[bad word] from the cities and [bad word] from the smaller towns,

                                                   beat up cars with guitars and [bad word] goin' crack, boom, bam.
 [bad word] 
                       R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A.

                       R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. 
                                 R. O. C. K.  in the U. S. A, yeah, yeah

 (no chord)                 etc

 Rockin' in the U. S. A.

Said goodbye to their families, said goodbye to their friends;
with pipedreams in their heads and very little money in their hands.
Some are black and some are white, aint't too proud to sleep on the floor tonight.
With the blind faith of Jesus, you know that they just might . . .

(no chord)
be rockin in the USA
 [bad word] 
Voices from nowhere and voices from the larger towns
Filled our head full of dreams, turned our world upside down
There was Frankie Lymon, Bobby Fuller, Mitch Ryder (they were rockin')
Jackie Wilson, Shangrilas, Young Rascals (they were rockin')
Spotlight on Martha Reeves, let's don't forget James Brown.

(no chord)           (spoken)
Rockin' in the USA.   Hey!
 [bad word] (repeat and fade)