Chords for Fleshtones "American Beat " (original vinyl) 1978 (released in '82)
Tempo:
142.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
Em
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [G]
[Em] No.
[A] Feel [D] about to be [G] spanked, I'm glad [E] that it [A] happened that way.
[D] [G] [Em]
But you [D] know that the Austin [G] was always there [A] anyway.
[G] [Em]
[A] Keep Austin on your yard going out like in [G] L.A.
[Bm]
Well, [A] can't you hear the [G] American sound?
[A] Have you heard the [C] American sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you put [G] it down.
[C] I'd love to hear it on the radio my whole time.
[A] If it's humble, [D] there's a number [G] that I want to hear the DJ [A] play.
[G] [Em]
[A] In my room, [D] I'll have to show up, [G] man, you know it's gonna sound [A] okay.
[G] [Em]
[A] Come on, talk to my hand, we're all going out in [G] Malibu Ray.
[Bm] [G]
[A] Can't you hear the [G] American sound?
[A] Have you heard the American [Fm]
sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you [G] put it down.
[C] I'd love to hear it on the radio my whole [D] time.
[A]
[G] [E]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[Gm] [G]
[A] [G]
[Am]
[G]
[Cm] [G]
[A] [G] [Em]
[A] [D] Never lose [G] sight, who's got feet?
[A] [D] Never lose [G] sight, who's got feet?
[A] Never lose sight, who's got feet?
Never [D] lose [G] sight, who's [Em] gonna keep [A] my heart?
I'm going to feel my heart go way out in [G] Malibu Ray.
[B]
[A] Can't you hear the [G] American [A] sound?
Have you heard the [C] American sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you [G] put it down.
I [C] want to make that grip, whatever it [A] sounds.
[D] Hear about the [G] peace, fight for prayers, [Em] that it happens [A] that way.
[D] [G] [E]
[Em] No.
[A] Feel [D] about to be [G] spanked, I'm glad [E] that it [A] happened that way.
[D] [G] [Em]
But you [D] know that the Austin [G] was always there [A] anyway.
[G] [Em]
[A] Keep Austin on your yard going out like in [G] L.A.
[Bm]
Well, [A] can't you hear the [G] American sound?
[A] Have you heard the [C] American sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you put [G] it down.
[C] I'd love to hear it on the radio my whole time.
[A] If it's humble, [D] there's a number [G] that I want to hear the DJ [A] play.
[G] [Em]
[A] In my room, [D] I'll have to show up, [G] man, you know it's gonna sound [A] okay.
[G] [Em]
[A] Come on, talk to my hand, we're all going out in [G] Malibu Ray.
[Bm] [G]
[A] Can't you hear the [G] American sound?
[A] Have you heard the American [Fm]
sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you [G] put it down.
[C] I'd love to hear it on the radio my whole [D] time.
[A]
[G] [E]
[A]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[Gm] [G]
[A] [G]
[Am]
[G]
[Cm] [G]
[A] [G] [Em]
[A] [D] Never lose [G] sight, who's got feet?
[A] [D] Never lose [G] sight, who's got feet?
[A] Never lose sight, who's got feet?
Never [D] lose [G] sight, who's [Em] gonna keep [A] my heart?
I'm going to feel my heart go way out in [G] Malibu Ray.
[B]
[A] Can't you hear the [G] American [A] sound?
Have you heard the [C] American sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you [G] put it down.
I [C] want to make that grip, whatever it [A] sounds.
[D] Hear about the [G] peace, fight for prayers, [Em] that it happens [A] that way.
[D] [G] [E]
Key:
G
A
D
Em
C
G
A
D
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] No.
[A] Feel [D] about to be [G] spanked, I'm glad [E] that it [A] happened that way.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
But you [D] know that the Austin [G] was always there _ [A] anyway.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] Keep Austin on your yard going out like in [G] L.A.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
Well, [A] _ can't you hear the [G] American sound?
[A] Have you heard the [C] American sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you put [G] it down.
[C] I'd love to hear it on the radio my whole time.
[A] If it's humble, [D] there's a number [G] that I want to hear the DJ [A] play.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] In my room, [D] I'll have to show up, [G] man, you know it's gonna sound [A] okay.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] Come on, talk to my hand, we're all going out in [G] Malibu Ray.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] Can't you hear the [G] American sound?
[A] Have you heard the American [Fm]
sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you [G] put it down.
[C] I'd love to hear it on the radio my whole [D] time.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [D] Never lose [G] sight, who's got feet?
[A] _ [D] Never lose [G] sight, who's got feet?
[A] _ Never lose sight, who's got feet?
Never [D] lose [G] sight, who's [Em] gonna keep [A] my heart?
I'm going to feel my heart go way out in [G] Malibu Ray.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ Can't you hear the [G] American [A] sound?
Have you heard the [C] American sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you [G] put it down.
I [C] want to make that grip, whatever it [A] sounds.
[D] Hear about the [G] peace, fight for prayers, [Em] that it happens [A] that way.
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] No.
[A] Feel [D] about to be [G] spanked, I'm glad [E] that it [A] happened that way.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
But you [D] know that the Austin [G] was always there _ [A] anyway.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] Keep Austin on your yard going out like in [G] L.A.
_ _ [Bm] _ _
Well, [A] _ can't you hear the [G] American sound?
[A] Have you heard the [C] American sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you put [G] it down.
[C] I'd love to hear it on the radio my whole time.
[A] If it's humble, [D] there's a number [G] that I want to hear the DJ [A] play.
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] In my room, [D] I'll have to show up, [G] man, you know it's gonna sound [A] okay.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[A] Come on, talk to my hand, we're all going out in [G] Malibu Ray.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _
_ [A] Can't you hear the [G] American sound?
[A] Have you heard the American [Fm]
sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you [G] put it down.
[C] I'd love to hear it on the radio my whole [D] time.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] _ [D] Never lose [G] sight, who's got feet?
[A] _ [D] Never lose [G] sight, who's got feet?
[A] _ Never lose sight, who's got feet?
Never [D] lose [G] sight, who's [Em] gonna keep [A] my heart?
I'm going to feel my heart go way out in [G] Malibu Ray.
_ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [A] _ _ Can't you hear the [G] American [A] sound?
Have you heard the [C] American sound?
[A] Don't want to hear you [G] put it down.
I [C] want to make that grip, whatever it [A] sounds.
[D] Hear about the [G] peace, fight for prayers, [Em] that it happens [A] that way.
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _