American Daughters Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][C][Dm][Em][F]

[Verse 1]
[Am]I
left Lawrence, Kansas
[G]At the [C]age of seventeen
[Dm]To chase down my own [Am]ver sion
Of the [G]American dream

[Verse 2]
[Am]Cowboy boots, a tie-dye dress
[G]dress
In mo[C]m's ol' minivan
[Dm]If a girl like me can do [Am]it, sister
I be[G]lieve anybody can

[Verse 3]
Oh, [Am]the land, she [G]is my [C]mother
And [Dm]freedom [G]is my fat[Am]her
Yeah, an[Em]' I [Am]am one o[G]f many[C]
[Bb]Strong, proud and [F]beautiful
American daughters
[Em][Dm][Am]

[Verse 4]
I got married way too [G]young
[C]No one's fault but mine
An' it [Dm]hurts when you grow
But you [Am]learn as you go that
[G]nothin' heals like time

[Verse 5]
I [Am]found my faith in God
An' my [G]first [C]apartment
on my own
[Dm]An' now no matter where [Am]I ever go
[G]I know I'll never be alone

[Verse 6]
'Cause the [Am]land, she [G]is my [C]mother
Yes, and [Dm]freedom [G]is my fat[Am]her
Yeah, an[G]' I[Am] am one[G] of many[C]
[Bb]Strong, proud and [F]beautiful American
[C]daughters
[F][C]

[Verse 7]
[F]
Resurrection Bay, Alaska
[G]Oh, [F]the Flint Hills roll in Kansas
Time Square, [G]New York [F]City
The Mississippi delta,
[G]anywhere in [F]Texas

[Verse 8]
Redstone, [F]Colorado
[G]Sedona, Arizon[F]a
The PCA to California
It's [G]all home sweet home

[Verse 9]
[G]
Oh, [Am]'cause the land, she [G]is my [C]mother
Oh, and [Dm]freedom [G]is my [Am]father[Em][C]
[Dm]Yeah, and [Am]I am one o[G]f many[C]
[Bb]Strong, proud and [F]beautiful

[Verse 10]
We're [Bb]all strong, proud and [F]beautiful
Yeah, [Bb]we're strong,
proud [F]an d beautiful American daughters
Strong [G]and proud American
[F]daughters, yeah