American Man  ( Alan Hull )   from:  On the other side
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Capo on 5th

Intro: C, Em, Am,  F, Dm, Em, G


1.)
The sun that shines on you, shines on Russia too
     	       G	Am    C		G     Am
what's it all about, you know you're not the only one
		E			      Am
to hurt when you're in pain, 
    F			Dm
when you feel lonely, when you feel strange.
		E7			G


Chorus:
Hey American man, Russian and Japanese
 C	     Em			Am
Germany, Britain and Italy, can't you see.
 F	  Dm	      Em      G
Brown, yellow and black what could the difference be
 C		    Em			  Am
nothing, but nothing is what it seems, it's all a dream.
  F		Dm	 Em		     G


2.)
The sea that separates you, is simply a space coloured blue
     C	      G  Am	 	C	  G	Am
on an atlas of the world that's shrinking fast
		    E			   Am
let's let it live, let's let it last
	      F			 Dm
let's have the future, forget the past.
		 E		   G


Chorus:
Hey American man, Russian and Japanese
 C	     Em			Am
Germany, Britain and Italy, can't you see.
 F	  Dm	      Em      G
Brown, yellow and black what could the difference be
 C		    Em			  Am
nothing, but nothing is what it seems, it's all a dream.
  F		Dm	 Em		     G


3.)
And the words are different it's true
	  C	    G		  Am
but you still got to live your whole life through
	  C	      G			    Am
but jealousy and pain remain the same
		  E		  Am
so cheers, auf wiedersehn adie and come again
     F		     Dm		    E7
let's all be friends, let's all be friends.
       G


Chorus:	
Hey American man, Russian and Japanese
 C	     Em			Am
Germany, Britain and Italy, can't you see.
 F	  Dm	      Em      G
Brown, yellow and black what could the difference be
 C		    Em			  Am
nothing, but nothing is what it seems, it's all a dream.
  F		Dm	 Em		     G


repeat  chorus  1 x   then fade out