Tono: G
Introducción: D/F# Em G A
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I was ten, I was thin, I was playing first base
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with a secondhand glove and dirt on my face
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In nowhere, Virginia
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Who'd ever figure that kid in the yard would go very far
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It was 419 Lakewood , had no silverspoons
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Just an old beat up upright that played out of tune
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Now I'm singin' and living the life that I love
C G A
And when I count my blessings I thank God I was
D Em GA
An American child
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An American child
Bm A
'Cause dreams can grow wild
G A D
Born inside an American child
Seven pounds, three ounces, she's got my nose
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(Bridge)
Bm F C F
My grandfather would have been eighty today
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But in '45 he fell down beside an American child
(Chorus)