American Music chords by Mick Ronson

Tuning: Standard tuning

Difficulty: novice

SONG:   AMERICAN MUSIC
ARTIST: IAN HUNTER / MICK RONSON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                AMERICAN MUSIC
          IAN HUNTER / MICK RONSON


INTRO:
Db  Db  Db  Db

VERSE:
Db
I have a dream
     Db
It's only one dream
       F#
But I know
                 Db
Dreams can come true

    Db
And I have a wish
     Db
It's only one wish
       F#
But I know
           Db
Wishes can too

Db
I want to be
Db
Far away from here
            F#
With those honky tonk heroes
 Eb
Burnin' my ears


CHORUS:
       Db
Oh, oh I

I Love American music
Db
  I play it all night long
F#
  Just me n' my records n' a
Ab                Db
  A vivid imagination

Db
  I love to dance in the mirror
Db                         F#
  I practice every single word

And it seems to me
Ab                                Db
American music is all I've ever heard

    Db                         F#        Ab
E ------------------------------------------------
B ----------4-6----------4-6----------------------
G ------3-6----------3-6-----3--3-3-3/6-3----3----
D --6-6----------6-6----------------------6----6--
A ------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------


BREAK:
 F#
Woh oh oh-oh oh
      F
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
B                          F#
 I'ts lonely on the underground
D                              Ebm
  I sit and watch my world go round n'
                             D
Round n' round n' round n' round
                              Ebm
I sit and watch the world go round



CHORUS:
Db
  I hear the sons of Memphis
Db
  I hear the brothers or Harlem
F#
 I hear the Nashville Cats
       Ab
N' the rag time mamas outta New Orleans

Db
  I hear the Windy City
Db                         F#
  I hear a gospel singers hymn

And it seems to me
Ab                                  Eb
American music is all there's ever been


CHORUS:
    Db
And I, I Love American music
Db
  I play it all night long
F#
  Just me n' my records n' a
Ab                Db
  A vivid imagination

Db
  I love to dance in the mirror
Db                         F#
  I practice every single word

And it seems to me
Ab                                Db    Db
American music is all I've ever heard

      F#
C'mon baby
   Ab
Oh oh
            Db
Oh oh-oo-oo oh


CHORUS:
Db
  I love the names of the cities
Db                    F#
  I hear the echo echoing

And it seems to me
Ab                                 Db    Db
American music is all that's ever been
 F#            Ab            Db  Db
Woh oh oh - oh oh - oh oh oh


VERSE:
        F#
I said come on over baby
                                     Ab
There's a whole lot of shaking going on on on on
Db         Db
Oh oh oh
        F#
Come on baby
        Ab
Come on baby yeah eah
 Db
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Db
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
    F#
Without her
Ab
My girl, yes I'm
 Db
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Db
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
    F#
Without her
Ab
My girl, yes I'm - FADE OUT


===================== CAPO: 1st FRET =====================


SONG:   AMERICAN MUSIC
ARTIST: IAN HUNTER / MICK RONSON
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


                AMERICAN MUSIC
          IAN HUNTER / MICK RONSON


CAPO: 1st FRET

INTRO:
C   C   C   C


VERSE:
C
I have a dream
     C
It's only one dream
       F
But I know
                 C
Dreams can come true

    C
And I have a wish
     C
It's only one wish
       F
But I know
           C
Wishes can too

C
I want to be
C
Far away from here
            F
With those honky tonk heroes
 D
Burnin' my ears



CHORUS:
       C
Oh, oh I

I Love American music
C
  I play it all night long
F
  Just me n' my records n' a
G                 C
  A vivid imagination

C
  I love to dance in the mirror
C                          F
  I practice every single word

And it seems to me
G                                 C     C   F   G
American music is all I've ever heard


    C                        F            G
E ------------------------------------------------
B ----------3-5----------3-5----------------------
G ------2-5----------2-5-----2--2-2-2/5-2----2----
D --5-5----------5-5----------------------5----5--
A ------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------


BREAK:
 F
Woh oh oh-oh oh
      E
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
A#                         F
 I'ts lonely on the underground
C#                             Dm
  I sit and watch my world go round n'
                             C#
Round n' round n' round n' round
                              Dm
I sit and watch the world go round



CHORUS:
C
  I hear the sons of Memphis
C
  I hear the brothers or Harlem
F
 I hear the Nashville Cats
       G
N' the rag time mamas outta New Orleans

C
  I hear the Windy City
C                          F
  I hear a gospel singers hymn

And it seems to me
G                                   D
American music is all there's ever been


CHORUS:
    C
And I, I Love American music
C
  I play it all night long
F
  Just me n' my records n' a
G                 C
  A vivid imagination

C
  I love to dance in the mirror
C                          F
  I practice every single word

And it seems to me
G                                 C     C
American music is all I've ever heard

      F
C'mon baby
   G
Oh oh
            C
Oh oh-oo-oo oh


CHORUS:
C
  I love the names of the cities
C                     F
  I hear the echo echoing

And it seems to me
G                                  C     C
American music is all that's ever been
 F             G             C   C
Woh oh oh - oh oh - oh oh oh


VERSE:
        F
I said come on over baby
                                     G
There's a whole lot of shaking going on on on on
C          C
Oh oh oh
        F
Come on baby
        G
Come on baby yeah eah
 C
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
C
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
    F
Without her
G
My girl, yes I'm
 C
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
C
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
    F
Without her
G
My girl, yes I'm - FADE OUT