American Remains Chords & Lyrics - Johnny Cash

[VERSE]
[Am]I am a shotgun rider for the San Jacinto l[F]ine
The des[C]ert is my brother, my skin is cracked and d[G]ry
I w[Am]as riding on a folk coach, and everything was[F] fine
[C]Till we took a shorter road to save s[G]ome time
The bandi[F]ts only fired once, they shot me in the [C]chest
[C]They may have wounded me, but they?ll never get the [G]best
Of better [Am]men, cause I?ll ride again.

[VERSE]
[Am]I am a river gambler, I make a livin`dealin c[F]ards
[C]My clothes are smooth and honest, my heart is cold and ha[G]rd
[Am]I was shuffling` for some delta boys on the boat[F] for New Orelans
[C]I was the greatest shark they?d ever [G]seen
[F]But the Captain bumped a sandbar, and an [C]ace fell from my sleeve
[C]The threw me overboard as I swore I didn?t ch[G]eat
But I co[Am]uld swim, and I?ll ride again

[CHORUS]
[C]We are heroes of the homeland, American [G]remains
[F]We live in many faces and answer[Am] many names
We wil[C]l not be forgotten, we won?t be left b[G]ehind
O[F]ur memories live on in mortal min[G]ds
And poets pe[Am]ns, we?ll ride again

[VERSE]
[Am]I am a mid-west farmer, I make a livin` off the l[F]and
I[C] ride a John Deer tractor, I am a liberated [G]man
[Am]But the rain it hasn?t fallen, since the middle [F]of July
[C]And if it don?t come soon my crops will [G]die

[VERSE]
[F]The bank man says he likes me, but there?[C]s nothing he can do
[C]He tells me that he?s comin`, but the clouds are comin` [G]too
He ain?t my frie[Am]nd, and I?ll ride again.
[Am]I am an American Indian, my tribe is [F]Cherokee
My fore[C]fathers loves this land they left it here for [G]me
But the [Am]white man came with boats and trains and dirty f[F]actories
[C]And poisoned my existence with his de[G]eds
[F]Nature is our mother, we are suckling at [C]her breast
[C]And he who try to beat her down will lose her to the re[G]st
They?ll never [Am]win, I?ll ride again

[CHORUS]
[C]We are heroes of the homeland, American [G]remains
[F]We live in many faces and answer[Am] many names
We wil[C]l not be forgotten, we won?t be left behin[G]d
Our memo[F]ries live on in mortal minds [G]
And poets pens[Am] we?ll ride again

[CHORUS]
[C]We are heroes of the homeland, American [G]remains
[F]We live in many faces and answer[Am] many names
We wil[C]l not be forgotten, we won?t be left behin[G]d
Our memo[F]ries live on in mortal minds [G]
And poets pens[Am] we?ll ride again