Capo 2 
 
Verse 1: 
 
C                  G 
American girls and American guys 
             Am                                E 
We?ll always stand up and salute, we?ll always recognize 
        F                             C    
When we see old glory flyin?, there?s alot of men dead 
   G  
So we can sleep in peace at night when we lay down our heads 
 
Verse 2: 
 
C                           G  
My daddy served in the army where he lost his right eye 
              Am                                E 
But he flew a flag out in our yard till the day that he died 
F                                   C 
He wanted my mother, my brother, my sister and me 
    G  
To grow up and live happy in the land of the free 
 
Verse 3: 
 
C                               G 
Now this nation that I love has fallen under attack 
                 Am                        E 
A mighty sucker punch came flyin? in from somewhere in the back 
F                             C 
Soon as we could see clearly thru our big black eye 
    G                       
Man we lit up your world like the 4th of July 



          F                        G  
Hey Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list 
        C                         Am 
And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist 
        F                       G 
And the eagle will fly, Man, it?s gonna be hell 
     C                               Am                              
When you hear Mother Freedom start a-ringin her bell 
          F                        G                        Am 
And it?ll feel like the whole wide world is rainin? down on you 
F                      G                       C 
Brought to you courtesy of the red, white, and blue

 
Verse 4: 
 
C                       G 
Justice will be served and the battle will rage 
                   Am             E 
This big dog will fight when you rattle his cage 
F                                            C                             
And you?ll be sorry that you messed with the U.S. of A-A-A-A 
G 
Cause we?ll put a boot in your ass, it?s the American way 
 
 
Repeat Chorus