American Kid chords by Carsie Blanton

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♫ Verse 1:

G                     C
I was once an American kid
                       G
Growing up on hallowed ground
                                  C
Rode to the river on a pretty red horse
     D                     G
In a pretty little country town



♫ Verse 2:
G                                    C
But I grew up fast, and I cast my vote
D                G
For the president
      G                              C
And I had my doubts, but I still had hope
D                      G
Until I read the finer print

♫ Chorus:
G                                Em
Don't look now, but it won't be long
D                            G
They're gonna wonder what we did
          G                               Em
And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong
    D                 G
God help the American kid
        D                 G
Oh
God help the American kid


♫ Verse 3:
       G                            C
Well I read the news and the paper too
      D                  G
And I see 'em on the TV screen
G                              C
Maybe they know not what they do
      D                         G
But I wish they'd say what they mean


♫ Verse 4:
G                               C
We stole this nation, fair and square
      D                      G
And a whole lot of people in chains
       G                                C
But it was all for the glory of God
I swear
       D                 G
And the glory of capital gains


♫ Chorus:
G                                Em
Don't look now, but it won't be long
D                            G
They're gonna wonder what we did
          G                                Em
And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong
    D                 G
God help the American kid
        D                 G
Oh
God help the American kid


♫ Bridge:
G
All the little kids all around the world
                     D
Some have and others don't
G
God loves all the boys and girls
    D                    G
But God knows America won't
  G
I hear them holler in my head
                           D
Can you hear that lonesome sound?
        G                            C
Well it may be true that we made our bed
            D               G
But I ain't taking it lying down


♫ Chorus:
                                G5
G                                Em
Don't look now, but it won't be long
D                            G
They're gonna wonder what we did
          G                                Em
And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong
    D                 G
God help the American kid
        D                 G
Oh
God help the American kid
                      G
God help the American kid