(intro 2x) D G A 

  D                G                  A
Sun comin' up       over New York City,
   D             G                  A
school bus driver      in a traffic jam.
  G             A                      D
Staring at the faces in her rear view mirror,
 G                                     A
looking at the promise of the promised land.

 D              G                    A
One kid dreams       of fame and fortune,
D            G              A
    one kid helps pay the rent.
G              A               D
    One could end up going to prison,
G                           A
    one just might be president.

D    G            A                                D
    Only in America! Dreamin' in red, white, and blue!
 G            A                                  Bm
Only in America! Where we dream as big as we want to.
        G           Bm              G             D    G            A
We all get a chance,     everybody gets to dance,     only in America!

     D              G                A
    Sun goin' down       on an L.A freeway,
D                      G             A
    newly-weds in the back of a limousine.
G               A                  D
    A welder's son and a banker's daughter,
G                           A
    all they want is everything!

D                 G            A
    She came out here to be an actress,
D             G           A
    he was a singer in a band.
Bm                  G               D
    They just might go back to Oklahoma,
         G                                     A
    and talk about the stars they could have been.

D    G            A                                D
    Only in America! Dreamin' in red, white, and blue!
 G            A                                  Bm
Only in America! Where we dream as big as we want to.
        G           Bm              G             D    G            A
We all get a chance,     everybody gets to dance,     only in America!

D    G            A                                D
    Only in America! Dreamin' in red, white, and blue!
 G            A                                  Bm
Only in America! Where we dream as big as we want to.
        G           Bm              G             D    G            A
We all get a chance,     everybody gets to dance,     only in America!