All American by Alabama
Key: GG | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

Intro: G

Verse 1
            G
There’s a strip mall round the corner, lease signs in every window.
    C               G              Am
And fear in almost all my neighbors’ eyes.
           G
There’s a disconnect between the politicians and the people 
      C           G                    Am
We know half the time they’re gonna lie. 
        C      Em              D
Aren’t we all on the same side?

Chorus
            C
There’s no us and there’s no them. We’re all out there on a limb.
            Em
There’s no Kings and there’s no Queens
        D
Just a pot of melted dreams
            C
What makes us so quick to fight?
        Bm
No one wants to compromise 
    Am                  Bm              C
Sometimes it’s all so hard to understand. 
         Em   C                
Aren’t we    all American?

G

Verse 2
   G
We can’t agree on nothing, even as our country 
   C               G                 Am
Is hanging in the balance by a thread. 
        G
There’s bonuses for bosses and bankers hiding losses 
           C                   Bm                      Am
While our leaders close their eyes and turn their heads, 
        C      Em              D
Aren’t we all on the same side?

Bridge 
G
What if my son’s class was closing down
        D
my brothers house the bank sold out, 
    Em
My father’s farm we could not save. 
   C
My mother lost her job today 
    G
My wife just said tuition’s more 
  D
Another year we can’t afford 
        C
So our daughter’s dropping out of school 
                                Bm
If this was me, what would I do?

C
Chorus
            C          
There’s no us and there’s no them. We’re all out there on a limb.
             Em
There’s no Kings and there’s no Queens 
        D
Just a pot of melted dreams
Bm          C
What makes us so quick to fight?
        Bm
No one wants to compromise 
    Am                  Bm              C
Sometimes it’s all so hard to understand. 
G   Am                  G                   C
Get back to being neighbors, family, and friends, 
        Em   D     C
Aren’t we all American?