Intro
C Am C Am
VERSE:
C Am
We traveled this land back in nineteen sixty-two
C Am
We played the places that were home to me and you
C Am
We drove to Memphis, we rocked a set
C Am
We walked the streets at night and smoked a cigarette
CHORUS:
F Fmaj7
Here in America
Fmaj7 Am
Heeeeeeere in America
Dm Dm7
There was so much I didn't know
G
About the way that life could go
Am Am
Here in America
VERSE:
C Am
Down the block I saw the people stop and stare
C Am
You did your best to make a Yankee boy aware
C Am
I never thought about the color of your skin
C Am
I never worried 'bout the hotel I was in
CHORUS:
F Fmaj7
Here in America (Woh oh woh oh)
Fmaj7 Am
Heeeeeeere in America (In America)
Dm Dm7
But the places I could stay
G
They all made you walk away
Am Am
Here in America
C Am C Am
VERSE:
C Am
You were the man who earned the glory and the fame
C Am
But cowards felt that they could call you any name
C Am
You were the star, standing in the light
C Am
That won you nothing on a city street at night
CHORUS:
F Fmaj7
Here in America
Fmaj7 Am Am
Heeeeeeere in America
Dm Dm7
You were told that we were free
G
This land is made for you and me
Am Am Am Am
Here in America
VERSE:
C Am
You stayed more steady than a backbeat on a drum
C Am
You told me you believed a change was gonna come
C Am
You sang for freedom but lived life free
C Am
I saw it in your smile and in your dignity
CHORUS:
F Fmaj7
Here in America
Fmaj7 Am Am
Heeeeeeere in America
Dm Dm7
D preacher's kid you'll always be
G
Singing the truth to set us free
Am Am
Here in America
Am Am Am Am
Here in America
VERSE:
C Am
You were a star when you were standing on a stage
C Am
I look back on it, I feel a burning rage
C Am
You sang "You Send Me", I sang "I Wonder Why"
C Am
I still wonder, you were way too young to die
CHORUS:
F Fmaj7
Here in America (ooooh, ooh ooh oooooh ooh)
Am Am
Here in America
Dm Dm7
Hey, Sam, I wish that you were near
G
I wish that you were here
OUTRO:
Am Am
Here in America
F G
Here in America
Am Am
America
F G
In America
Am Am
Here in America