Faith Hill - American Heart

a wonderful anthemic song with beautiful chord and key changes .
i have seen it played live ( on video ) with the rhythm guitar capod at 2 .
im sure there are very good reasons for this but i prefer playing it this way . . .

chords
= = = = = =
D x02320
Dmaj7 xx0222
G 320033
E 022100
Bm x24322
A x02220
F# 244322
Emaj7 021100
G# 466544
C#m x46654
B x24442
A/E 002220

intro
= = = = =

D G x 2

verse 1
= = = = = = =
D Dmaj7
she’s up before the sun on the run
G
another dollar another day another cup of coffee
D G
thank you lord for giving me one more
D Dmaj7
she still leans on her dreams but it seems
G
some – times she’s the only one who still believes
Bm A G
that life is hard so she takes it on with an A – merican heart

chorus 1
= = = = = = = =
D Dmaj7
and it beats like a drum down in new orleans
G
sings like a motown melody
D G
it dreams like california bigger than the texas sky
D F# Bm A G
it bleeds it scars but it shines when times get hard
D /F# G
and you can’t break an american heart
D /F# G

verse 2
= = = = = = =
D Dmaj7
from the small town friday night lights
G
to the broadway neon burning up bright
D G
we’re all the same and it’s in our veins
D Dmaj7
a spirit that you can’t keep down
G
a fire inside that’ll never burn out
Bm A G
if you are the owner of an A – merican heart

chorus 2 ( key change! )
= = = = = = = =
E Emaj7
cos it beats like a drum down in new orleans
A
sings like a motown melody
E A
it dreams like california bigger than the texas sky
E G# C#m B A
it bleeds it scars but it shines when times get hard
C#m /D# E /G# A
and you can’t break an american heart
C#m /D# E /G# A
an american heart

chorus 3
= = = = = = = =
E Emaj7
and it beats like a drum down in new orleans
A
sings like a motown melody
E A
it dreams like california bigger than the texas sky
E G# C#m B A
it bleeds it scars but it shines when times get hard
A/E E /G# A
and you can’t break you can’t break an american heart
E /G# A
an american heart
E
an american heart

god bless america land of the free

god bless america

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
i hope i’ve done it justice!

kevin o’brien
watford
england
november 2012

watfordkev@gmail . com