American Kids — Kenny Chesney
Chords and lyrics for American Kids by Kenny Chesney (key of G).
Verse 1
First tab, so if things are a little off I apologize in advance. Sounds
pretty close to
the song
in my opinion though.
"American Kids"
Kenny Chesney
Intro
Em , G , C , D X2
Verse 1
[Em]Double wide, [G]quick stop, [C]midnight, [D]T-top, [Em]Jack in her [G]Cherry Coke [C]town
[D]
[Em]Momma and [G]daddy put their [C]roots right [D]here 'cause [Em]this is where [G]the car
broke [C]down[D]
[Em]Yellow dawn, [G]school bus [C]kickin' up [D]red dust, [Em]picking us [G]up by a [C]barbed wire
[D]fence
[Em-G]MTV on the [C-D]RCA, no [Em-G]A/C in the [C]Vents[D]
Chorus
We were [G]Jesus save me, [D]blue jean baby, [Em]born in the [C]USA
[G]Trailer park truck stop, [D]faded little map dots, [Em]New York to [C]LA
We were [G]teenage dreamin', [D]front seat leanin', [Em]baby come give me a [C]kiss
[G]Put me on the cover of the [D]Rollin' Stone uptown [Em]down on American [C]kids
[Em]Growin' up in [C]little pink houses
[Em]Makin' out on [C]living room couches
[Em]Blowin' that smoke on [C]Saturday night
[Em]A little messed up but we're [G]all alright
Verse 2
[Em]Baptist church [G]parking lot, [C]trying not to [D]get caught, [Em]take her home and
[G]give her your [C]jacket[D]
[Em]Making it to [G]second base but [C]sayin' you went [D]all the way [Em]Monday [G]afternoon
at [C]practice[D]
[Em]Sister's [G]got a [C][D]boyfriend [Em]daddy [G]doesn't [C]like[D]
Now he's [Em]sitting out [G]back, [C]30-30 in his [D]lap in the [Em]blue bug [G]zapper [C]light
[D]
Chorus
We were [G]Jesus save me, [D]blue jean baby, [Em]born in the [C]USA
[G]Trailer park truck stop, [D]faded little map dots, [Em]New York to [C]LA
We were [G]teenage dreamin', [D]front seat leanin', [Em]baby come give me a [C]kiss
[G]Put me on the cover of the [D]Rollin' Stone uptown [Em]down on American [C]kids
[Em]Growin' up in [C]little pink houses
[Em]Makin' out on [C]living room couches
[Em]Blowin' that smoke on [C]Saturday night
[Em]A little messed up but we're [G]all alright
Chorus
We were [G]Jesus save me, [D]blue jean baby, [Em]born in the [C]USA
[G]Trailer park truck stop, [D]faded little map dots, [Em]New York to [C]LA
We were [G]teenage dreamin', [D]front seat leanin', [Em]baby come give me a [C]kiss
[G]Put me on the cover of the [D]Rollin' Stone uptown [Em]down on American [C]kids
[Em]Growin' up in [C]little pink houses
[Em]Makin' out on [C]living room couches
[Em]Blowin' that smoke on [C]Saturday night
[Em]A little messed up but we're [G]all alright
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