[Intro]
C  G  F  C
G  F  C
G  F  C
 
[Verse 1]
       G           F          C
Just a red-blooded boy from a blue collar town
G              F                 C
Hooked on that Muscle Shoals and Motown sound
G         F             C
Nashville bound with my head in the clouds
                 G        F                 C
They said, "With hopes so high, boy, it's a long way down"
          F
But I was born and raised American tough
     C
If I get knocked down, then I'll just get back up, y'all
 
[Chorus]
G   F               C
Ooh-ooh, I ain't no fortunate son
       G              F               C
Just a country boy of summer that was born to run
G   F    C
Ooh-ooh, can't you see?
    G                   F              C
I'm runnin' against the wind, out here runnin' down a dream
            F
Long as the sun hits the sky, I'll hit the ground runnin'
C                                        G         F
Grab my guitar and I'll keep on, keep on strummin'
 
[Post-Chorus]
C               G         F   C
  Gonna keep on strummin'
 
[Verse 2]
  G
I hit a few bumps tryin' to find my groove
                  F            C
Got a little road rash on 16th Avenue
     G      F         C
Now, I work hard, sometimes I get paid, y'all
G            F             C
Sometimes, I don't, I just play anyway, singin'
 
[Chorus]
G   F               C
Ooh-ooh, I ain't no fortunate son
       G              F               C
Just a country boy of summer that was born to run
G   F    C
Ooh-ooh, can't you see?
    G                   F              C
I'm runnin' against the wind, out here runnin' down a dream
            F
Long as the sun hits the sky, I'll hit the ground runnin'
C                                        G         F
Grab my guitar and I'll keep on, keep on strummin'
 
[Post-Chorus]
C                G         F
   Gonna keep on strummin'
C          G         F   C
   Keep on strummin'
 
[Solo]
G F C
 
[Bridge]
       G                     C
If you get knocked down, you get back up
      G                          C
Where I come from, you make your own damn luck
    G                     C
You get knocked down, you get back up
           G            
If you was born and raised American tough now
 
[Chorus]
G   F               C
Ooh-ooh, I ain't no fortunate son
       G              F               C
Just a country boy of summer that was born to run
G   F    C
Ooh-ooh, can't you see?
    G                   F              C
I'm runnin' against the wind, out here runnin' down a dream
            F
Long as the sun hits the sky, I'll hit the ground runnin'
C                                        G         F
Grab my guitar and I'll keep on, keep on strummin'
 
[Post-Chorus]
C                G        F  C
   Gonna keep on strummin'   woo
              G         F   C
Gonna keep on strummin'
 
[Outro]
          G           F         C
Yeah, you get knocked down, you get back up
              Red-blooded boy from a blue-collar town
Hooked on that Muscle Shoals and Motown sound
Nashville-bound with my head in the clouds
They said, "With hopes that high, boy, it's a long way down"

But I was born and raised American tough
If I get knocked down then I'll just get back up, y'all

Ooh-ooh, I ain't no fortunate son
Just a country boy of summer that was born to run
Ooh-ooh-ooh, can't you see
I'm running against the wind out here running down a dream
Long as the sun hits the sky I'll hit the ground running
Grab my guitar and I'll keep on, keep on strumming
Gonna keep on strumming

I hit a few bumps trying to find my groove
Got a little road rash on 16th Avenue
Now I work hard, sometimes I get paid, y'all
Sometimes I don't, I just play anyway

Ooh-ooh, I ain't no fortunate son
Just a country boy of summer that was born to run
Ooh-ooh-ooh, can't you see
I'm running against the wind out here running down a dream
Long as the sun hits the sky I'll hit the ground running
Grab my guitar and I'll keep on, keep on strumming
Gonna keep on strumming
Keep on strumming

If you get knocked down and get back up
Where I come from, you make your own damn luck
You get knocked down you get back up
If you was born and raised American tough, now

Ooh-ooh, I ain't no fortunate son
Just a country boy of summer that was born to run
Ooh-ooh-ooh, can't you see
I'm running against the wind out here running down a dream
Long as the sun hits the sky I'll hit the ground running
Grab my guitar and I'll keep on, keep on strumming
Gonna keep on strumming
Gonna keep on strumming
Get, get knocked down and get back up              
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