Chords for David Bowie - Young Americans
Tempo:
83.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
F
Em
Dm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [F]
[G] [C]
[Dm] [F]
[G] [C]
[Dm] [F]
I'm still [G] too [C] young.
[Dm] She took his ring, took his babies.
[F] It took him minutes, took her [G] nowhere.
Never knows he'd have taken [F] anything.
[G] She wants a young [C] American.
[Dm] She wants a young
[G] [C] American, all the way from Washington.
[Dm] Her breath when her bed's off the [F] bathroom floor.
We live with us these twenty years.
[D] Do we have to [G] die for the fifty [F] more?
[G] She wants a young [C] American.
Young American, so [Dm] young American.
She wants a young American, [F] all the way [G] from Washington.
She wants a young American.
[Am]
[F] [Am]
[F] [G] [Am] Do you [Em] remember [C] your [G] President Nixon?
[Am] Do you [Em] remember [F] the bills you have to pay?
Or [E] even yesterday?
[D] You ain't no pimp, you ain't no [Em] hosser.
A girl's got a car and a lady got a [G] Chrysler.
Black's got a spanner, white's got a soul trainer.
Mama's got grass [A] and look at your hands [D] hangin'.
I'm new, [Em]
I'm not a sweet and you got to fear.
[G] Here's a real man who [E] can say no more.
[Em] Here's a real woman that [A] can suck on the [D] door.
Here's a real man, he's a retired actor who put that shirt on.
[Em] He ran a number right before they died.
[G] He's too proud, that's just how God pays us.
[A]
And there's a song that can make me [G] break down and cry.
[Em] Oh, [A] I want a young American.
[D] Young American, young [Em] American.
[G] Oh, I [Am] want a young American.
[D] Young American, young American.
[Em] [G] [A]
[D]
[G] [C]
[Dm] [F]
[G] [C]
[Dm] [F]
I'm still [G] too [C] young.
[Dm] She took his ring, took his babies.
[F] It took him minutes, took her [G] nowhere.
Never knows he'd have taken [F] anything.
[G] She wants a young [C] American.
[Dm] She wants a young
[G] [C] American, all the way from Washington.
[Dm] Her breath when her bed's off the [F] bathroom floor.
We live with us these twenty years.
[D] Do we have to [G] die for the fifty [F] more?
[G] She wants a young [C] American.
Young American, so [Dm] young American.
She wants a young American, [F] all the way [G] from Washington.
She wants a young American.
[Am]
[F] [Am]
[F] [G] [Am] Do you [Em] remember [C] your [G] President Nixon?
[Am] Do you [Em] remember [F] the bills you have to pay?
Or [E] even yesterday?
[D] You ain't no pimp, you ain't no [Em] hosser.
A girl's got a car and a lady got a [G] Chrysler.
Black's got a spanner, white's got a soul trainer.
Mama's got grass [A] and look at your hands [D] hangin'.
I'm new, [Em]
I'm not a sweet and you got to fear.
[G] Here's a real man who [E] can say no more.
[Em] Here's a real woman that [A] can suck on the [D] door.
Here's a real man, he's a retired actor who put that shirt on.
[Em] He ran a number right before they died.
[G] He's too proud, that's just how God pays us.
[A]
And there's a song that can make me [G] break down and cry.
[Em] Oh, [A] I want a young American.
[D] Young American, young [Em] American.
[G] Oh, I [Am] want a young American.
[D] Young American, young American.
[Em] [G] [A]
[D]
Key:
G
F
Em
Dm
C
G
F
Em
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm still [G] too [C] young. _ _
[Dm] She took his ring, took his babies.
[F] It took him minutes, took her [G] nowhere.
Never knows he'd have taken [F] anything. _ _
_ [G] _ She wants a young [C] American. _ _
[Dm] She wants a young _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] American, all the way from Washington.
[Dm] Her breath when her bed's off the [F] bathroom floor.
We live with us these twenty years.
[D] Do we have to [G] die for the fifty [F] more? _ _
_ [G] She wants a young [C] American.
Young American, so [Dm] young American.
She wants a young American, [F] all the way [G] from Washington.
She wants a young American.
[Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] Do you [Em] remember _ [C] your [G] President Nixon?
_ [Am] Do you [Em] remember [F] the bills you have to pay?
Or [E] even yesterday?
_ _ [D] _ You ain't no pimp, you ain't no [Em] hosser.
A girl's got a car and a lady got a [G] Chrysler.
Black's got a spanner, white's got a soul trainer.
Mama's got grass [A] and look at your hands [D] hangin'.
I'm new, _ [Em]
I'm not a sweet and you got to fear.
[G] Here's a real man who [E] can say no more.
[Em] Here's a real woman that [A] can suck on the [D] door.
Here's a real man, he's a retired actor who put that shirt on.
[Em] He ran a number right before they died.
[G] He's too proud, that's just how God pays us.
[A]
And there's a song that can make me [G] break down and cry. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Oh, [A] I want a young American.
[D] _ Young American, young [Em] American. _
_ [G] _ Oh, I _ [Am] want a young American.
[D] Young American, young American.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm still [G] too [C] young. _ _
[Dm] She took his ring, took his babies.
[F] It took him minutes, took her [G] nowhere.
Never knows he'd have taken [F] anything. _ _
_ [G] _ She wants a young [C] American. _ _
[Dm] She wants a young _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] American, all the way from Washington.
[Dm] Her breath when her bed's off the [F] bathroom floor.
We live with us these twenty years.
[D] Do we have to [G] die for the fifty [F] more? _ _
_ [G] She wants a young [C] American.
Young American, so [Dm] young American.
She wants a young American, [F] all the way [G] from Washington.
She wants a young American.
[Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] Do you [Em] remember _ [C] your [G] President Nixon?
_ [Am] Do you [Em] remember [F] the bills you have to pay?
Or [E] even yesterday?
_ _ [D] _ You ain't no pimp, you ain't no [Em] hosser.
A girl's got a car and a lady got a [G] Chrysler.
Black's got a spanner, white's got a soul trainer.
Mama's got grass [A] and look at your hands [D] hangin'.
I'm new, _ [Em]
I'm not a sweet and you got to fear.
[G] Here's a real man who [E] can say no more.
[Em] Here's a real woman that [A] can suck on the [D] door.
Here's a real man, he's a retired actor who put that shirt on.
[Em] He ran a number right before they died.
[G] He's too proud, that's just how God pays us.
[A]
And there's a song that can make me [G] break down and cry. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ Oh, [A] I want a young American.
[D] _ Young American, young [Em] American. _
_ [G] _ Oh, I _ [Am] want a young American.
[D] Young American, young American.
[Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _