American Boy Chords by Eddie Rabbitt
Tempo:
121.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
G#m
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I did want to explain that the media kind of twisted that around a couple of people anyway and said that I wrote it because of the war.
No, you wrote it because you missed America when you were a woman.
I wrote it before, a year before the war ever started.
[B] Alright, so the name of the CD is Jersey Boy, the name of the song is American Boy.
[G] Please.
[B] [D#] I [N]
[E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [B] [G]
[E] wanna live in a place [A] where the name Vinnie's [B] Billy.
[E]
Turn on the radio [A] and hear my [B] band Willie.
[E] Friday night football, [A] stand [B] up and cheer.
[E] Go where I wanna go, [B] I'm a free [A] man here.
[F#] [B] I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] [F#] [B]
Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no clue [F#] who's yours.
[B] My older brother, [E] what's he on [F#] to?
[B] Red, white, and blue, from my [F#] head to [E] my toes.
[B] [G#m] I'm an American boy.
[B] [E]
My little brother watch Saturday [A] morning [B] cartoons.
[E]
I mow the front lawn in [A] the [B] afternoon.
[E]
Fixing up my car, [A] working for a [E] living.
Drive down to the seashore, [B] looking at the [A] pretty women.
[F#] [B] I'm an [G#m] American boy.
[E] [F#] [B]
Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no [F#] clue who's yours.
[B]
My older brother, [E] what's he on to?
[F#] [B]
Red, white, and blue, from [F#] my head [E] to my toes.
[B] [G#m] I'm an American boy.
I have a dream, it's all my self-esteem.
[F#]
I have a dream, [G#m]
it's all my self-esteem.
Do [F#] you hold this dream to be so vivid?
[N] I'm an American boy.
[C#] I buy [B] the Americans.
I'm an [E] American boy.
Yes, I [F#m] am.
[B] I'm an American boy.
[C#] I'll die an American.
[E] [B] I'm an [G#m] American boy.
[E] [F#] [B] Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no clue [F#] who's yours.
[B] My older brother, [E] what's he on [F#] to?
[B] Red, white, and blue, [F#] from my head [E] to my toes.
[B] I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] I buy [F#] the Americans.
[B] I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] I'll die [F#] an [B] American.
I'm an [G#m] American boy.
[E] [F#] [B] I'm an American [G#m]
boy.
Do you [F#] hold this dream [B] to be [G#m] so [E] [F#] vivid?
I'm [B] an [G#m] American boy.
[E] Yes, [F#] I [B] am.
I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] [F#] [B] I'm an American [G#] [Em] [B] boy.
I'm an American boy.
I'm an American boy.
[N]
No, you wrote it because you missed America when you were a woman.
I wrote it before, a year before the war ever started.
[B] Alright, so the name of the CD is Jersey Boy, the name of the song is American Boy.
[G] Please.
[B] [D#] I [N]
[E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [B] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [B] [G]
[E] wanna live in a place [A] where the name Vinnie's [B] Billy.
[E]
Turn on the radio [A] and hear my [B] band Willie.
[E] Friday night football, [A] stand [B] up and cheer.
[E] Go where I wanna go, [B] I'm a free [A] man here.
[F#] [B] I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] [F#] [B]
Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no clue [F#] who's yours.
[B] My older brother, [E] what's he on [F#] to?
[B] Red, white, and blue, from my [F#] head to [E] my toes.
[B] [G#m] I'm an American boy.
[B] [E]
My little brother watch Saturday [A] morning [B] cartoons.
[E]
I mow the front lawn in [A] the [B] afternoon.
[E]
Fixing up my car, [A] working for a [E] living.
Drive down to the seashore, [B] looking at the [A] pretty women.
[F#] [B] I'm an [G#m] American boy.
[E] [F#] [B]
Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no [F#] clue who's yours.
[B]
My older brother, [E] what's he on to?
[F#] [B]
Red, white, and blue, from [F#] my head [E] to my toes.
[B] [G#m] I'm an American boy.
I have a dream, it's all my self-esteem.
[F#]
I have a dream, [G#m]
it's all my self-esteem.
Do [F#] you hold this dream to be so vivid?
[N] I'm an American boy.
[C#] I buy [B] the Americans.
I'm an [E] American boy.
Yes, I [F#m] am.
[B] I'm an American boy.
[C#] I'll die an American.
[E] [B] I'm an [G#m] American boy.
[E] [F#] [B] Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no clue [F#] who's yours.
[B] My older brother, [E] what's he on [F#] to?
[B] Red, white, and blue, [F#] from my head [E] to my toes.
[B] I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] I buy [F#] the Americans.
[B] I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] I'll die [F#] an [B] American.
I'm an [G#m] American boy.
[E] [F#] [B] I'm an American [G#m]
boy.
Do you [F#] hold this dream [B] to be [G#m] so [E] [F#] vivid?
I'm [B] an [G#m] American boy.
[E] Yes, [F#] I [B] am.
I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] [F#] [B] I'm an American [G#] [Em] [B] boy.
I'm an American boy.
