town, they're [C#m] coming over [B] with the kids [E] today. _ And _ _ [A] there's a picture on the wall of [B] Jesus in [E] the garden. _ _ _ _ It's been there since [B] they got the [C#m] house in [B] 53. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
It ain't [E] no big deal, [D] [A] whatever go down in [B] history. _ _ _ [E] It's just [G#m] a little [C#m] story [A] of an [E] American [B] _ [E] family. _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] But the whole world [G#m] is different now, _ [A] _ blood's been spilled on [E] our shore. _ [B] [C#m] In hard times we pull [G#m] together, _ _ [A] that's what a [E] family's for. _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ Hey, [E] it ain't no big deal, _ [Bm] [A] it's written in our [B] history. _ _ _ [E] We're [B] all part [C#m] of the [A] story of [E] an American [F#m] _ [E] family. _ [A] _ [B] _ [E] We're [B] all part [C#m] of the [A] story of [E] an American [B] _ _ _ family. [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
cold.
_ He sits by the fire, [C#m] now he's [B] retired, [A] though he don't [E] really feel all [B] that old.
_ [A] She comes in [E] from the kitchen _ [C#m] and sits on [B] the arm of [A] his chair.
[B] He [A] looks up and says, [E] hey lady I love you, [C#m] runs his fingers [B] through [E] her _ hair.
_ _ And [A] there's a picture on the wall of Jesus [B] in [E] the garden.
_ _ _ _ It's been there since [B] they got the [C#m] house in [B] 53.
_ It _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ ain't [E] no big deal, _ [A] whatever go down in [B] history.
_ [D#] _ _ [E]
It's just [B] a little [C#m] story [A] of [E] an American [B] _ [E] family. _ _ _ _
_ _ She waited for him [C#m] in World War II, [G#m] [A] he bought the European [E]
campaign.
_ Their son John [C#m] spent two years in [B] Nome, [A] that war just wasn't [B] the same.
_ [A] Billy's out in L.A.,. [E] he's a lawyer now, [C#m] they worry [B] he's so far [A] away. _ [B] _ [A] Jeannie got married [E] and lives here in town, they're [C#m] coming over [B] with the kids [E] today. _ And _ _ [A] there's a picture on the wall of [B] Jesus in [E] the garden. _ _ _ _ It's been there since [B] they got the [C#m] house in [B] 53. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
It ain't [E] no big deal, [D] [A] whatever go down in [B] history. _ _ _ [E] It's just [G#m] a little [C#m] story [A] of an [E] American [B] _ [E] family. _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C#m] But the whole world [G#m] is different now, _ [A] _ blood's been spilled on [E] our shore. _ [B] [C#m] In hard times we pull [G#m] together, _ _ [A] that's what a [E] family's for. _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ [A] _ Hey, [E] it ain't no big deal, _ [Bm] [A] it's written in our [B] history. _ _ _ [E] We're [B] all part [C#m] of the [A] story of [E] an American [F#m] _ [E] family. _ [A] _ [B] _ [E] We're [B] all part [C#m] of the [A] story of [E] an American [B] _ _ _ family. [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _