Bruce Springsteen - American Land

bruce springsteen – american land

from the album : we shall overcome the seeger sessions

released : august 21 2006

( this song is really just a repeat of the chord progression below . )

intro : G D G , G C D , G C G , G C D G ( x3 )

G D G
what is this land of america , so many travel there
G C D
i’m going now while i’m still young , my darling meet me there
G C G
wish me luck my lovely , i’ll send for you when i can
G C D G G C D G
and we’ll make our home in the american land

G D G
over there all the woman wear silk and satin to their knees
G C D
and children dear , the sweets , i hear , are growing on the trees
G C G
gold comes rushing out the river straight into your hands
G C D G G C D G
if you make your home in the american land

G D G
there’s diamonds in the sidewalks , there’s gutters lined in song
G C D
dear i hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
G C G
there’s treasure for the taking , for any hard working man
G C D G G C D G
who will make his home in the american land

G D G , G C D , G C G , G C D G

G D G
i docked at ellis island in a city of light and spire
G C D
i wandered to the valley of red – hot steel and fire
G C G
we made the steel that built the cities with the sweat of our two hands
G C D G G C D G
and i made my home in the american land

G D G
there’s diamonds in the sidewalk , there’s gutters lined in song
G C D
dear i hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
G C G
there’s treasure for the taking , for any hard working man
G C D G G C D G
who will make his home in the american land

G D G , G C D , G C G , G C D G

G D G
the mcnicholas , the posalski’s , the smiths , zerillis too
G C D
the blacks , the irish , italians , the germans and the jews
G C G
the puerto ricans , illegals , the asians , arabs miles from home
G C D G
come across the water with a fire down below

G D G
they died building the railroads , worked to bones and skin
G C D
they died in the fields and factories , names scattered in the wind
G C G
they died to get here a hundred years ago , they’re dyin’ now
G C D G
the hands that built the country we’re all trying to keep down

G D G
there’s diamonds in the sidewalk , there’s gutters lined in song
G C D
dear i hear that beer flows through the faucets all night long
G C G
there’s treasure for the taking , for any hard working man
G C D G
who will make his home in the american land?
G C D G
who will make his home in the american land?
G C D G
who will make his home in the american land?

G D G , G C D , G C G , G C D G

G D G , G C D , G C G , G C D G

G C D G , ( slow down ) G C D G