American chords by RuPaul

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Intro: RuPaul:

   E minorEm    FF     G+G  A minorAm
I am American, American
   E minorEm    FF     G+G  A minorAm
I am American, American

E minorEm FF      G+G       A minorAm
My, my, my, my country 'tis of thee
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These are all my friends, we are a family


Verse 1: Aquaria:

E minorEm FF
  Bonjour!

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

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


Chorus: RuPaul:

   E minorEm    FF     G+G  A minorAm
I am American, American, American
   E minorEm    FF
I am American, American
G+G      A minorAm
Red, white, and blue
        E minorEm    FF     G+G   A minorAm
Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American
   E minorEm    FF     G+G       A minorAm
I am American, American, just like you too

Verse 2: Asia O'Hara:

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

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


Chorus: RuPaul:

   E minorEm    FF     G+G  A minorAm
I am American, American, American
   E minorEm    FF
I am American, American
G+G      A minorAm
Red, white, and blue
        E minorEm    FF     G+G   A minorAm
Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American
   E minorEm    FF     G+G       A minorAm
I am American, American, just like you too


Verse 3: Eureka O'Hara:

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

E minorEm FF      E minorEm FF
Come on y'all, live free
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I'm the elephant queen, what are you gonna be?


Chorus: RuPaul:

   E minorEm    FF     G+G  A minorAm
I am American, American, American
   E minorEm    FF
I am American, American
G+G      A minorAm
Red, white, and blue
        E minorEm    FF     G+G   A minorAm
Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-American, American, American
   E minorEm    FF     G+G       A minorAm
I am American, American, just like you too


Verse 4: Kameron Michaels:

E minorEm   FF
Little boy from Tennessee
E minorEm   FF
Meant for more, Top Four

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

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


Outro: RuPaul:

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Am-Am-Am-Am-Am-American
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I am American
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American, American
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I am American
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Just like you too