Chords for American Without Tears
Tempo:
162.5 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
C
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
December
[C] 1965 [G] in Caracas, when Arnie left Lime's [A] with his piece [D] of the pie.
[G] And he packed up the casino chips, [C] the IOU [G] and the abacus, and switched up the [D] jukebox in a fool [D] such as I.
[G] He was a leg [C] man who was open [G] to offers, but he couldn't get it on his mind [A] as he passed the [D] tourist office.
[G] And as he [Dm] entertained himself, [Cm]
jingling just [G] like Sammy Davis Jr.,
he toyed with [D] a trip to [G] Miami.
[C] For money like that, you could [G] have sweet talk in your ear, [Em] now they don't [D#] speak any English, [C] just [G] American glasses.
[C]
[G] [G]
[D] [G]
It was an idea [C] that he dandled [G] on his knee.
And Meris did like his coffee cup, [A] but he couldn't find [D] any other way.
[G] It always seemed to come to him [C] while the day was dipping down.
And the sun was like a light bulb [D] being swallowed [G] by a clown.
He took her for everything, [C] he took her [G] for his only one.
He took her out of [A] Coventry and over [D] to Idaho.
But [G] the war wound that he carried home [C] wasn't [G] really visible.
When the bullets were forgotten, [D] she looked dowdy down and miserable, [C] and she seemed to be [Am] crying.
[G] Year after year, [Em] he said you don't [D#] speak any English, [G] just [C]
American [G] between tears.
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[A] Honey, she said to me, [D] would you turn down [A] the radio?
You haven't slept a wink since [B] we came to [E] Havana.
[A]
When you're going to get the strength [D] to go [A] over to Florida, all you ever listen to [E] is the voice [A] of America.
It was a story [D] of a young [A] English poppet who took up with a soldier [B] boy and thought [E] she would ruff it.
[A] Just like [F#m] me, she found [E] out what true [D] love is about.
But
[A] anyway, she's a New [E] Orleans that would never [A] work out.
Oh, [D] she seemed to be crying.
[A] Year after year, now [F#m] you don't speak [F] any English, [D] just American [A] between tears.
[D] Just American [A] without tears.
[D] Oh, you seem to be crying.
[A] Year after year, [F#m] now you don't [F] speak any English, [D] just American [A]
without tears.
Just American without tears.
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[D]
[A] [E]
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[E] [F]
[F#m] [D]
[C] 1965 [G] in Caracas, when Arnie left Lime's [A] with his piece [D] of the pie.
[G] And he packed up the casino chips, [C] the IOU [G] and the abacus, and switched up the [D] jukebox in a fool [D] such as I.
[G] He was a leg [C] man who was open [G] to offers, but he couldn't get it on his mind [A] as he passed the [D] tourist office.
[G] And as he [Dm] entertained himself, [Cm]
jingling just [G] like Sammy Davis Jr.,
he toyed with [D] a trip to [G] Miami.
[C] For money like that, you could [G] have sweet talk in your ear, [Em] now they don't [D#] speak any English, [C] just [G] American glasses.
[C]
[G] [G]
[D] [G]
It was an idea [C] that he dandled [G] on his knee.
And Meris did like his coffee cup, [A] but he couldn't find [D] any other way.
[G] It always seemed to come to him [C] while the day was dipping down.
And the sun was like a light bulb [D] being swallowed [G] by a clown.
He took her for everything, [C] he took her [G] for his only one.
He took her out of [A] Coventry and over [D] to Idaho.
But [G] the war wound that he carried home [C] wasn't [G] really visible.
When the bullets were forgotten, [D] she looked dowdy down and miserable, [C] and she seemed to be [Am] crying.
[G] Year after year, [Em] he said you don't [D#] speak any English, [G] just [C]
American [G] between tears.
[C] [G]
[D] [G]
[A] Honey, she said to me, [D] would you turn down [A] the radio?
You haven't slept a wink since [B] we came to [E] Havana.
[A]
When you're going to get the strength [D] to go [A] over to Florida, all you ever listen to [E] is the voice [A] of America.
It was a story [D] of a young [A] English poppet who took up with a soldier [B] boy and thought [E] she would ruff it.
[A] Just like [F#m] me, she found [E] out what true [D] love is about.
But
[A] anyway, she's a New [E] Orleans that would never [A] work out.
Oh, [D] she seemed to be crying.
[A] Year after year, now [F#m] you don't speak [F] any English, [D] just American [A] between tears.
[D] Just American [A] without tears.
[D] Oh, you seem to be crying.
[A] Year after year, [F#m] now you don't [F] speak any English, [D] just American [A]
without tears.
Just American without tears.
