Love American Style

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[Intro]

   C
   Love, love!  Love, love!---

[Chorus]

   Bbmaj7    Am7             Gm7            C11              F
      Love, American Style.  Truer than the Red, White and Blue---
   Bbmaj7    Am7             Gm7               C7
      Love, American Style.  That's me and you---

[Verse 1]

   Fmaj7                         G7/F
      And on a star spangled night my love
   Bbm6/F                          Fmaj7
      You can rest your head on my shoulder
   Fmaj7                            G7/F
      While by the dawn's early light, my love
   Bbm6/F                         Fmaj7
      I will defend your right to try...

[Chorus]

   Bbmaj7    Am7             Gm7            C11              F
      Love, American Style.  Truer than the Red, White and Blue---
   Bbmaj7    Am7             Gm7                C7
      Love, American Style.  That's you and me ---

[Verse 2]

   Fmaj7                             G7/F
      We pledge our love 'neath the same old moon
   Bbm6/F                          Fmaj7
      But it shines red, white and blue now
   Fmaj7                          G7/F
      Upon this land of hopes and dreams, my love
   Bbm6/F                           Fmaj7
      Where all I hope for 'tis of thee

[Chorus]

   Bbmaj7    Am7             Gm7            C11              F
      Love, American Style.  Truer than the Red, White and Blue---
   Bbmaj7    Am7             Gm7               C7
      Love, American Style.  That's me and you---

[Break]

   (NOTE: Verse progression with key change to Ab Major)

   Abmaj7    Bb7/Ab    Dbm6/Ab    Abmaj7
      (8-bar instrumental, no lyrics)
   Abmaj7                         Bb7/Ab
      Upon this land of hopes and dreams, my love
   Dbm6/Ab                    Abmaj7
      All I hope for 'tis of thee

[Bridge]

   (NOTE: Intro reprise, key change back to F Major)

   C
   Love, love!  Love, love!---

[Outro]

   (NOTE: Repeat first 4 bars of chorus)

   Bbmaj7    Am7             Gm7            C11              F
      Love, American Style.  Freer than the Land of the Free
   Bbmaj7    Am7             Gm7            C11              F
      Love, American Style.  Truer than the Red, White and Blue