Bm  F#m  D  Dadd9  G6  Em  A  A alternative (also sounds good) 
 
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the intro is single notes A D C# 
 
Bm          F#m      Bm 
I'm just an American boy  
D         Dadd9  D 
Raised on  M  T  V 
         G6             Bm          Em       Bm 
And I've seen all those kids in the soda pop ads 
Bm              F#m         Bm 
But none of 'em looked like me 
 
So I started lookin' around  
For a light out of the dim 
And the first thing I heard that made sense was the word 
Of Mohammed, peace be upon him 
 
D          A          Em        
A shadu la ilaha illa Allah  (pronounced A shadu laila hailla Allah) 
G                  F#m 
There is no God but God 
 
If my daddy could see me now 
With chains around my feet 
He don't understand that sometimes a man 
Has got to fight for what he believes 
 
And I believe God is great, 
All praise due to him 
And if I should die, I'll rise up to the sky 
Just like Jesus, peace be upon him 
 
A shadu la ilaha illa Allah 
There is no God but God 
 
Guitar break  Bm D A Em D A  then play single notes D C#