American Kids chords

Kenny Chesney

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Intro: Em G C D (x2)  


verse 1  
    
Em           G           C         D      Em          G           C           D    
Double wide, quick stop, midnight, T-top, Jack in her Cherry Coke town  

Em        G               C           D           Em            G             C        D                            
Momma and daddy put their roots right here 'cause this is where the car broke down  

Em           G          C          D         Em         G       C           D  
Yellow dawn, school bus kickin' up red dust, picking us up by a barbed wire fence  

Em-G       C-D     Em-G       C      D   
MTV on the RCA, no A/C in the Vents 


         G             D               Em            C  
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA  

G                        D                      Em           C  
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA  

        G                 D                   Em                  C  
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss  

G                          D                    Em               C  
Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown down home American kids  

Em            C  
Growin' up in little pink houses  

Em            C  
Makin' out on living room couches  

Em                    C  
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night  

Em                           G                        
A little messed up but we're all alright  


verse 2  

Em             G            C             D           Em                G             C          D  
Baptist church parking lot, trying not to get caught, take her home and give her your jacket  

Em           G               C               D           Em           G      C           D  
Making it to second base but sayin' you went all the way Monday afternoon at practice  

Em       G     C  D      Em    G       C     D  
Sister's got a boyfriend daddy doesn't like  

         Em          G     C            D          Em       G      C         D  
Now he's sitting out back, 30-30 in his lap in the blue bug zapper light  


         G             D               Em            C  
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA  

G                        D                      Em           C  
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA  

        G                 D                   Em                  C  
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss  

G                          D                    Em               C  
Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown down on American kids  

Em            C  
Growin' up in little pink houses  

Em            C  
Makin' out on living room couches  

Em                    C  
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night  

Em                           G                        
A little messed up but we're all alright  


GUITAR BRIDGE  

         G             D               Em            C  
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA  

G                        D                      Em           C  
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA  

        G                 D                   Em                  C  
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss  

G                          D                    Em               C  
Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown down on American kids  

Em            C  
Growin' up in little pink houses  

Em            C  
Makin' out on living room couches  

Em                    C  
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night  

Em                           G                        
A little messed up but we're all alright