American Teenager chords by Ethel Cain

Chords with lyrics

🎸 Intro:

E MajorE A augmentedA E MajorE
E A augmentedA BB A augmentedA


🎸 Verse 1:
E MajorE                  A augmentedA
 Grew up under yellow light on the street
                   BB
Putting too much faith in the make-believe
                 A augmentedA
And another high school football team
E MajorE
 The neighbor's brother came home in a box
    A augmentedA                  BB
But he wanted to go, so maybe it was his fault
                     A augmentedA
Another red heart taken by the American dream

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
A augmentedA    C# minorC#m
And I feel it there
In the middle of the night
      BB                 A augmentedA
When the lights go out and I'm all alone again

🎸 Chorus:
E MajorE
Say what you want, but say it like you mean it
      A augmentedA
With your fists for once, a long cold war
      BB
With your kids at the front
            C# minorC#m       A augmentedA
Just give it one more day, then you'r? done
done
  E MajorE
I do what I want, crying in the bl achers
    A augmentedA
And I said it was fun
              BB            A augmentedA
I don't need anything from anyone, it's just not my year
            E MajorE
But I'm all good out here

🎸 Verse 2:
E MajorE
Sunday morning
A augmentedA
Hands over my knees in a room full of faces
BB
I'm sorry if I sound off, but I was probably wasted
   A augmentedA
And didn't feel so good
E MajorE
Head full of whiskey but I always deliver
A augmentedA
Jesus, if you're listening let me handle my liquor
   BB                          A augmentedA
And Jesus, if you're there, why do I feel alone in this room with you?

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
    A augmentedA    C# minorC#m
And I feel it there
In the middle of the night
      BB
When the lights go out
            A augmentedA
But I'm still standing here

🎸 Chorus:
E MajorE
Say what you want, but say it like you mean it
      A augmentedA
With your fists for once, a long cold war
      BB
With your kids at the front
            C# minorC#m       A augmentedA
Just give it one more day, then you'r? done
Done
  E MajorE
I do what I want, crying in the bl achers
    A augmentedA
And I said it was fun
              BB            A augmentedA
I don't need anything from anyone, it's just not my year
            E MajorE
But I'm all good out here

🎸 Chorus:
E MajorE
Say what you want, but say it like you mean it
      A augmentedA
With your fists for once, a long cold war
      BB
With your kids at the front
            C# minorC#m       A augmentedA
Just give it one more day, then you'r? done
  E MajorE
I do it for my daddy and I do it for Dale
A augmentedA
I'm doing what I want and ****
I'm doing it well
   BB
For me, for me
   A augmentedA
For me, for me

🎸 Outro:
E MajorE A augmentedA BB A augmentedA E MajorE

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