American Heartache Chords by The Wood Brothers

Tempo:
92.3 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

E

F

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Wood Brothers - American Heartache chords
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[Am]
Everything I need is blowing in the breeze.
[F#] Everything I want [Am] is just downstream.
[C] Everything between my ears is [Am] just a dream.
I never stay still, I'm always moving.
Flying in a tin can, getting in by a shoestring.
[C] Sitting on a plastic floor, [Am] living like a king.
[Em] Stuck in a dream.
[A]
[Em] Stuck in a [G] dream.
[C] It's only [E] American Friday.
[F]
[G] [C] It's only [E] American Friday.
[F]
[G] [Am]
I want to make peace, but I don't have the skills.
[D] When I feel pain, I reach [Am] for the pill.
[C] Wish I had a body of steel, but I'm [Am] over the hill.
[Em]
Stuck in a [A] dream.
[E] [Em] Stuck in a dream.
[G]
[C] It's only [E] American Friday.
[F] [G]
It's [C] only [E] American [F] Friday.
[G] [C] Nothing is [E] wrong, nothing's at [D] stake.
[F] I only [G] feel bad when I can't [C] have it [E] all.
[F] I only [Dm] feel [G] bad when I [A] can't have it [D] all.
[Am]
[D] [E] [Cm] [Am]
[Em] Stuck [A]
[Em] in a dream.
[A]
[Em] Stuck [A]
[Em] in a dream.
[G]
[C] [E] [F]
[G] [C] It's only [E] American Friday.
[F]
[G] [C] It's only [E] American Friday.
[F] [G] [C] Nothing is [E] wrong, [F] nothing's at stake.
I only [G] feel bad when I can't [C] have it all.
It's only [E] American Friday.
[F] [G] Nothing is wrong, nothing's [C] at stake.
It's only [E] American Friday.
[F] I only feel [G] bad when I can't have it [C] all.
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
E
2311
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
E
2311
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To jam and learn the simple chords for The Wood Brothers - American Heartache chords, practice playing E, F, G, C and E in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 46 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 92. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of A Minor.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Everything I need is blowing in the breeze. _ _
[F#] Everything I want [Am] is just downstream. _ _ _
[C] Everything between my ears is [Am] just a dream. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I never stay still, I'm always moving.
_ _ Flying in a tin can, getting in by a shoestring.
_ _ [C] Sitting on a plastic floor, [Am] living like a king. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] Stuck in a dream.
[A] _ _ _ _
[Em] Stuck in a _ [G] dream. _ _
[C] It's only [E] American Friday.
[F] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] It's only [E] American Friday.
[F] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I want to make peace, but I don't have the skills.
_ _ [D] When I feel pain, I reach [Am] for the pill.
_ [C] Wish I had a body of steel, but I'm [Am] over the hill.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em]
Stuck in a _ [A] dream. _ _ _
[E] [Em] Stuck in a dream.
[G] _ _ _ _
[C] It's only [E] American Friday.
[F] _ _ [G]
It's _ [C] only [E] American [F] Friday. _
[G] _ _ _ [C] Nothing is [E] wrong, nothing's at [D] stake.
[F] I only [G] feel bad when I can't [C] have it [E] all. _
[F] I only [Dm] feel [G] bad when I [A] can't have it [D] all.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Am] _
[Em] _ Stuck _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] in a dream.
_ [A] _ _
[Em] Stuck _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Em] in a dream.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [C] It's only [E] American Friday.
[F] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] It's only [E] American Friday.
[F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] Nothing is [E] wrong, [F] nothing's at stake.
I only [G] feel bad when I can't [C] have it all.
It's only [E] American Friday.
[F] _ [G] Nothing is wrong, nothing's [C] at stake.
It's only [E] American Friday.
[F] I only feel [G] bad when I can't have it [C] all. _ _ _ _

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