The American Ruse chords by MC5

Chords with lyrics

The American Ruse
From the album Back in the U.S.A.

Intro
 DRUMS---------------------------
e|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
BB|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
G+G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------------|
D MajorD|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--8---------|
A augmentedA|----------|----------|----------|-----10---|--(10)----|----10-8----|
E MajorE|----------|----------|----------|-8-11-----|----------|---------11-|

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| (x2)
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|

verse 1
   C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
They told you in school about freedom

   C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
But when you try to be free they never let ya

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
They said "it's easy,      nothing to it"

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
And now the army's     out to get ya

Chorus
  F5F5
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10----------10--------10--------10-|
A augmentedA|-8-----------8---------8---------8--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
 Sixty-nine America in terminal stasis

  F5F5
e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10--------10--------------10---------10-|
A augmentedA|-8---------8---------------8----------8--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|
The air's so thick it's like drowning in molasses

  C5C5
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10-----------10-------10-----------10/|
E MajorE|-8------------8--------8-------------8/|
 I'm sick and tired of paying these dues

  G5G5              G5G5 A5A5 B5B5
e|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
BB|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
G+G|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
D MajorD|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-|
And I'm finally getting hip to the American

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
  ruse

Transition
  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|

verse 2
  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
I learned to say the pledge of allegiance

  C5C5
e|-------------|------------|------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|------------|------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|------------|------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|------------|------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|--10-12-10--|--10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8---|--8--8--8---|----------|
Before they beat me bloody down at the station

  C5C5
e|-------------|-----------|-----------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-----------|-----------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|-10-12-10--|-10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8---|-8--8--8---|----------|
They haven't got a word out of me since

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
I got a billion years        probation

Chorus
  F5F5
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10----------10--------10--------10-|
A augmentedA|-8-----------8---------8---------8--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
 Sixty-nine America in terminal stasis

  F5F5
e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10--------10--------------10---------10-|
A augmentedA|-8---------8---------------8----------8--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|
The air's so thick it's like drowning in molasses

  C5C5
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10-----------10-------10-----------10/|
E MajorE|-8------------8--------8-------------8/|
 I'm sick and tired of paying these dues

  G5G5              G5G5 A5A5 B5B5
e|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
BB|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
G+G|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
D MajorD|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-|
And I'm sick to my guts of the American

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
  ruse

Transition
  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|

Bridge
  A5A5
e|-------------------|
BB|-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-----7----7---7--|
E MajorE|-5-----5----5---5--|
 Phony stars, oh no!

  A5A5
e|-------------------|
BB|-------------------|
G+G|-------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-----7----7---7--|
E MajorE|-5-----5----5---5--|
 Crummy cars, oh no!

  A5A5
e|---------------------|
BB|---------------------|
G+G|---------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------|
A augmentedA|-7-------7----7---7--|
E MajorE|-5-------5----5---5--|
 Cheap guitars, oh no!

  A5A5
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7------7--------7---7--|
E MajorE|-5------5--------5---5--|
 Joe's primitive bar

  G5G5
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
BB|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G+G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D MajorD|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|
 Nah!        Rock'em back, Sonic!

  G5G5
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
BB|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G+G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D MajorD|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|

Solo
  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| (x4)
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|

  C5C5 G5G5
e|-------|
BB|-------|
G+G|-------|
D MajorD|-------| (x4)
A augmentedA|-10--5-|
E MajorE|-8---3-|

  G5G5
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|
BB|---------|---------|---------|---------|
G+G|---------|---------|---------|---------|
D MajorD|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|

  G5G5              G5G5 A5A5 B5B5
e|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
BB|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
G+G|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
D MajorD|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-|

verse 3
  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
The way they pull you over, it's suspicious

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
Yeah, for something that just ain't your fault

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
If you complain they're gonna get vicious

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
Kick in your teeth and charge you with assault

Chorus

  F5F5
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10--------------10-------------10------10-|
A augmentedA|-8---------------8--------------8-------8--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
Yeah, but I can see the chickens coming home to roost

  F5F5
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-10-----------10-------------10---------10-|
A augmentedA|-8------------8--------------8----------8--|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|
Young people everywhere are gonna cook their goose

  C5C5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-10---------------10-------------10------------10/|
E MajorE|-8----------------8--------------8--------------8/|
 Lots of kids are working to get rid of these blues

  G5G5              G5G5 A5A5 B5B5
e|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
BB|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
G+G|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
D MajorD|---------|---------|---------|-------------|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-|
'Cause everybody's sick of the American

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
  ruse

Outro
  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
Well well well, take a look around!

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
Well well well, take a look around!

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
Well well well, take a look around!

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
Well well well, take a look around!

  C5C5
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
BB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----|
G+G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
D MajorD|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
A augmentedA|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------|
E MajorE|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------|
Well well well, take a look around!

Coda
e|------------|------------|------------|------------|
BB|------------|------------|------------|------------|
G+G|------------|------------|------------|------------|
D MajorD|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A augmentedA|-------10---|-------10---|-------10---|------------|
E MajorE|-8-11-------|-8-11-------|-8-11-------|-8----------|

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