Amarican Kids chords by Kenny Chesney

Chords with lyrics

"American Kids"
Kenny Chesney

Intro:
E minorEm , G+G , C majorC , D MajorD    X2

VERSE 1:
 E minorEm       G+G       C majorC      D MajorD    E minorEm       G+G       C majorC       D MajorD
Double wide, quick stop, midnight, T-top, Jack in her Cherry Coke town

 E minorEm      G+G         C majorC       D MajorD       E minorEm        G+G        C majorC     D MajorD
Momma and daddy put their roots right here 'cause this is where the car broke down

 E minorEm       G+G      C majorC      D MajorD      E minorEm      G+G     C majorC       D MajorD
Yellow dawn, school bus kickin' up red dust, picking us up by a barbed wire fence

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

CHORUS:
     G+G        D MajorD         E minorEm        C majorC
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA

 G+G             D MajorD            E minorEm       C majorC
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA

     G+G          D MajorD           E minorEm           C majorC
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss

 G+G              D MajorD           E minorEm         C majorC
Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown down on American kids

 E minorEm        C majorC
Growin' up in little pink houses

 E minorEm        C majorC
Makin' out on living room couches

 E minorEm            C majorC
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night

 E minorEm               G+G
A augmentedA little messed up but we're all alright


VERSE 2:
 E minorEm        G+G       C majorC        D MajorD       E minorEm          G+G        C majorC      D MajorD
Baptist church parking lot, trying not to get caught, take her home and give her your jacket

 E minorEm       G+G         C majorC         D MajorD       E minorEm       G+G    C majorC       D MajorD
Making it to second base but sayin' you went all the way Monday afternoon at practice

 E minorEm     G+G    C majorC  D MajorD    E minorEm    G+G     C majorC    D MajorD
Sister's got a boyfriend daddy doesn't like

     E minorEm       G+G    C majorC       D MajorD      E minorEm     G+G    C majorC      D MajorD
Now he's sitting out back, 30-30 in his lap in the blue bug zapper light

CHORUS:
     G+G        D MajorD         E minorEm        C majorC
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA

 G+G             D MajorD            E minorEm       C majorC
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA

     G+G          D MajorD           E minorEm           C majorC
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss

 G+G              D MajorD           E minorEm         C majorC
Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown down on American kids

 E minorEm        C majorC
Growin' up in little pink houses

 E minorEm        C majorC
Makin' out on living room couches

 E minorEm            C majorC
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night

 E minorEm               G+G
A augmentedA little messed up but we're all alright


GUITAR BRIDGE:

CHORUS:
     G+G        D MajorD         E minorEm        C majorC
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA

 G+G             D MajorD            E minorEm       C majorC
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA

     G+G          D MajorD           E minorEm           C majorC
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss

 G+G              D MajorD           E minorEm         C majorC
Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown down on American kids

 E minorEm        C majorC
Growin' up in little pink houses

 E minorEm        C majorC
Makin' out on living room couches

 E minorEm            C majorC
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night

 E minorEm               G+G
A augmentedA little messed up but we're all alright

Struggling with "American Kids"? Learn songs step-by-step in 15 minutes.