American Music chords by Violent Femmes

C      F   G    C  F   G
Do you like American Music? I like American Music
C       F    G   C F G
Don't you like American Music, baaaabyyyy
C   F   G    C     F  G
I want you to hold me, I want your arms around me
C   F   G   CFG
I want you to hold me, baby
C     F    G   C  F    G
Did you do too many drugs? I did too many drugs
C     F    G  C  FG
Did you do too many drugs too, baby?
     Am          E
You were born too late, I was born too soon
F            G
Every time I look at that ugly moon
         C    F      C
It reminds me of you, it reminds me of you
A G A G A G
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
C    F     G  C        F  G
I need a date to the prom, would you like to come along
C     F    G    C FG
Nobody will go to the prom with me, baby
C        F   G   C        F    G
They didn't like American Music, they never heard American Music
C          F    G  C  FG
They didn't know the music was in my soul, baby
     Am          E
You were born too soon, I was born too late
  F            G       F      C
But every time I look at that ugly lake, It reminds me of meeee
      F                C
(d'you like American Music) It reminds me of meeee
      F                C
(d'you like American Music) It reminds me of meeee
A G A G A G
Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

{sot}
SOLO (At end, bend G to A, then hit and release back to G):
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{eot}

{A cappella}
D'you like American music? (We like American music)
I like American music (Baaaabyyyyy)
D'you like American music (We like all kinds of music)
But I like American music best (Baaaabyyyy)
     Am          E
You were born too late, I was born too late
  F            G             C
But every time I look at that ugly lake, it reminds me of me
  F      C
It reminds me of meeee (do you like American Music)
  F      C
It reminds me of meeee (I can hear the music)
  F      C
It reminds me of meeee (sweet, sweet music)
{sot}
(F-C repeats, getting more frenetic, and finish)