American Kids Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][Em][F][C][G]
[Am][Em][F][C][G]
[Am][Em][F][C][G]
[Am][Em][F][C][G]

[Verse 1]
[Am]Doublewide Q[Em]uick Stop [F]midn[C]ight T-t[G]op
[Am]Jack in her [Em]Cherry Coke [F]town[C][G]
[Am]Mom ma and d[Em]addy put their r[F]oots r[C]ight here
[G]'Cause [Am]this is where the [Em]car broke d[F]own
[C][G]
Yel[Am]low dog s[Em]chool bus [F]kickin' [C]up red d[G]ust
[Am]Pickin' us [Em]up by a b[F]arbed wi[C]re f[G]ence
[Am]MT- [Em]V on the R C[F]- A[C],
[G]no [Am]A C
[Em]in the v[F]ents

[Chorus 1]
We were [C]Je sus save me,
[Em]blue jean baby
[Am]Born in the US[F]A
[C]Trailer park truck stop,
[Em]faded little map dots
[Am]New York to LA[F]
We were [C]teenage dreamin',
[Em]front seat leanin'
[Am]Ba by, come give me a ki[F]ss
[C]Put me on the cover of the [Em]Rolling Stone
Uptown [Am]down home American [F]kids
[Am]Growin' [Em]up in li[F]ttle p[C]ink hous[G]es
[Am]Makin' [Em]out on [F]living r[C]oom couche[G]s
[Am]Blowin' that [Em]smoke on [F]Saturday [C]night[G]
A [Am]little messed up, but we're all alright

[Interlude 1]
[Am][Em][F][C][G]
[Am][Em][F][C][G]

[Verse 2]
[Am]Bap tist church [Em]parkin' lot,
[F]tryin' not [C]to get [G]caught
[Am]Take her home and [Em]give her your [F]jacket
[C][G]
[Am]Ma kin' it to se[Em]cond base, but
[F]sayin' you [C]went all the [G]way
[Am]Monday after[Em]noon at [F]practice
[C][G]
[Am]Sister's [Em]got a b[F]oy[C]friend[G]
[Am]daddy [Em]doesn't [F]like
[C]Now he'[G]s sit[Am] tin' out back[Em],
thirty-[F]thirty in [C]his lap
[G]In the [F]blue bug zapper light

[Chorus 2]
We were [C]Je sus save me,
[Em]blue jean baby
[Am]Born in the US[F]A
[C]Trailer park truck stop,
[Em]faded little map dots
[Am]New York to LA[F]
We were [C]teenage dreamin',
[Em]front seat leanin'
[Am]Ba by, come give me a ki[F]ss
[C]Put me on the cover of the [Em]Rolling Stone
Uptown [Am]down home American [F]kids
[Am]Growin' [Em]up in li[F]ttle p[C]ink hous[G]es
[Am]Makin' [Em]out on [F]living r[C]oom couche[G]s
[Am]Blowin' that [Em]smoke on [F]Saturday [C]night[G]
A [Am]little messed up, but we're all alright

[Interlude 2]
[Am][Em][F][C][G]
[Am][Em][F][C][G]
[Am][Em][F][C][G]
[Am][Am]

[Chorus 3]
We were [C]Je sus save me,
[Em]blue jean baby
[Am]Born in the US[F]A
[C]Trailer park truck stop,
[Em]faded little map dots
[Am]New York to LA[F]
We were [C]teenage dreamin',
[Em]front seat leanin'
[Am]Ba by, come give me a ki[F]ss
[C]Put me on the cover of the [Em]Rolling Stone
Uptown [Am]down home American [F]kids
[Am]Growin' [Em]up in li[F]ttle p[C]ink hous[G]es
[Am]Makin' [Em]out on [F]living r[C]oom couche[G]s
[Am]Blowin' that [Em]smoke on [F]Saturday [C]night[G]
A [Am]little messed up, but we're all alright