By Moe Bandy
[D]Ive traveled [A]all around this [D]country
[D]In my time I [A]thought Id seen it [D]all
But to[G]day I took a [A]detour down a [Bm]backroad[Bm/A]
Through a [E7]little town whose name I cant [A]recall
There were [D]old men on [A]benches playin [D]checkers
[D]Children playin [A]hopscotch on the [D]square
And [G]high above a [A]statue of an [Bm]unknown [G]soldier
Old [D]Glory was [A]waving in the [D]air
[Bm]Suddenly I [G]realized what [D]Id too long forgotten
A [Bm]chill rose up like [G]mountains on my [A]skin
Over[Bm]come with the [G]feelin, [D]I knew I was [G]seein
[D]America all [A]over aga[D]in
Chorus:
[D]A[G]mer-i[A]cana
[G]Pictures of a [A]people proud and [D]free
[D]A[Bm]m-eri[G]cana, [E7]Ill keep [A]holdin to the [Bm]dream[Bm/A]
Youre [G]still what [A]livin means to [D]me
I knew to stop would throw me off my schedule
But I parked around behind the Five and Dime
Theres something bout a small town in the summer
Like a Norman Rockwell picture back in time
Kids were courtin at the Rexall soda fountain
Like we did before they built the shoppin mall
I saw so many reasons why I love this country
You know some things never really change at all
As I left the 2 lane road and pulled back on that superhighway
I thought of what Id seen back in that town
And it hit me like a freight train
That a stones throw from the fast lane, America is still safe and sound
Chorus Twice
[D]Ive traveled [A]all around this [D]country
[D]In my time I [A]thought Id seen it [D]all
But to[G]day I took a [A]detour down a [Bm]backroad[Bm/A]
Through a [E7]little town whose name I cant [A]recall
There were [D]old men on [A]benches playin [D]checkers
[D]Children playin [A]hopscotch on the [D]square
And [G]high above a [A]statue of an [Bm]unknown [G]soldier
Old [D]Glory was [A]waving in the [D]air
[Bm]Suddenly I [G]realized what [D]Id too long forgotten
A [Bm]chill rose up like [G]mountains on my [A]skin
Over[Bm]come with the [G]feelin, [D]I knew I was [G]seein
[D]America all [A]over aga[D]in
Chorus:
[D]A[G]mer-i[A]cana
[G]Pictures of a [A]people proud and [D]free
[D]A[Bm]m-eri[G]cana, [E7]Ill keep [A]holdin to the [Bm]dream[Bm/A]
Youre [G]still what [A]livin means to [D]me
I knew to stop would throw me off my schedule
But I parked around behind the Five and Dime
Theres something bout a small town in the summer
Like a Norman Rockwell picture back in time
Kids were courtin at the Rexall soda fountain
Like we did before they built the shoppin mall
I saw so many reasons why I love this country
You know some things never really change at all
As I left the 2 lane road and pulled back on that superhighway
I thought of what Id seen back in that town
And it hit me like a freight train
That a stones throw from the fast lane, America is still safe and sound
Chorus Twice
