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American Teenager by Ethel Cain

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🎸 Intro: 

E A E
E A B A 



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

🎸 Outro: 
E A B A E

American Teenager Chords Info

Published: April 26, 2022

Last Updated: December 20, 2025

Chords: E, A, B, C#m