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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Note:
The A chords in the chorus have a lead line on B Bb A three times.
Then the 4th time the lead lines goes up: A B C leading back into the verses.
Oh...and you gotta a get an alto saxophone!
All bar chords
Intro:
D C F G x4
Verse 1:
D C
You start your own company
F G
Only in America
D C
Mixing chemicals a new way
F G
Only in America
D C
It's good for the economy
F G
Only in America
D C
Makin' cancer everyday
F G
Only in america
Chorus:
A
Then someone can make a buck
A
With the cure for your bad luck
A
When you're born you start to die
A
Don't know from what, and you don't know why
Verse 2:
D C
So you start your own religious cult
F G
Only in America
D C
Live on the San Andreas Fault
F G
Only in America
D C
Eat your own weight in salt
F G
Only in America
D C
Pick your boogers in your car
F G
Only in America
Chorus:
A
Then someone can make a buck
A
With the cure for your bad luck
A
You buy a couch with food stamps
A
Be the woman with Midol cramps
Break:
D N.C. C N.C. F G
D N.C. C N.C. F G
{Solo]
D C F G x4
A x4
Verse 3:
D C
It happens only in the U.S.A.
F G
Only in America
D C
Only in the U.S.A.
F G
Only in America
D C
Only in the U.S.A.
F G
Only in America
D C
Only in the U.S.A.
F G
Ahh ahh
Outro:
D C F G x2
(let last G ring)
Song History
Published: March 11, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025