American Child chords by Cowboy Skank

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: G minorGm

Difficulty: Advanced

Intro:
Gm9Gm9 DmDm Gm7Gm7 FF Gm7Gm7 FF G minorGm
Gm FF Gm7Gm7 DmDm Gm9Gm9 DmDm Gm7Gm7 DmDm Gm7Gm7 FF G minorGm

Verse 1:
G minorGm     FF   G minorGm  FF
Let's grow up and grow apart,
   G minorGm    FF    G minorGm
let's raise an American Child.
G minorGm     FF     G minorGm    FF
Spend that money that we can't afford,
   G minorGm     FF    G minorGm
let's raise our American Child

G minorGm      FF     G minorGm    FF
Get together fast, and grow old slow,
G minorGm       FF    G minorGm
move into that house, another one sold
G minorGm    FF   G minorGm   FF
Ship them off to private school
G minorGm      FF      G minorGm
raise them up better than other parents do

Chorus:
G minorGm    DmDm   Gm9Gm9 DmDm  Gm7Gm7 DmDm
American Child, Lost loved and Alone
   Gm7Gm7   FF    G minorGm
Let's raise an Amerian Child

G minorGm    DmDm   Gm9Gm9 DmDm  Gm7Gm7 DmDm
American Child, Lost loved and Alone
   G minorGm     FF    G minorGm
let's raise our American Child

bridge:
Gm9Gm9 DmDm Gm7Gm7 FF Gm7Gm7 FF G minorGm
Gm FF Gm7Gm7 DmDm Gm9Gm9 DmDm Gm7Gm7 DmDm Gm7Gm7 FF G minorGm

verse 2:
G minorGm   FF   G minorGm   FF
Waging wars against ourselves,
G minorGm  FF   G minorGm  FF
keep on sounding alarms
G minorGm     FF     G minorGm    FF
One foot forward, the other one back,
G minorGm  FF    G minorGm    FF
let's raise an American Child
G minorGm     FF     G minorGm    FF
Unreachable goals and tarnished souls,
G minorGm  FF     G minorGm      FF
just smile and pretend you're OK.
G minorGm   FF   G minorGm  FF
Moving on and being strong,
G minorGm    FF   G minorGm    FF
cauz that's the American way.

Chorus:
G minorGm    DmDm   Gm9Gm9 DmDm  Gm7Gm7 DmDm
American Child, Lost loved and Alone
   Gm7Gm7   FF    G minorGm
Let's raise an Amerian Child
G minorGm    DmDm   Gm9Gm9 DmDm  Gm7Gm7 DmDm
American Child, Lost loved and Alone
   G minorGm     FF    G minorGm
let's raise our American Child

Outro:
   Gm7Gm7   FF    G minorGm
Let's raise an Amerian Child
   Gm7Gm7   FF    G minorGm
Let's raise an Amerian Child
   G minorGm     FF      G minorGm
Let's raise our American.....Child - (with ritardando)
(End at Child with Harmonic on the 12th Fret on the d/g string)