Chords for Phil Vassar - American Child - With Lyrics

Tempo:

128.05 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Phil Vassar - American Child - With Lyrics chords

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[D]
[Em] [D] [G]
[D]
I [G] was ten, I [D] was thin, [G] I was playing [D] first base with [G] a second [D]-hand glove
[Em] and dirt on [D] my face [G] in [D] Nowhere, Virginia.
[Em] Who'd ever [D] figure [C] that kid [G] in the yard [Em] would go [A] very far?
[G] His 419 [D] Lakewood [Em] had no [D] silver spoons, [G] just an old beat [D]-up upright [Em] that played [A] out of tune.
Now [G] I'm singing [D] and living [G] the life [D] that I love, and [C] when I count [G] my blessings,
[A] I thank God I was an [D] American [G] child.
[D] American
[Em] child.
[G] [D]
[Bm] Cause dreams can [F#m] grow while born [G] inside [A] an American [D] [G] child.
[D] [G]
[D] Seven pounds, three [G] ounces, she's [D] got my nose and [G] she's into [D] my heart.
[Em] As deep [A] as it goes with [G] a promise [D] that's more than just [Em] someone's [D] last name.
[C]
[G] Anyone's equal.
[A] In late August came [D] an American [G] child.
[D]
American [Em] [G] child.
[D] [Bm] Cause dreams can [F#m] grow while [G] born inside [A] an American [Bm] [F#m] child.
[Em] [A] [Bm] [F#m]
[Em] [A] [Bm]
[F#m] [Em] [A] [D]
[G] [D] [A] [D]
[A#] My [F] grandfather would have [C] been 80 [F]
today, [A#] but in 45 [D] he fell [A] down beside an [D] American [G]
child.
[D] American
[Em] [G] child.
Oh, [D]
[G] American child.
[D]
[Bm] Cause dreams can [F#m] grow while born [G] inside [A] an [D] American [Em] child.
[G]
[D] Oh, an American [Em] [G] child.
[D] [G] American child.
[D] [G]
American [D] child.
[G] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [G] [A]
[D] [G]
[D] [N]

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To learn Phil Vassar - American Child chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Em, G, D and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 128. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D Major.

[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I [G] was ten, I [D] was thin, [G] I was playing [D] first base with [G] a second [D]-hand glove
[Em] and dirt on [D] my face [G] in [D] Nowhere, Virginia.
[Em] Who'd ever [D] figure [C] that kid [G] in the yard [Em] would go [A] very far?
[G] His 419 [D] Lakewood [Em] had no [D] silver spoons, [G] just an old beat [D]-up upright [Em] that played [A] out of tune.
Now [G] I'm singing [D] and living [G] the life [D] that I love, and [C] when I count [G] my blessings,
[A] I thank God I was an [D] American [G] _ child.
_ _ [D] American _
_ [Em] _ child.
[G] _ _ [D] _
[Bm] Cause dreams can [F#m] grow while born [G] inside [A] an American [D] _ _ [G] child. _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ Seven pounds, three [G] ounces, she's [D] got my nose and [G] she's into [D] my heart.
[Em] As deep [A] as it goes with [G] a promise [D] that's more than just [Em] someone's [D] last name.
[C] _
[G] Anyone's equal.
[A] In late August came [D] an American [G] child.
_ [D] _
American _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] child. _
[D] _ [Bm] Cause dreams can [F#m] grow while [G] born inside [A] an American [Bm] _ _ [F#m] child.
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ [D]
[A#] My [F] grandfather would have [C] been 80 [F]
today, _ [A#] but in 45 [D] he fell [A] down beside an [D] American [G] _
child.
_ [D] _ American _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] child.
Oh, [D] _ _ _
[G] American child.
_ _ [D] _
[Bm] Cause dreams can [F#m] grow while born [G] inside [A] an [D] American _ [Em] child.
[G] _ _
[D] Oh, an American [Em] _ [G] child.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] American _ child.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
American [D] child. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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