Stephen Lynch – America chords
Chords:
Artist: Stephen Lynch Song: America Album: 3 Balloons Transcribed by: David Podradchik Note: For personal use/scholarship only; this song is quite scholarly... satire, that is. "And if you don't think so, fuck you."Chords used: D A E F#m Asus4 e----2-------0-------0-------2-------0--------|B----3-------2-------0-------2-------3--------|G----2-------2-------1-------2-------2--------|D----0-------2-------2-------4-------2--------|A------------0-------2-------4-------0--------|E--------------------0-------2----------------|D A E F#mHey, hey what do you say?D A E F#mI come from a place called the U.S. of A.D A E F#mHo, ho what do you know?D A EHop in my car and let's go.A EWell this is a song for America,A EHome of the red, white, and blue.D ALand of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,D AApple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,A E AAnd if you don't love her fuck you.D A E F#mBeloved by all from Tikrit to Beijing,D A E F#mIf the world were a school we'd be homecoming king.D A E F#mWorshiped by France and by North Vietnam,D A EAfghanistan thinks we're the bomb.A EOh, this is a song for America,A EHome of the red, white, and blue.D ALand of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,D AApple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,D ASUVs, handguns, and US magazine,A E AAnd if you don't love her, fuck you.D A E F#mOur human rights record is something of note:D A E F#mWe freed all our slaves and gave women the vote.D A E F#mEveryone's equal forever, always,D A EUnless you're one of them gays.A EOh, this is a song for America,A EHome of the red, white, and blue.D ALand of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,D AApple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,D ASUVs, handguns, and US magazine,D ALow-carb diets and fast food cuisine,A E AAnd if you don't love her fuck you.D A E F#mTo all war-torn nations, to those in turmoil,D A E F#mWe'll help you kill despots, we'll help you drill oil,D A E F#mAnd if you don't want our help, that's okD A EWe're coming in anyway.A EOh, this is a song for America,A EHome of the red, white, and blue.D ALand of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean,D AApple pie, baseball, and Shell gasoline,D ASUVs, handguns, and US magazine,D ALow-carb diets and fast food cuisine,D ACrack cocaine, Abu Ghraib, and nicotine,D ASwindling CEOs getting off clean,D AHousewives all hopped up on amphetamine,D ANipples get rated NC-17,D AFEMA and levees and Hurricane KatrineD F#mGeorge Bush's great rolling war machine.D E AI think we're in trouble, don't you?D A E F#m It might seem I don't think our country's so great,D A E F#mBut intolerance, bigotry, greed's what I hate.D A E F#mMost folks are honest and decent and true,D A E F#mPeaceful, compassionate, good through and through.D A E F#mThat's what it means to be red, white, and blue,D E AAnd if you don't think so fuck you,D E A Asus4 AIf you don't think so fuck you.