Written by Bruce Springsteen
Intro: Em Em/G A Asus2 (2x)
Em
Born down in a dead man's town
A
The first kick I took was when I hit the ground
Em
You end up like a dog that's been beat too much
A
'Till you spend half your life just covering up
Chorus
Em
Born in the U.S.A.
A Asus2
Born in the U.S.A.
Em
Born in the U.S.A.
A Asus2
Born in the U.S.A.
Em
I got in a little hometown jam
A
And so they put a rifle in my hand
Em
Son ya ever heard of Vietnam
A
Well go and kill the yellow man
Chorus
Em
Born in the U.S.A.
A Asus2
Born in the U.S.A.
Em
Born in the U.S.A.
A Asus2
Born in the U.S.A.
Em
Come back home to the refineries
A
Hiring man says
Em
I go down to see the VA man
A
He says, "Son, don't you understand."
Chorus
Em
Born in the U.S.A.
A Asus2
Born in the U.S.A.
Em
Born in the U.S.A.
A Asus2
Born in the U.S.A.
Em
I had a buddy at Khe Sahn
A
Fightin' off them Vietcong
Em A
They're still there, he's all gone
Em
He had a little girl in Saigon
A
I got a picture of him in her arms
Em A Em A
Hoo, Hoo, Hoo
Em
Down in the shadow of the penitentiary
A
Out by the gas fires of the refinery
Em
I'm ten years down the road
A
Nowhere to gun and nowhere to go
Em
Hoo
A
I'm a long gone daddy in the USA
Em
Born in the USA
A
I'm a cool rockin' daddy in the USA
Em A
Born in the USA Hoo
Em A Em A (Repeat and Fade, with a lot of Hooing)
Full
key step up
Half
key step up
Half
key step down
Full
key step down
