American Remains Chords by The Highwaymen
- Key: Bbm
- BPM: 102
- Capo: no capo
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AMERICAN REMAINS CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] Bbm Bbm7 Bbm Gb ■ ■ I am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto line Db Ab The desert is my brother my skin is cracked and dry Bbm Gb I was riding on a folk coach and everything was fine Db Ab 'til we took a shorter road to save some time [Chorus] Gb Bbm The bandits only fired once they shot me in the chest Db They may have wounded me Ab Gb But they'll never get the best of better men Bbm 'cause I'll ride again [Verse] Gb I am a river gambler I make a living dealing cards Db Ab My clothes are smooth and honest my heart is cold and hard Bbm Gb I was shuffling for some delta boys on a boat for New Orleans Db Ab I was the greatest shark they'd ever seen Gb Bbm But the captain bumped a sandbar and an ace fell from my sleeve Db Ab They threw me overboard as I swore I didn't cheat Gb But I could swim Gbmaj7 Bbm Bbm7 ■ And I'll ride again ■ [Chorus] Bbm Db Ab ■ We are heroes of the homeland American remains Gb Bbm We live in many faces and answer many names Db Ab We will not be forgotten we won't be left behind Ebm Ab7 Our memories live on in mortal minds [Inst] Gbmaj7 And poets pens Bbm We'll ride again [Verse] Gb I am a Midwest farmer I make a living off the land Db Ab I ride a John Deere tractor I'm a liberated man Bbm Gb But the rain it hasn't fallen since the middle of July Db Ab And if it don't come soon my crops will die Gb Bbm The bank man says he likes me but there's nothing he can do Db Ab He tells me that he's coming but the clouds are coming too Gb He ain't my friend Bbm Bbm7 Bbm Bbm7 And I'll ride again ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] Bbm Gb I am an American Indian my tribe is Cherokee Db Ab My forefathers loved this land they left it here for me Bbm Gb But the white man came with boats and trains and dirty factories Db Ab Poisoned my existence with his deeds Gb Bbm Nature is our mother we are sucklings at her breast Db Ab And he who tries to beat her down will lose her to the rest Gb They'll never win Bbm I'll ride again Db Ab We are heroes of the homeland American remains Gb Bbm We live in many faces and answer many names Db Ab We will not be forgotten we won't be left behind Ebm Ab Ab7 Our memories live on in mortal minds ■ Gb Gbmaj7 Gb And poets pens ■ ■ [Outro] Gbmaj7 Bbm Bbm7 Bbm Bbm7 Bbm Bbm7 ■ We'll ride ■ ■ ■ again ■ [End]