Intro
G C D x2
Verse 1
G Sun goin up C over New York D City.
G School bus driver C in a traffic D jam.
C Starin at the D faces in her rearview G mirror.
C Lookin at the promise of the promised D land.
G One kid dreams C of fame and D fortune. C
G One kid helps C pay a D rent.
C One could D end up goin to G prison.
C One just might be presiDdent. G
Chorus
C Only in America D dreaming in red, white, and blue. G
C Only in America D where we dream as big as we want to. Em
We all C get a chance. Em
Everybody C gets to dance. G
C Only in America. D
Verse 2
G Sun goin down C on an LA freeway D . C
G Newlyweds in the C back of a limosine D .
C A welders D son and a bankers G daughter. D
C All they want is everyDthing.
G She came out C here to be an D actress.
G He was a C singer in a D band.
C They might just D go back to OklaGhoma.
C And talk about the stars they could have D been.
Chorus
Instrumental
C G D
C G D D
Chorus
C Ooooooooooonly in America D where we dream in red, white, and blue. G
C Only in America D where we dream as big as we want to. Em
We all C get a chance. Em
Everybody C gets to dance. G
C Only in America. D G
Outro
Yeah, C only in America. D G
C Only in America D where we dream in red, white, and blue. G
C D Yeah, we dream as big as we want G tooooooCoooooooDooooo.
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