Key: E
Introduction:
E A B A
Sun coming up over New York City
E A B
School bus driver in a traffic jam
A B E
Staring at the faces in her rear view mirror
A B
Looking at the promise of the promised land
E A B A
One kid dreams of fame and fortune
E A B
One kid helps pay the rent
A B E B
One could end up going to prison
A B
One just might be president
E A B
Only in America, dreaming in red, white, and blue
E A B
Only in America, where we dream as big as we want to
C#m A C#m A
We all get a chance, everybody gets to dance
E A B
Only in America
E A B A
Sun going down on an L.A. freeway
E A B
Newlyweds in the back of a limousine
A B E
A welder's son and a banker's daughter
A B
All they want is everything
E A B A
She came out here to be an actress
E A B
He was a singer in a band
C#m B E B
They just might go back to Oklahoma
A B
And talk about the stars they could have been
E A B
Only in America, dreaming in red, white, and blue
E A B
Only in America, where we dream as big as we want to
C#m A C#m A
We all get a chance, everybody gets to dance
E A B
Only in America