How to Play God Bless The U.S.A.

Happy Memorial Day to all who live in the U.S.A. 

Every 4th of July I like to post patriotic songs to play for your enjoyment. I'm so thankful for the troops and support them all the way. Here's where you'll find a few chord charts to some songs.

I thought I would give you a quick chord breakdown to Lee' Greenwood's song, God Bless The U.S.A., written in 1984. It's in the Key of F (1 flat, Bb) with 4/4 time signature, slowly.


F Bb/F
If tomorrow all the things were gone I'd worked for all my life,
Gm7 Eb7 C7
And I had to start again with just my children and my wife,
F Am7
I'd thank my lucky stars to be living here today
Gm7 Dm Bb
'Cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can't take that away
Chorus
C/E Bb/D F
And I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free
C/E Bb/D F
And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me
Dm F/A Bb Am7
And I'll gladly stand up, next to you, and defend her still today
Gm7 F/A Bb Gm7/C F
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land, God bless the USA.
From the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Tennessee,
Across the plains of Texas, from sea to shining sea,
From Detroit down to Houston, from New York to LA,
Well there's pride in every American heart,
And it's time we stand and say,
C/E Bb/D F
That I'm proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free,
C/E Bb/D F
And I won`t forget the men who died, who gave that right to me
Dm F/A Bb Am7
And I'll gladly stand up, next to you and defend her still today,
Gm7 F/A Bb Gm7/C F
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land, God bless the USA
C/E Bb/D F
And I'm Proud to be an American, where at least I know I'm free,
C/E Bb/D F
And I won't forget the men who died, who gave that right to me,
Dm F/A Bb Am7
And I'll gladly stand up, next to you and defend her still today,
Gm7 F/A Gm7 Am7 Bb C7 F
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land, God bless the U S A

Chord Breakdown:
Verse
L.H. / R.H.

FF/CFAC
FF/DAC
G/DFBb
Eb/DbGBb
FF/CFAC
AG/CEGC
G/DFGBb
D/DFA
Bb/DFBbD

Chorus

E/CEG
D/BbDF
F/FAC
E/CEG
D/BbDF
F/FAC
D/ADF
A/CEG
Bb/FBbD
A/EGAC
G/DFBb
A/FAC * (last time to Coda)
Bb/FBbD
C/GBbDF
F/ACF
F/GCE
F/FBbD
F/AC
F/BbDF

Verse

FF/AC
FF/DFA
G/DFBb
Eb/DbGBb
C/EGC
FF/FA
AA/GACE
AA/EGAC
GG/DFBb
D/FAD
Bb/FBbD (Back to chorus)

Coda

Bb/FBbD
C/GBbDF

Chorus

D/ADF

E/CEG
D/BbDF
F/FAC
E/CEG
D/BbDF
F/FAC
D/ADF
A/CEG
Bb/FBbD
A/EGAC
G/DFBb
A/FAC
GF/BbDFBb
AG/CEAC
BbF/DBbD
CG/EBbCE
FCA/FACF

Blessings,





"Jazz washes away the dust of every day life." -- Art Blakey

Norah Jones: Sunrise

Imagine going to a Norah Jones concert and hearing all of your favorite songs from this amazing artist.

Norah Jones, born on March 30th 1979 in New York City, is one of the most popular contemporary jazz and jazz-influenced singers of our time. She was a member of Wax Poetic before her debut album Come Away With Me. She can still be heard singing with them on two tracks of their release, Nublu Sessions.

Her debut album Come Away With Me was released in 2002 and sold 22 million copies worldwide. It won 5 Grammy Awards in 2003.

Here's one of my favorite songs written in 2004, with words and music by Norah Jones and Lee Alexander... Sunrise. With a 2/2 time signature, played in the Key of Eb, here are the chords.

Cm7 Bb Eb

Cm7 Bb Eb

Cm7 Bb Eb Abmaj9

  Bb      Cm7
Sunrise, sunrise
           Bb              Eb
Looks like mornin' in your eyes
         Cm7        Eb     Ab(add2)   Eb
But the clocks held nine fifteen for hours

Gm7      Cm7
Sunrise, sunrise
          Bb             Eb
Couldn't tempt us if it tried
             Cm7   Eb   Ab(add2)        Eb           
'Cause the afternoon's already come and gone


           Cm Bb6 Eb Ab
And I said hoooooooooo... (x3)
    Fm
To you


     Bb   Cm7     
Surprise, surprise
            Bb           Eb         
Couldn't find it in your eyes
         Cm7      Eb          Ab(add2) Eb
But I'm sure it's written all over my face
  Gm7       Cm7
Surprise, surprise
       Bb                Eb
Never something I could hide
       Cm7    Eb     Ab(add2)      Eb
When I see we made it through another day


          Cm Bb6 Eb Ab
And I said hoooooooooo... (x3)
   Fm
To you


Ab(add2)
 Now good night
                F/A
Throw its cover down
 Ab(add2) F/A
On me again
Ab(add2)         
 Ooh and if I'm right
            F/A
It's the only way
   Ab(add2)   Bbsus
To bring me back


Cm Bb6 Eb Ab
Hoo...        (x3)
   Fm
To you

Hoo...   (x3)
  Fm  Eb(add2)
To you 

"Jazz washes away the dust of every day life." -- Art Blakey