I'm an American boy.
[N]
Key:
B
E
F#
G#m
A
B
E
F#
I did want to explain that the media kind of twisted that around a couple of people anyway and said that I wrote it because of the war.
No, you wrote it because you missed America when you were a woman.
I wrote it before, a year before the war ever started.
[B] Alright, so the name of the CD is Jersey Boy, the name of the song is American Boy.
[G] Please.
_ [B] _ [D#] I _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [G] _
[E] _ wanna live in a place [A] where the name Vinnie's [B] Billy.
[E] _
Turn on the radio [A] and hear my [B] band Willie.
[E] _ Friday night football, [A] stand [B] up and cheer.
[E] _ Go where I wanna go, [B] I'm a free [A] man here.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no clue [F#] who's yours.
[B] My older brother, [E] what's he on [F#] to? _
[B] Red, white, and blue, from my [F#] head to [E] my toes.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] I'm an American boy.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [E]
My little brother watch Saturday [A] morning [B] cartoons.
[E]
I mow the front lawn in [A] the [B] afternoon.
[E] _
Fixing up my car, [A] working for a [E] living.
Drive down to the seashore, [B] looking at the [A] pretty women.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] I'm an [G#m] American boy.
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B]
Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no [F#] clue who's yours.
[B]
My older brother, [E] what's he on to?
[F#] _ [B] _
Red, white, and blue, from [F#] my head [E] to my _ toes.
_ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] I'm an American boy.
_ _ I have a dream, it's all my self-esteem.
_ [F#] _ _
_ _ I have a dream, [G#m] _ _
it's all my self-esteem.
Do [F#] you hold this dream to be so vivid?
_ _ [N] I'm an American boy.
[C#] I buy [B] the Americans.
I'm an [E] American boy.
Yes, I [F#m] am.
[B] I'm an American boy.
[C#] I'll die an American.
[E] _ _ _ [B] I'm an [G#m] American boy.
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no clue [F#] who's yours.
[B] _ My older brother, [E] what's he on [F#] to?
_ [B] Red, white, and blue, [F#] from my head [E] to my toes. _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] I buy [F#] the Americans.
[B] I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] I'll die [F#] an [B] American.
I'm an [G#m] American boy.
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] I'm an American [G#m]
boy.
Do you [F#] hold this dream [B] to be [G#m] so _ [E] _ [F#] vivid?
I'm [B] an [G#m] American boy.
[E] Yes, [F#] I [B] am.
I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] I'm an American [G#] _ _ [Em] _ [B] boy.
I'm an American boy.
I'm an American boy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
No, you wrote it because you missed America when you were a woman.
I wrote it before, a year before the war ever started.
[B] Alright, so the name of the CD is Jersey Boy, the name of the song is American Boy.
[G] Please.
_ [B] _ [D#] I _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ [G] _
[E] _ wanna live in a place [A] where the name Vinnie's [B] Billy.
[E] _
Turn on the radio [A] and hear my [B] band Willie.
[E] _ Friday night football, [A] stand [B] up and cheer.
[E] _ Go where I wanna go, [B] I'm a free [A] man here.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no clue [F#] who's yours.
[B] My older brother, [E] what's he on [F#] to? _
[B] Red, white, and blue, from my [F#] head to [E] my toes.
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] I'm an American boy.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [E]
My little brother watch Saturday [A] morning [B] cartoons.
[E]
I mow the front lawn in [A] the [B] afternoon.
[E] _
Fixing up my car, [A] working for a [E] living.
Drive down to the seashore, [B] looking at the [A] pretty women.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] I'm an [G#m] American boy.
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B]
Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no [F#] clue who's yours.
[B]
My older brother, [E] what's he on to?
[F#] _ [B] _
Red, white, and blue, from [F#] my head [E] to my _ toes.
_ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] I'm an American boy.
_ _ I have a dream, it's all my self-esteem.
_ [F#] _ _
_ _ I have a dream, [G#m] _ _
it's all my self-esteem.
Do [F#] you hold this dream to be so vivid?
_ _ [N] I'm an American boy.
[C#] I buy [B] the Americans.
I'm an [E] American boy.
Yes, I [F#m] am.
[B] I'm an American boy.
[C#] I'll die an American.
[E] _ _ _ [B] I'm an [G#m] American boy.
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] Got me a Chevy, [E] ain't got no clue [F#] who's yours.
[B] _ My older brother, [E] what's he on [F#] to?
_ [B] Red, white, and blue, [F#] from my head [E] to my toes. _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] I buy [F#] the Americans.
[B] I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] I'll die [F#] an [B] American.
I'm an [G#m] American boy.
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] I'm an American [G#m]
boy.
Do you [F#] hold this dream [B] to be [G#m] so _ [E] _ [F#] vivid?
I'm [B] an [G#m] American boy.
[E] Yes, [F#] I [B] am.
I'm an American [G#m] boy.
[E] _ _ [F#] _ [B] I'm an American [G#] _ _ [Em] _ [B] boy.
I'm an American boy.
I'm an American boy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _