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American Kids Chords

[Intro]
 
Em Bm  C G x4
 
  the 3rd and 4th time is this lick
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9-9--7-7--7/9\4----------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9-9--7-7--7/9------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
 Em        Bm         C         G
 Doublewide Quick Stop midnight T-top
  Em         Bm          C       G
 Jack in her Cherry Coke town
 Em        Bm         C         G
 Momma and daddy put their roots right here
  Em                      Bm         C      G
 'Cause this is where the car broke down
 Em          Bm         C          G
 Yellow dog school bus kickin' up red dust
 Em          Bm      C          G
 Pickin' us up by a barbed wire fence
 Em      Bm       C         G
 M   T   V on the R    C    A,
 Em       Bm    C
 no A/C in the vents
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
           G             Bm
 
 We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
 Em              C
 Born in the USA
 G                         Bm
 Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
 Em          C
 New York to LA
         G                 Bm
 We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
 Em                   C
 Baby, come give me a kiss
 G                          Bm
 Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
        Em                 C
 Uptown down home American kids
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 Em      Bm     C          G
 Growin' up in little pink houses
 Em      Bm     C          G
 Makin' out on living room couches
 Em           Bm        C        G
 Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
                  Em (one strum)
 A little messed up, but we're all alright
 
Em Bm  C G x2
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9-9--7-7--7/9\4----------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9-9--7-7--7/9------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
 Em              Bm           C                 G
 Baptist church parkin' lot, tryin' not to get caught
 Em                Bm             C       G
 Take her home and give her your jacket
 Em           Bm                C         G
 Makin' it to second base, but sayin' you went all the way
 Em          Bm      C          G
 Monday afternoon at practice
 Em        Bm   C        G
 Sister's got a boyfriend
 Em     Bm     C      G
 daddy doesn't like
           Em         Bm        C        G
 Now he's sittin' out back, 3030 in his lap
 C
 In the blue bug zapper light
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
           G             Bm
 We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
 Em              C
 Born in the USA
 G                         Bm
 Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
 Em          C
 New York to LA
         G                 Bm
 We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
 Em                   C
 Baby, come give me a kiss
 G                          Bm
 Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
        Em                 C
 Uptown down home American kids
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 Em      Bm     C          G
 Growin' up in little pink houses
 Em      Bm     C          G
 Makin' out on living room couches
 Em           Bm        C        G
 Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
                  Em (one strum)
 A little messed up, but we're all alright
 
 
 Em Bm  C G x2
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-11(12)p9-11(12)-11(12)p9-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-11(12)p9-----------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----7/9p7-5--------------|
D|-7p5----------7-5-7-------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-11(12)p9-11(12)-11(12)p9-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-11/14/16/19--------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
           G             Bm
 We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
 Em              C
 Born in the USA
 G                         Bm
 Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
 Em          C
 New York to LA
         G                 Bm
 We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
 Em                   C
 Baby, come give me a kiss
 G                          Bm
 Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
        Em                 C
 Uptown down home American kids
 
 
[Chorus]
 
 Em      Bm     C          G
 Growin' up in little pink houses
 Em      Bm     C          G
 Makin' out on living room couches
 Em           Bm        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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| (n)  Ghost note
| p    Pull-off
| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
 
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