American Kid

B5 E5 F#5 I was once an American kid B5 Growing up on hallowed ground E5 Rode to the river on a pretty red horse F#5 B5 In a pretty little country town E5 F#5 But I grew up fast, and I cast my vote B5 For the president E5 And I had my doubts, but I still had hope F#5 B5 Until I read the finer print G5 Don't look now, but it won't be long F#5 B5 They're gonna wonder what we did G5 And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong F#5 B5 God help the American kid F#5 B5 Oh, God help the American kid E5 Well I read the news and the paper too F#5 B5 And I see 'em on the TV screen E5 Maybe they know not what they do F#5 B5 But I wish they'd say what they mean E5 We stole this nation, fair and square F#5 B5 And a whole lot of people in chains E5 But it was all for the glory of God, I swear F#5 B5 And the glory of capital gains G5 Don't look now, but it won't be long F#5 B5 They're gonna wonder what we did G5 And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong F#5 B5 God help the American kid F#5 B5 Oh, God help the American kid All the little kids all around the world F#5 Some have and others don't B5 God loves all the boys and girls F#5 B5 God knows America won't I hear them holler in my head F#5 Can you hear that lonesome sound? B5 E5 Well it may be true that we made our bed F#5 B5 But I ain't taking it lying down G5 Don't look now, but it won't be long F#5 B5 They're gonna wonder what we did G5 And we'll have to admit that we done them wrong F#5 B5 God help the American kid F#5 G5 Oh, God help the American kid F#5 B5 God help the American kid