"American Thing", by Scott Andrew LePera
From the EP "American Thing"
Licensed under the Creative Commons nc-by-sa 2.0 license
Transcription by Adam Sampson
Key: D
D
G A Bm
good times, blue skies, just like you thought it would be
G A Bm
four star, two car, just like you've seen on TV
G A Bm
and this is how it is trading passion for prosperity
Em D/F# Asus4 A
and dragging stars and stripes out on the ground behind your car seems such a
[chorus:]
D Bm Em D/F# G
American thing, like the back of my hand
A Em D/F# G A
I'll never understand why every time I try I get this
D Bm Em D/F# G
unsettling feeling I've been asleep at the wheel
Bm Em D/F# G A
so hold on tight now and we'll try to pull this off
Em D/F# G A
yeah, we'll try and sleep this off
Em D/F# G A D
yeah, we'll try and put this off another year
good guys, laugh lines, and now we want for nothing
don't look back now, it just might teach you something
and this is how it is trading self for some security
and barking like a dog inside the safety of your yard seems such a
[chorus, with "tightly, now", ending:]
Em D/F# G A Bm
yeah, we'll try and put this off another year
D G
and we're wai-ai-ting
A D A D Em
the blame keeps coming down to me-e-e
D G
and we're wai-ai-ting
A D A C
not just anyone, turning around, but that won't stop this dreaming (dreaming)
it's an
[chorus, ending:]
Em D/F# G A Gsus2
can we really put this off another year?
D G/D D G/D
D G/D D G
D G D G
D G D G
D G D G
D G D G G/F# G G/F#