Violent Femmes – American Music (Guitar)
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Gregory Del Sesto
This is just a reformatting of Jeffrey J. Grays post with couple of tweaks.
It's a good post and a great song so I want to make it easier to read.
[Spoken]
Can I, can I put in something like 'This is American Music, take one'. 1, 2, 3, 4
[Intro]
C F G C F G Do you like American Music? I like American Music C F G C F G Don't you like American Music, baaaabyyyy
[Verse 1]
C F G C F G I want you to hold me, I want your arms around me C F G C F G I want you to hold me, baby C F G C F G Did you do too many drugs? I did too many drugs C F G C F G Did you do too many drugs too, baby?
[Chorus]
Am E You were born too late, I was born too soon F G But every time I look at that ugly moon C F C It reminds me of you, it reminds me of you Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Gsus2 G Oh - oh, oh - oh, oh - oh
[Verse 2]
C F G C F G I need a date to the prom, would you like to come along C F G C F G Ah but nobody will go to the prom with me, baby C F G C F G They didn't like American Music, they never heard American Music C F G C F G They didn't know the music was in my soul, baby
[Chorus]
Am E You were born too soon, I was born too late F G But every time I look at that ugly lake, C F It reminds me of me (d'you like American Music) C F It reminds me of me (d'you like American Music) C It reminds me of me Gsus2 G Gsus2 g Gus2 G Oh - oh, oh - oh, oh - oh
[Solo]
(At end, bend G to A, then hit and release back to G):
C F G C F G C F G C F G
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2-------------0-2----2-2--2-2--3-3--2-0--2-------------0-2-0------------------| A|----3--3-3--3-3------------------------------3--3-3--3-3-------3----------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------(5)\3---3----|
[Acapella]
D'you like American music? (We like American music)
I like American music (Baaaabyyyyy)
D'you like American music (We like all kinds of music)
But I like American music best (Baaaabyyyy)
[Chorus]
Am E You were born too late, I was born too late F G But every time I look at that ugly lake, C F C It reminds me of me, It reminds me of me F C F It reminds me of meee (do you like American Music) C F It reminds me of meee (do you like American Music) C F It reminds me of meeee (I can hear music) C F It reminds me of meeee (sweet, sweet music)
(F - C repeats, getting more frenetic)
C F It reminds me of meeee (I can hear music) C F It reminds me of meeee (sweet, sweet music) C F It reminds me of meeee (I can hear music) C F It reminds me of meeee (sweet, sweet music) C F It reminds me of meeee (I can hear music) C F It reminds me of meeee (sweet, sweet music) C F It reminds me of meeee (I can hear music) C F It reminds me of meeee (sweet, sweet music) C F It reminds me of meeee (I can hear music) C It reminds me of me
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