American Child
Phil VassarVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
| 2x
I was ten, I was thin, I was playing first base
with a secondhand glove and dirt on my face
In nowhere, Virginia
Who'd ever figure that kid in the yard would go very far
It was 419 Lakewood , had no silverspoons
Just an old beat up upright that played out of tune
Now I'm singin' and living the life that I love
And when I count my blessings I thank God I was
An American child
An American child
'Cause dreams can grow wild
Born inside an American child
Seven pounds, three ounces, she's got my nose
And she's into my heart as deep as it goes
With a promise that's more than just someone's last name
Anyone's equal, in late August came
An American child
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
My grandfather would have been eighty today
But in '45 he fell down beside an American child
(Chorus)
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Readable chord sheet for American Child by Phil Vassar
[D/F#] [Em] [G] [A] | 2x
I was [G]ten, I was [D/F#]thin, I was pl[Em]aying first [D]base
with a [G]secondhand[D/F#] glove and [Em]dirt on my [A]face
In [G]nowhere, V[D/F#]irginia
[Em]Who'd ever [D/F#]figure that [C]kid in the [G]yard would [A]go very far
It was [G]419 [D/F#]Lakewood , had [Em]no silver[A]spoons
Just an [G]old beat up[D/F#] upright that [Em]played out of [A]tune
Now I'm [G]singin' and[D/F#] living the [Em]life that [A]I love
And when [C]I count my [G]blessings I thank God I [A]was
An A[D]merican [Em]chi[G]ld[A]
An A[D]merican [Em]chi[G]ld[A]
'Cause [Bm]dreams can grow w[A]ild
Born in[G]side an A[A]merica[D]n child
Seven pounds, three ounces, she's got my nose
And she's into my heart as deep as it goes
With a promise that's more than just someone's last name
Anyone's equal, in late August came
An American child
(Chorus)
[Bm] [F#m] [Em] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [Em] [A]
[Bm] [F#m] [Em] [A]
[D/F#] [G] [A]
(Bridge)
My [Bm]grandfather [F]would have been [C]eighty [F]today
But [Bm]in '45 he [A]fell down beside an A[D]merican [Em]chi[G]ld[A]
(Chorus)