Not The American Average (acoustic) Chords

KeyF Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays513

Not The American Average (acoustic) by Asking Alexandria is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords D, Bm, C#m, G, A, F# and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
F
Text
16
Speed
  			
 

Tuning: F A# D# G# C F


verse 1 
D 
Come on, baby, 
Bm 
Keep it down. 
Bm          C#m        D 
Honey, hush your lips. 
D 
Clothes trailing 
D 
From the backdoor 
D 
To the bedroom 
G                A  
And I don't even know your name. 
D 
Give me all you've got. 
Bm 
Make this night worth my time, 
G         A          Bm 
Make this worth my time  
             G                 A         Bm 
What I would give to live this night again! 


BREAKDOWN 
                        G 
I knew when I first saw you, 
A                 Bm     G 
You'd fuck like a whore! 
A                 Bm      
You'd fuck like a whore! 
G                  A          F#     Am 
Hope they hear you scream for more! 


Bm   G           A                  F# 
Your thighs were made for cheeks to graze. 
              G 
My lips, your poison, 
G                     Bm 
They bring me to your knees. 
Bm   G           A                  F# 
Your thighs were made for cheeks to graze. 
              G 
My lips, your poison, 
G                     Bm 
They bring me to your knees. 

INTERLUDE 
G D Bm D 
G D  

BREAKDOWN 
      Bm  G 
Girl, get down, 
A    D      Bm 
It's almost over! 
G           A   D 
Take it all the way! 

G D Bm 
G D 

BRIDGE 
G            D 
One step too late 
      A         Bm 
And I never told you 
     G  D 
That I can't take 
        A 
Another disappointment. 
Bm          G             D                A          D 
Breathing and gasping all leads to another messy ending. 
Bm          G             D                A          D 
Breathing and gasping all leads to another messy ending. 

G Am 

Bm   G           A                  F# 
Your thighs were made for cheeks to graze. 
              G 
My lips, your poison, 
G                     Bm 
They bring me to your knees. 
Bm   G           A                  F# 
Your thighs were made for cheeks to graze. 
              G 
My lips, your poison, 
G                     Bm 
They bring me to your knees. 

OUTRO 
D G D 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante