American chords by RuPaul

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro: RuPaul:

   Em    F     G  Am
I am American, American
   Em    F     G  Am
I am American, American

Em F      G       Am
My, my, my, my country 'tis of thee
Em        F         G   Am
These are all my friends, we are a family


Verse 1: Aquaria:

Em F
  Bonjour!

Em    F      G        Am
Curtains up with the lights flashing bright
      Em        F       G    Am
The number one showstopping diva here for your delight (Life, liberty, and me!)
Em   F    G       Am
Serving face and dressed to the nines
   Em       F       G    Am
Come on, give me my encore, baby, it's showtime

Em       F
Turning looks, stunting pretty
Em         F
I'm the bitch from New York City
Em              F
Playing at the parties and I know that I am carrying
 Em        F
I might be an Aquarian but—


Chorus: RuPaul:

   Em    F     G  Am
I am American, American, American
   Em    F
I am American, American
G      Am
Red, white, and blue
        Em    F     G   Am
Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American
   Em    F     G       Am
I am American, American, just like you too


Verse 2: Asia O'Hara:

       Em    F      G        Am
Her name was etched in sorrow, but now it's blasted in lights
   Em        F       G     Am
With beauty that can blossom out of dark, cold nights
  Em        F           G    Am
Her quest to find her brightness through her darkest day
 Em         F        G    Am
American dreams are built on words we dare not say

   Em       F
She's you and them, she is me and him
   Em       F
She's the stars and stripes flying high
   Em       F
Red, white, and blue, she is me and you
   Em       F
She's American through and through


Chorus: RuPaul:

   Em    F     G  Am
I am American, American, American
   Em    F
I am American, American
G      Am
Red, white, and blue
        Em    F     G   Am
Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American
   Em    F     G       Am
I am American, American, just like you too


Verse 3: Eureka O'Hara:

Em   F
Eureka, you found it!
Em         F
Watch me smile and watch me slay
      G            Am
'Cause I'm living for my true self everyday
   Em          F
It's not about your color, gender, or size
     G        Am
But if we come together, we can rise
  Em        F
I came from nothing, made me wanna scream
   G             Am
But I fought for my piece of the American Dream
    Em        F
You can be a stripe and get in line
  G       Am
Or be a star and not be defined

Em F      Em F
Come on y'all, live free
Em F          Em F
I'm the elephant queen, what are you gonna be?


Chorus: RuPaul:

   Em    F     G  Am
I am American, American, American
   Em    F
I am American, American
G      Am
Red, white, and blue
        Em    F     G   Am
Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American
   Em    F     G       Am
I am American, American, just like you too


Verse 4: Kameron Michaels:

Em   F
Little boy from Tennessee
Em   F
Meant for more, Top Four

Em    F     G       Am
Hey, you there, now pay attention to me
  Em       F         G     Am
We fought for our right to love and be who we be
  Em      F      G      Am
We will not be silenced and I won't sit down
  Em          F        G     Am
I'm gay and proud, might not be loud, but I found my sound

   Em              F
Kids called me names and tried to tear me down
     Em           F
But I had big old dreams, bigger than my small town
  Em       F
Now here I am with Mama Ru
 Em      F
American, just like you


Outro: RuPaul:

N.C.
Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-American
N.C.
I am American
N.C.
American, American
N.C.
I am American
N.C.
Just like you too