The repeating riff is simple power chords, but there are a few parts that sound best opened up to full chords, as indicated throughout. F#5 - 244xxx E5 - 022xxx F#m - 244222 A - x0222x E - 022100 Intro: F#5 E5 (x6) Verse: F#5 E5 F#5 E5 Golden arches risin' above the next overpass. F#5 E5 F#5 E5 These horizons are endless. F#5 E5 We're Americans abroad! F#5 E5 We're Americans abroad! F#5 E5 F#5 E5 Profit driven expansion into foreign markets. A E F#m And while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure. A E F#5 E5 And while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure.
Interlude: F#5 E5 (x3) Verse: F#5 E5 F#5 E5 This is the best summer that I've ever had. F#5 E5 F#5 E5 European Vacation, me and my best friends. F#5 E5 We're Americans abroad! F#5 E5 We're Americans abroad! F#5 E5 Whatever there is to be said is said in English. A E F#5 E5 F#5 E5 And while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure. A E F#5 E5 And while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure. Interlude: F#5 E5 (x3) Verse: F#m Here we are, a rock band looking for new audiences. F#m Wherever we go, Coca-Cola's already been. F#5 E5 We're Americans abroad! F#5 E5 We're Americans abroad! F#5 E5 And I just can't help but think that there's nothing in sight. A E F#5 E5 F#5 E5 And while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure. A E F#5 E5 F#5 E5 And while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure. A E F#5 E5 F#5 E5 And while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure. A E F#5 And while I hope I'm not like them, I'm not so sure. E5 F#5 I'm not so sure E5 F#5 I'm not so sure E5 F#5