American Remains chords by The Highwaymen

Chords with lyrics

Highwaymen - American remains

Capo: on first fret (1)

Verse: 1 (Johnny Cash)

A minorAm				     FF
I am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto line
    C majorC	                 G+G
The desert is my brother, my skin is cracked and dry
  A minorAm					    FF
I was riding on a folk coach, and everything was fine
C majorC				   G+G
Til we took a shorter road to save some time
     FF				     C majorC
The bandits only fired once, they shot me in the chest
C majorC						   G+G
They may have wounded me, but they'll never get the best
     A minorAm
Of better men, cause I'll ride again.

Verse: 2 (Waylon Jennings)

A minorAm				       FF
I am a river gambler, I make a livin'dealin cards
C majorC						     G+G
My clothes are smooth and honest, my heart is cold and hard
A minorAm					    FF
I was shufflin' for some delta boys on the boat for New Orelans
C majorC				   G+G
I was the greatest shark they'd ever seen
FF				     C majorC
But the Captain bumped a sandbar, and an ace fell from my sleeve
C majorC					   G+G
The threw me overboard as I swore I didn't cheat
    A minorAm
But I could swim, and I'll ride again

Chorus

C majorC					G+G
We are heros of the homeland, American remains
FF			    A minorAm
We live in many faces and answer many names
   C majorC				      G+G
We will not be forgotten, we won't be left behind
 FF				 G+G
Our memories live on in mortal minds
 	  A minorAm
And poets pens, we'll ride again

Verse: 3 (Willie Nelson)
A minorAm				         FF
I am a mid-west farmer, I make a livin' off the land
 C majorC				       G+G
I ride a John Deer tractor, I'am a liberated man
A minorAm					    FF
But the rain it hasn't fallen, since the middle of July
C majorC				    G+G
And if it don't come soon my crops will die
FF				     C majorC
The bank man says he likes me, but there's nothin'he can do
C majorC					        G+G
He tells me that he's comin', but the clounds are comin' too
  		A minorAm
He ain't my friend, and I'll ride again.

Verse: 4 (Kris Kristofferson)

A minorAm		           FF
I am an American Indian, my tribe is Cherokee
    C majorC				       G+G
My forefathers loves this land they left it here for me
  	A minorAm					    FF
But the white man came with boats and trains and dirty factories
C majorC				   G+G
And poisoned my existence with his deeds
FF				     C majorC
Nature is our mother, we are suckling at her breast
C majorC						    G+G
And he who trys to beat her down will lose her to the rest
 	   A minorAm
They'll never win, I'll ride again

Chorus:

C majorC					G+G
We are heros of the homeland, American remains
FF			    A minorAm
We live in many faces and answer many names
   C majorC						G+G
We will not be forgotten, we won't be left behind
    FF				   G+G
Our memories live on in mortal minds
 	   A minorAm
And poets pens we'll ride again


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