American Life Chords by Madonna

_ Do I have to change my name?
Will it get me far?
Should I use some weight?
[F#] Am I gonna be a star?
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_ _ I've tried to be a boy, I've tried to be a girl
I've tried to be a mess, I've tried to be [C#] the best
I guess [Em] I did [C#] it wrong, that's [B] why I wrote this song
[Dm] This type [F#] of modern life, is it for me?
_ This type of modern life, is it for free?
_ _ So, I went into a bar, it's for sympathy
A little company, I tried to find [C#] a friend
It's more [C#m] easily said, it's [B] always been the same
[D] This type [F#m] of modern life, is it for me?
This type of modern [D] life, [F#m] is it for free? _
_ Oh, [C#m] American life, _
[F#m] I live the [C#m] American dream _
[F#m] [Bm] You are the best [C#m] thing I've seen
You [Bm] are not [C#m] just a dream _ _
[F#m] American life
I [F#] tried to stay ahead, I tried to stay on top
I tried to play the part, but somehow [C#] I forgot
Guess what I did it for, and why I [B] want it more
This [F#m] type of modern life, is it for you?
This type of modern life, is it for free?
_ _ I have to change my name, will it get me far?
I need some weight, am I gonna be a star?
Oh, American [C#m] _ life, _ [F#m] I live the American [C#m] _ dream
[C#] You [Bm] are the best thing [C#m] I've seen
_ [Bm] You are not just [C#m] a dream
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[C#m] _ [F#m] American life American [F#] life
I tried to be a boy, tried to be a girl
Tried to be a mess, tried to be [F#m] the best
Tried to find a friend, tried to stay ahead
Tried to stay on top
_ _ I have [F#] to change my name, will it get me far?
_ I need some weight, am I gonna be a star?
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_ I'm drinking a soy latte, I get a double shotte
It goes so through my butter and you know I'm satisfied
I drop my mini creeper and I'm feeling super duper
You can tell me I'm a trooper and you know I'm satisfied
I do yoga and pilates and the room is full of hotties
So I'm checking out the parties and you know I'm satisfied
I'm digging on the [D] island, hope [F#] this metaphysics is dope
And if all this can give me hope, you know I'm satisfied
I got a lawyer and [F#m] a manager, an agent and a chef
Three nannies and a citizen and a driver and a jet
A trainer and a butler and a bodyguard of five
A gardener and a stylist, do you think I'm satisfied?
I'd like to [D] express my [Em] extreme point of [F#m] view
I'm not a [G#] Christian and I'm not a [F#m] Jew
I'm just living out the American dream
And I just realized that nothing is what it seems
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_ _ _ [F#m] I've got to change my name, will it get me far?
I've got to change my name
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