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Kenny Chesney - American Kids Chords

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American Kids Chords

(ver. 2)
Kenny Chesney
Intro
 Em   G/B  | C    G  D/F#||X4
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--2----0---|-2----0---0--|
--2----2---|-3--------0--|
--0--------|------3---2--|

Verse 1
Em            G/B         C        G D/F#  Em         G/B          C   G D/F#
Double wide, quick stop, midnight, T-top, Jack in her Cherry Coke town
Em        G/B              C           G D/F#            
Momma and daddy put their roots right here 
        Em               G/B        C      G D/F#  
'Cause this is where the car broke down
Em             G/B       C          G D/F#          
Yellow dawn, school bus kickin' up red dust, 
Em         G/B      C           G D/F#  
Picking us up by a barbed wire fence
Em G/B     C G D/F#    Em G/B      C    
MTV on the RCA,     no A/C in the vents

Chorus
         G              Bm              Em           C
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA
G                         Bm                    Em           C
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA
         G                 Bm                  Em                  C
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss
G                          Bm                    Em                C
Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown downhome American kids
Em      G/B    C           G D/F# Em     G/B     C           G D/F# 
Growin' up in little pink houses, makin' out on living room couches
Em            G/B      C        G D/F#   Em     N.C.
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night, a little messed up but we're all alright
                     
Interlude  Em   G/B  |C   G D/F#||X2

Verse 2  
Em             G/B            C            G  D/F#          
Baptist church parking lot, trying not to get caught, 
Em                G/B            C        G  D/F#   
Take her home and give her your jacket
Em           G/B              C              G      D/F#            
Making it to second base but sayin' you went all the way 
Em           G/B      C        G  D/F#   
Monday afternoon at practice
Em       G/B    C   G D/F#    Em    G/B     C    G D/F#   
Sister's got a boyfriend,    daddy doesn't like
         Em          G/B       C         G D/F#      C   
Now he's sitting out back, 30-30 in his lap in the blue bug zapper light



Chorus
         G              Bm              Em           C
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA
G                         Bm                    Em           C
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA
         G                 Bm                  Em                  C
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss
G                          Bm                    Em                C
Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown downhome American kids
Em      G/B    C           G D/F# Em     G/B     C           G D/F# 
Growin' up in little pink houses, makin' out on living room couches
Em            G/B      C        G D/F#   Em     N.C.
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night, a little messed up but we're all alright

Solo  Em   G/B  |C    G D/F#||X4

Chorus
         G              Bm              Em           C
We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby, born in the USA
G                         Bm                    Em           C
Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots, New York to LA
         G                 Bm                  Em                  C
We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin', baby come give me a kiss
G                          Bm                    Em                C
Put me on the cover of the Rollin' Stone uptown downhome American kids
Em      G/B    C           G D/F# Em     G/B     C           G D/F# 
Growin' up in little pink houses, makin' out on living room couches
Em            G/B      C        G D/F#   Em     N.C.
Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night, a little messed up but we're all alright
            
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