American Kids

  the 3rd and 4th time is this lick
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[Verse]

 Em        Bm7        C         G
 Doublewide Quick Stop midnight T-top
  Em         Bm7         C       G
 Jack in her Cherry Coke town
 Em        Bm7        C         G
 Momma and daddy put their roots right here
  Em                      Bm7        C      G
 'Cause this is where the car broke down
 Em          Bm7        C          G
 Yellow dog school bus kickin' up red dust
 Em          Bm7     C          G
 Pickin' us up by a barbed wire fence
 Em      Bm7      C         G
 M   T   V on the R    C    A,
 Em       Bm7   C     C
 no A/C in the vents


[Pre-Chorus]

           G             Bm7

 We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
 Em              C
 Born in the USA
 G                         Bm7
 Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
 Em          C
 New York to A
         G                 Bm7
 We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
 Em                   C
 Baby, come give me a kiss
 G                          Bm7
 Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
        Em                 C
 Uptown down home American kids


[Chorus]

 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Growin' up in little pink houses
 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Makin' out on living room couches
 Em           Bm7       C        G
 Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
                  Em (one strum)
 A little messed up, but we're all alright

Em Bm7 C G x2
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[Verse]

 Em              Bm7          C                 G
 Baptist church parkin' lot, tryin' not to get caught
 Em                Bm7            C       G
 Take her home and give her your jacket
 Em           Bm7               C         G
 Makin' it to second base, but sayin' you went all the way
 Em          Bm7     C          G
 Monday afternoon at practice
 Em        Bm7  C        G
 Sister's got a boyfriend
 Em     Bm7    C      G
 daddy doesn't like
           Em         Bm7       C        G
 Now he's sittin' out back, 3030 in his lap
 C
 In the blue bug zapper light


[Pre-Chorus]

           G             Bm7
 We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
 Em              C
 Born in the USA
 G                         Bm7
 Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
 Em          C
 New York to A
         G                 Bm7
 We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
 Em                   C
 Baby, come give me a kiss
 G                          Bm7
 Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
        Em                 C
 Uptown down home American kids


[Chorus]

 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Growin' up in little pink houses
 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Makin' out on living room couches
 Em           Bm7       C        G
 Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
                  Em (one strum)
 A little messed up, but we're all alright


 Em Bm7 C G x2
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[Pre-Chorus]

           G             Bm7
 We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
 Em              C
 Born in the USA
 G                         Bm7
 Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
 Em          C
 New York to A
         G                 Bm7
 We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
 Em                   C
 Baby, come give me a kiss
 G                          Bm7
 Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
        Em                 C
 Uptown down home American kids


[Chorus]

 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Growin' up in little pink houses
 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Makin' out on living room couches
 Em           Bm7       C        G
 Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
                  Em (one strum)
 A little messed up, but we're all alright   HEY



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