[Intro]
 
E A D A  x8
 
[Verse 1](Fast rock beat)
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They come from the cities and they come from the smaller towns,
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beat up cars with guitars and drummers goin' crack, boom, bam.
 
[Chorus]
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 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A.
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 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A
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 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A, yeah, yeah
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 Rockin' in the U. S. A.
 
[Verse 2]
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Well they said goodbye to their families, said goodbye to their friends
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with their pipedreams in their heads and very little money in their hands.
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Some are black and some are white, aint't too proud to sleep on the floor tonight
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With the blind faith of Jesus, you know that they just might . . .
 
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be rockin in the USA      Hey!
 
[Solo]
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E        E
 
[Verse 3]
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Voices from nowhere and voices from the larger towns
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Filled our head full of dreams, and turned our world upside down
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There was Frankie Lymon, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder (they were rockin')
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Jackie Wilson, Shangrilas, Young Rascals (they were rockin')
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Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let's don't forget James Brown.
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Rockin' in the U. S. A.          Hey!
 
[Outro]
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 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A.
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 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A, 
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 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A