Bebe Rexha - American Citizen

From the Netflix Series
We The People
Chord naik 1 fret

Intro : Am G Em F

Am G
if you were born here, it’s automatic
Em
you got your membership right
out of the gate
F
but if that ain’t you,
yes it’s not too late

Am
if you were born somewhere else and
G
wanna make a life here
Em
gotta spend a few years and pass a test
F
take an of sayin’ you love
this country the best

Am G
oh, i.. can see.. a day.. when we..
Em
will celebrate, we’ll celebrate,
F
we’ll celebrate as wе say..

Reff :
Am G
i am, i am, an american citizen
Em
this ain’t just the placе i’m livin’ in
F
i got rights like electin’ the president

Am G
i am, i am, an american citizen
Em
our foundation’s a nation of immigrants
F Am
i am an american citizen..

G
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
Em
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
F
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh)

Am
we the, the people,
G
come from all over the world
Em
we believe that there’s nowhere better
F
we are strong when we stand together

Am
and right now in a small-town
G
courthouse history is bein’ made
Em
there’s freedom wellin’ up
in someone’s eyes
F
‘cause their dream is bein’ realized

Am G
today.. could be.. the day.. that we..
Em
we celebrate, we celebrate,
F
we celebrate as we say..

Reff :
Am G
i am, i am, an american citizen
Em
this ain’t just the placе i’m livin’ in
F
i got rights like electin’ the president

Am G
i am, i am, an american citizen
Em
our foundation’s a nation of immigrants
F Am
i am an american citizen..

G
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
Em
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
F
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh)
Am
i am an american citizen..

G
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
Em
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
F
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh)
ah yeah, yeah, yeah

Am
when you’re a citizen,
you get the right to vote
G
and you can speak your mind,
whatever floats your boat
Em
you can petition for close family members
F
to come and live here and be together

Am
you can run for office and lead your crew
G
but you got some responsibilities, too
Em
defend this country if there’s ever a need
F
serve on a jury, front row seat

Am
support and defend the constitution
G
taxes you pay are a contribution
Em
for the freedom and liberty
F
my country, ‘tis of thee

Reff :
Am
i am (i am), i am (i am)
G
an american citizen
Em
this ain’t just the placе i’m livin’ in
F
i got rights like electin’ the president

Am
i am (i am), i am (i am)
G
an american citizen
Em
our foundation’s a nation of immigrants
F Am
i am (i am) an american citizen..

G
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh) (i am)
Em
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh) (i am)
F
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh)
Am
i am an american citizen..(i am)

G
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh) (i am)
Em
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh) (i am)
F
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh)

Outro : Am G Em F

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===ORIGINAL CHORD===
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Intro : G#m F# D#m E

G#m F#
if you were born here, it’s automatic
D#m
you got your membership right
out of the gate
E
but if that ain’t you,
yes it’s not too late

G#m
if you were born somewhere else and
F#
wanna make a life here
D#m
gotta spend a few years and pass a test
E
take an of sayin’ you love
this country the best

G#m F#
oh, i.. can see.. a day.. when we..
D#m
will celebrate, we’ll celebrate,
E
we’ll celebrate as wе say..

Reff :
G#m F#
i am, i am, an american citizen
D#m
this ain’t just the placе i’m livin’ in
E
i got rights like electin’ the president

G#m F#
i am, i am, an american citizen
D#m
our foundation’s a nation of immigrants
E G#m
i am an american citizen..

F#
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
D#m
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
E
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh)

G#m
we the, the people,
F#
come from all over the world
D#m
we believe that there’s nowhere better
E
we are strong when we stand together

G#m
and right now in a small-town
F#
courthouse history is bein’ made
D#m
there’s freedom wellin’ up
in someone’s eyes
E
‘cause their dream is bein’ realized

G#m F#
today.. could be.. the day.. that we..
D#m
we celebrate, we celebrate,
E
we celebrate as we say..

Reff :
G#m F#
i am, i am, an american citizen
D#m
this ain’t just the placе i’m livin’ in
E
i got rights like electin’ the president

G#m F#
i am, i am, an american citizen
D#m
our foundation’s a nation of immigrants
E G#m
i am an american citizen..

F#
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
D#m
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
E
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh)
G#m
i am an american citizen..

F#
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
D#m
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh)
E
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh)
ah yeah, yeah, yeah

G#m
when you’re a citizen,
you get the right to vote
F#
and you can speak your mind,
whatever floats your boat
D#m
you can petition for close family members
E
to come and live here and be together

G#m
you can run for office and lead your crew
F#
but you got some responsibilities, too
D#m
defend this country if there’s ever a need
E
serve on a jury, front row seat

G#m
support and defend the constitution
F#
taxes you pay are a contribution
D#m
for the freedom and liberty
E
my country, ‘tis of thee

Reff :
G#m
i am (i am), i am (i am)
F#
an american citizen
D#m
this ain’t just the placе i’m livin’ in
E
i got rights like electin’ the president

G#m
i am (i am), i am (i am)
F#
an american citizen
D#m
our foundation’s a nation of immigrants
E G#m
i am (i am) an american citizen..

F#
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh) (i am)
D#m
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh) (i am)
E
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh)
G#m
i am an american citizen..(i am)

F#
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh) (i am)
D#m
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh) (i am)
E
(oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh, oh-oh)

Outro : G#m F# D#m E