Young the Giant – Amerika (Guitar)

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5/16: updated the official lyrics! Let me know of any corrections that need to be made! [Intro] Dm7 [Verse 1]
Dm7
And so I've arrived

               F/C
With gold in my eyes

                    Fmaj7    Amadd11
Are you paying attention?
Fmaj7 Amadd11 [Chorus 1]
F                           C                    Am
I was searching for something as I watched you run

      Em                         Dm
I was sad when you said that you never really wanted some

F                           C                    Am
Were you looking for someone as I watched you go?

      Em                Dm
I am mad because I don't know what you used me for

F                            C          Am
I've been looking for so long in Amerika

  Em                       Dm
Throw my hands in the air
[Verse 2]
       Fmaj7         Amadd11
Flash, fade in

           Fmaj7                 Amadd11
Say you care, but you don't

              Fmaj7        Amadd11
You know I hate it

        Fmaj7                                      Amadd11
It's a rich kid game and it'll blow up with a throw
That's all that it really is [Chorus 2]
F                        C                       Am
I was searching for something as I watched you run

       Em                         Dm
I was sad when you said that you never really wanted some

F                        C                       Am
Were you looking for someone as I watched you go?

      Em            Dm
I am mad because I don't know what you used me for

F                        C            Am
Always talking about one day in Amerika

           Em      Dm
Same old story, oh you want glory son

F                           C
I've been looking for so long

                 Am
But you cut me out

Em                                Dm
Throw my hands in the air cause I...
[Verse 3]
       Fmaj7      Amadd11
Your palace

        Fmaj7                Amadd11
All the friends you own

   Fmaj7        Amadd11
So jealous

          Fmaj7                           Amadd11
Felt that rich kid pain what it is to be alone

                    C
It's all it really is
[Chorus 3]
F                        C                       Am
I was searching for something as I watched you run

       Em                         Dm
I was sad when you said that you never really wanted some

F                        C                       Am
Were you looking for someone as I watched you go?

      Em            Dm
I am mad because I don't know what you used me for

F                        C            Am
Always talking about one day in Amerika

           Em      Dm
Same old story, oh you want glory son
[Outro]
F       C          Am   Em   Dm
In Amerika! In Amerika!

F       C          Am   Em   Dm
In Amerika! In Amerika!

F       C          Am   Em   Dm
In Amerika! In Amerika!