Im afraid of american Chords
by David Bowie
Im afraid of american by David Bowie is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
I'M AFRAID OF AMERICANS-DAVID BOWIE
E -------verse riff played thru-out------||
B ----------cleen guitar or bass---------||
G ---------------------------------------||
D -3-1-------------1-------3-1-----------||
A -----3-3--------3-----------3-3--------||
E --------2-1-1-1----------------2-1-1---||
E -----------Chorus riff A---------------||
B --------Distortion/fuzz box------------||
G ---------------------------------------||
D -3--3-3---6-------------3--3-3---6-----||
A -3--3-3---6-------------3--3-3---6-----||
E -1--1-1---4-------------1--1-1---4-----||
E -----------Chorus riff B---------------||
B ---------------------------------------||
G ---------------------------------------||
D --3P1---3-3----------------------------||
A -----3--3-3----------------------------||
E ------1-1-1----------------------------||
E -----------Bridge----------------------------||
B ---------------------------------------------||
G -10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-13-13-13--8--888-||
D ---------------------------------------------||
A -8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--11-11-11--6--666-||
E ---------------------------------------------||
{verse}
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America
No tricks at the wheel
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Nobody needs anyone
They don't even just pretend
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America
{Chorus riff A
I'm afraid of Americans /
I'm afraid of the world /repeat
I'm afraid I can't help it/
I'm afraid I can't /
{verse riff starts here}
I'm afraid of Americans
Johnny's in America
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny wants a brain
Johnny wants to suck on a Coke
Johnny wants a woman
Johnny wants to think of a joke
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America
Uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
{Chorus riff B
I'm afraid of Americans /
I'm afraid of the world /repeat
I'm afraid I can't help it/
I'm afraid I can't /
{verse riff starts here}
I'm afraid of Americans
Johnny's in America
Johnny looks up at the stars
Johnny combs his hair
And Johnny wants pussy in cars
Johnny's in America, uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
Johnny's in America, uh-uh-uh uh, uh, uh-uh uh-uh-uh
{Chorus riff B
I'm afraid of Americans /
I'm afraid of the world /repeat
I'm afraid I can't help it/
I'm afraid I can't /
Yeah, I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the words
I'm afraid I can't help it
I'm afraid I can't
{Bridge}
I'm afraid of Americans
God is an american
God is an american
God is an american
God is an american
God is an american
God is an american
God is an american
God is an american
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