American Hero
Chip TaylorVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
intro. x2
v1. ( )
Set me up straight in my chair, comb my hair.
( )
'Cause tonight, I meet an ol' friend.
( )
& I wonder if she will be thinkin' of me
( )
now & then
v2.
She's a candle that burns for the sailor's return.
She's a fortress that's safe from the storm.
She's brave & she's free. & she's waitin'
to keep me warm.
ch. ( )
( )
So save all your small talk for some other lady,
( )
Just give her your love & your pride.
( )
( )
& lay down beside her & give her what's left of your hide.
v3.
Set me up straight in my chair, comb my hair.
For tonight, I meet an ol' friend.
She was with me across the sea south of the bay of Japan.
ch.
(hum first line)
Just give her your love & your pride.
& lay down beside her & give her what's left of your hide.
v4. (repeat v1)
N.B. notes in () = keep chord, move root notes along the notated runs.
Theme from American Hero also on title track on an '80s vigilante movie called "The
Exterminator". the song can be found on youtube. is well worth a listen. great wee song.
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Readable chord sheet for American Hero by Chip Taylor
intro. [Am] [G] x2
v1. [Am] ([B] [C]) [G]
Set me up straight in my chair, comb my hair.
[Am] ([B] [C]) [G]
'Cause tonight, I meet an ol' friend.
[Am] ([B] [C])[G]
& I wonder if she will be thinkin' of me
([F#] [E])[D]
now & then
v2. [Am] [G]
She's a candle that burns for the sailor's return.
She's a [Am]fortress that's safe from the [G]storm.
She's [Am]brave & she's free. & she's [G]waitin'
to keep me [D]warm.
ch. [C] ([B] [A]) [G]
([F#] [E])
So save all your small talk for some other lady,
[F] ([E] [D]) [Em] [Em7]
Just give her your love & your pride.
[C] ([B] [A])[G]
([F#] [E]) [D]
& lay down beside her & give her what's left of your hide.
v3. [Am] [G]
Set me up straight in my chair, comb my hair.
For [Am]tonight, I meet an ol' [G]friend.
She was [Am]with me across the sea [G]south of the bay of Ja[D]pan.
ch. [C] [G]
(hum first line)
Just [F]give her your love & your [Em]pride.[Em7]
& [C]lay down beside her & [G]give her what's left of your [D]hide.
v4. (repeat v1)
N.B. notes in () = keep chord, move root notes along the notated runs.
Theme from American Hero also on title track on an '80s vigilante movie called "The
Exterminator". the song can be found on youtube. is well worth a listen. great wee song.