American Music Chords by Violent Femmes

Tempo:
137.3 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

E

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Violent Femmes - American Music chords
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[N] [C] 1, [C#] 2, 3, 4.
[C]
Do you like American [G]
music?
[C] I [F] like American [G] [C] music.
Don't you like American music?
Baby.
[G]
[F#]
[C] I want you [G] to hold [C] me.
I want [F]
[G] [C] you to hold [F]
[G] [C] me.
[G] [C] Too many drugs.
I [F] need too [G] many [C] drugs.
Baby.
Too many [G] drugs.
[C]
Baby.
[A] Born too late.
[E] I was born too soon.
[F] But every time I look at [G] that ugly moon.
It reminds [C] me of you.
[F] It reminds [C] me of you.
[G] [C]
It's a problem.
Put your [F] back.
Come [G] along.
[C] Nobody [F] holds [F#] a [C] problem with me.
Baby.
[G]
[C] They like American [G] music.
[C] They love [F] [G] American [C] music.
They know the [G] music in [C] my soul.
[F] [G]
Baby.
[Am] You were born too [E] soon.
I was born too late.
[F] But every time I look at [G] that ugly lake.
It reminds [C] me of [F] [C]
[F] you.
[C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[F] [G] [C]
[F] [G] [C]
[G]
[C] You like American [G]
music.
You [E] like American [G]
music.
[C] You like American music.
I like American [G] music.
[Am] Baby.
[C] You like [G] American music.
You like [C#]
American music.
[C] But I like [C#]
American music [G] best.
[A]
[G] Baby.
[A] Born too late.
I [E] was born too [G] late.
[F] But every time I look at [G] that ugly lake.
It reminds [C] me of you.
[F] It reminds [C] me of you.
[F] [C] It reminds me of you.
[F] It reminds me [C] of you.
[F] It reminds [C] me of you.
It reminds me of you.
[F] It reminds me of you.
It reminds [C] me of you.
[F] [C] It reminds me of you.
[F] It reminds me of you.
It reminds [C] me of you.
I like [F] American [C] music.
You like [F] American [C] music.
I [F] like American [C] music.
You like [F]
American [C] music.
I like [F] American [C] music.
You like American music.
I like American music.
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
E
2311
C#
12341114
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Violent Femmes - (Alternate Mix) American Music chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F, C, F, G, C and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 68 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 137. With C Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[N] _ [C] _ 1, [C#] 2, 3, 4.
[C] _
Do you like American [G] _
music?
[C] _ I [F] like _ American [G] _ [C] music.
Don't you like _ American _ music? _
_ _ _ _ Baby.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C] _ I want you [G] to hold [C] me.
I want [F] _ _
[G] _ [C] you to hold [F] _ _
[G] _ [C] me. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ Too many _ drugs.
I [F] need too [G] many _ [C] drugs.
_ _ Baby.
Too many [G] drugs.
[C] _ _ _ _
Baby.
_ _ [A] Born too late.
[E] I was born too soon.
[F] But every time I look at [G] that ugly moon.
_ It reminds [C] me of you.
_ [F] _ It reminds [C] me of you.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ It's a _ problem.
Put your [F] back.
Come [G] along.
[C] _ _ Nobody [F] holds [F#] a [C] problem with me.
Baby.
[G] _ _
[C] _ They like American [G] music.
_ [C] They love _ [F] _ [G] American [C] music.
They know the [G] music in [C] my soul.
_ _ [F] _ _ [G]
Baby.
[Am] You were born too [E] soon.
I was born too late.
[F] But every time I look at [G] that ugly _ lake.
It reminds [C] me of _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] you.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] You like American [G] _
music.
You [E] like American [G] _
music.
[C] You like American music.
I like American _ [G] music.
_ _ _ [Am] Baby. _
_ [C] You like _ [G] American music.
You like [C#] _
American music.
[C] But I like [C#] _
American music [G] best.
_ [A] _ _
[G] Baby.
[A] _ Born too late.
I [E] was born too [G] late.
[F] But every time I look at [G] that ugly _ lake.
It reminds [C] me of you.
_ [F] It reminds [C] me of you.
[F] _ _ _ [C] It reminds me of you.
_ [F] It reminds me [C] of you.
_ _ [F] It reminds [C] me of you.
It reminds me of you.
_ _ [F] It reminds me of you.
It reminds [C] me of you.
[F] _ _ [C] It reminds me of you.
_ _ _ [F] It reminds me of you.
It reminds [C] me of you.
I like [F] American [C] music.
You like [F] American _ [C] music.
I [F] like _ American [C] music.
You like [F]
American [C] music.
I like [F] American [C] _ music.
You like American _ music.
I like American music. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Gordon Gano.

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