American Remains chords

Bbm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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_ I am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto Gb line.
Db The desert is my brother, my skin is cracked Ab and dry.
Bbm I was riding on a folk coast and everything Gb was fine, Db till we took a shorter road to save Ab some time.
_ _ Gb Bandits only fired once, Bbm they shot me in the chest.
_ Db They may have wounded me, but they'll never get Ab the best of Gb better men.
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Cause I'll Bbm ride again.
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_ I am a river gambler, I make a living Gb dealing cards.
Db My clothes are smooth and honest, my heart is Ab cold and hard.
Bbm I was shuffling for some Delca boys on a boat for New Gb Orleans.
Db I was the greatest shark they'd Ab ever seen.
_ Gb But the captain bumped a sandbar and Bbm a lace fell from my sleeve.
Db They threw me overboard and I swore I Ab didn't cheat.
_ But I Gb could swim, _ _ _ _ _ and I'll ride Bbm again.
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_ _ We Db are heroes of the homeland, American Ab remains.
Gb We live in many places Bbm and answer many names.
Db We will not be forgotten, we won't be left Ab behind.
Ebm _ We'll swim all over the Ab _ _ _ _ world and Gb always dream.
_ _ _ _ _ Bbm We'll ride again.
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I am a Midwest farmer, I make a living off Gb the land.
Db I ride a John Deere tractor, I'm a liberated Ab man.
But Bbm the rain, it hasn't fallen since the middle of Gb July.
Db And if it don't come soon, my crops Ab will die.
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Gb The bankman says he likes me, but Bbm there's nothing he can do.
Db He tells me that he's coming, but the clouds are coming Ab too.
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He ain't Gb my friend, _ _ _ _ and I'll Bbm ride again.
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_ I am an American Indian, my tribe is Gb Cherokee.
Db My forefathers loved this land, they left it here Ab for me.
Bbm A white man came with boats and trains, a dirty Gb factory.
_ Db Poisoned my existence with Ab his teeth.
_ _ Gb Nature is our mother, we Bbm are sucklings at her breast.
Db He who tries to beat her down will lose her to Ab the rest.
_ They'll never Gb win.
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_ _ I'll ride Bbm again.
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_ _ We Db are heroes of the homeland, Americans Ab remain.
Gb We live in many places, Bbm and ask her many names.
Db We will not be forgotten, we won't be left Ab behind.
Ebm Our memories live on in mortal Ab minds.
_ _ _ _ And Gb poison.
_ _ _ _ _ We'll ride Bbm again.
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