Amarican Kids chords by Kenny Chesney

"American Kids"
Kenny Chesney

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

CHORUS:
     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


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


CHORUS:
     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:

CHORUS:
     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

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