American Waltz chords by Merle Haggard

• Difficulty: Beginner

Key: D

Intro:

D


Verse 1:
    D
The sweat of the oxen, the crack of the whip
                            G
The wheels turn slow in the dust
           A
And with a heart full of hope, with desire we wrote
G     A         D
  California or bust

Chorus:
       G           A       D
And we danced the American waltz
   G             A        D
It couldn't have happened anywhere else
G           A          D
We used our muscle and we used our minds
Bm                   G
Building a nation, a dream at a time


Interlude:
D


Verse 2:
  D
A horse made of iron that could outrun the wind
                          G
Roared into the next century
       A
As the tracks turned to roads, and the crude oil flowed
            G            A           D
Through the veins of the great Model T


Chorus:
   G           A       D
We danced the American waltz
   G             A        D
It couldn't have happened anywhere else
G           A       D
We used our muscle, we used our minds
Bm                   G
Building a nation, a dream at a time


Interlude:
D


Verse 3:
D
We had the courage and we made the machines
                      G
O'er like an eagle we flew
    A
And not long ago God reached out his hand
       G       A             D
To the man who walked on the moon


Chorus:
       G           A       D
And we danced the American waltz
   G             A        D
It couldn't have happened anywhere else
G           A       D
We used our muscle, we used our minds
Bm                    G
Building a nation, (a dream at a time)
             D  N.C.
A dream at a time


Outro:
        D      F#   Bm
And the dreams roll on
            G           A           D
Through the mothers and fathers and children
D           F#       Bm
Born on the wings of freedom
        G           D
Pass it on, pass it on