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[D]
[A] [E]
[F#m]
[D] [A]
[E] [F]
[F#m] [D]
Key:
G
D
A
C
E
G
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ December _
_ _ [C] 1965 [G] in Caracas, _ when Arnie left Lime's [A] with his piece [D] of the pie.
[G] And he packed up the casino chips, [C] the IOU [G] and the abacus, and switched up the [D] jukebox in a fool [D] such as I.
[G] He was a leg [C] man who was open [G] to offers, but he couldn't get it on his mind [A] as he passed the [D] tourist office. _ _
[G] And as he _ [Dm] entertained himself, [Cm]
jingling just [G] like Sammy Davis Jr.,
he toyed with [D] a trip to [G] Miami.
_ [C] For money like that, you could [G] have sweet talk in your ear, [Em] now they don't [D#] speak any English, [C] just [G] American _ glasses.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
It was an idea [C] that he dandled [G] on his knee.
_ And Meris did like his coffee cup, [A] but he couldn't find [D] any other way.
[G] It always seemed to come to him [C] while the day was dipping down.
And the sun was like a light bulb [D] being swallowed [G] by a clown.
He took her for everything, [C] he took her [G] for his only one.
He took her out of [A] Coventry and over [D] to Idaho.
But [G] the war wound that he carried home [C] wasn't [G] really visible.
When the bullets were forgotten, [D] she looked dowdy down and miserable, [C] and she seemed to be [Am] crying.
[G] _ Year after year, [Em] he said you don't [D#] speak any English, [G] just [C]
American [G] between _ tears. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ Honey, she said to me, [D] would you turn down [A] the radio?
You haven't slept a wink since [B] we came to [E] Havana.
_ _ _ _ [A]
When you're going to get the strength [D] to go [A] over to Florida, _ _ _ _ all you ever listen to [E] is the voice [A] of America. _ _ _ _
It was a story [D] of a young [A] English poppet _ _ who took up with a soldier [B] boy and thought [E] she would ruff it. _ _
[A] Just like [F#m] me, she found [E] out what true [D] love is about.
But _ _
[A] _ anyway, she's a New [E] Orleans that would never [A] work out.
Oh, [D] she seemed to be crying.
[A] _ Year _ after _ year, _ _ now [F#m] you don't speak [F] any English, [D] just American [A] between tears.
[D] Just American [A] without tears.
[D] Oh, you seem to be crying.
[A] _ Year _ _ after year, _ _ _ [F#m] now you don't [F] speak any English, [D] just American [A]
without tears.
Just American without _ tears. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] 1965 [G] in Caracas, _ when Arnie left Lime's [A] with his piece [D] of the pie.
[G] And he packed up the casino chips, [C] the IOU [G] and the abacus, and switched up the [D] jukebox in a fool [D] such as I.
[G] He was a leg [C] man who was open [G] to offers, but he couldn't get it on his mind [A] as he passed the [D] tourist office. _ _
[G] And as he _ [Dm] entertained himself, [Cm]
jingling just [G] like Sammy Davis Jr.,
he toyed with [D] a trip to [G] Miami.
_ [C] For money like that, you could [G] have sweet talk in your ear, [Em] now they don't [D#] speak any English, [C] just [G] American _ glasses.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
It was an idea [C] that he dandled [G] on his knee.
_ And Meris did like his coffee cup, [A] but he couldn't find [D] any other way.
[G] It always seemed to come to him [C] while the day was dipping down.
And the sun was like a light bulb [D] being swallowed [G] by a clown.
He took her for everything, [C] he took her [G] for his only one.
He took her out of [A] Coventry and over [D] to Idaho.
But [G] the war wound that he carried home [C] wasn't [G] really visible.
When the bullets were forgotten, [D] she looked dowdy down and miserable, [C] and she seemed to be [Am] crying.
[G] _ Year after year, [Em] he said you don't [D#] speak any English, [G] just [C]
American [G] between _ tears. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [A] _ Honey, she said to me, [D] would you turn down [A] the radio?
You haven't slept a wink since [B] we came to [E] Havana.
_ _ _ _ [A]
When you're going to get the strength [D] to go [A] over to Florida, _ _ _ _ all you ever listen to [E] is the voice [A] of America. _ _ _ _
It was a story [D] of a young [A] English poppet _ _ who took up with a soldier [B] boy and thought [E] she would ruff it. _ _
[A] Just like [F#m] me, she found [E] out what true [D] love is about.
But _ _
[A] _ anyway, she's a New [E] Orleans that would never [A] work out.
Oh, [D] she seemed to be crying.
[A] _ Year _ after _ year, _ _ now [F#m] you don't speak [F] any English, [D] just American [A] between tears.
[D] Just American [A] without tears.
[D] Oh, you seem to be crying.
[A] _ Year _ _ after year, _ _ _ [F#m] now you don't [F] speak any English, [D] just American [A]
without tears.
Just American without _ tears. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _