{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":272022,"song":"American English","artist":"Idlewild","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11220669-american-english-chords-by-idlewild/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/272022?type=chord","rating":4.62172,"votes":41,"content":"This is in the same key as the acoustic version you can download off of\r\nKEXP Seattle's website.\r\n\r\nIDLEWILD - AMERICAN ENGLISH \r\n\r\nCapo on Fret 4\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSongs when they're true, are all dedicated to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn this invisible world I choose to live in[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd if you believe that for now I understand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhy words mean so much to you[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey'll never be about you[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nMaybe you're young without youth[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Em[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMaybe you're old without, knowing anything's true[/tab]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI think you're young without youth....[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus] (drums begin, riff stops)\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThen you contract the American dream[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYou never look up once[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou've contracted American dreams[/tab]\r\nEm                D           (slide up to G)\r\nI require you to stop and look up.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSing a song about myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nKeep singing a song about myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNot some invisible world[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3] (same chords as above)\r\n\r\nConstantly searching to find something new\r\nBut what will you find when you think that nothing's true?\r\nMaybe it's that nothing is new\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n\r\nSo you let me hear songs that were written all about you\r\nBecause songs weren't written for you\r\nThey'll never be about you\r\n\r\n\r\n(Pre-Chorus)\r\n\r\n(Chorus x2)\r\n\r\n\r\n[Middle Part]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know[/tab]\r\nAnd I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know...\r\n\r\nSooo, Sing a song about myself\r\nKeep singing a song about myself\r\nNot some invisible world\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou came along and found the weak spot - that you've always wanted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLet yourself be everything that you’ve always wanted[/tab]\r\n(While this is sung - the chorus is sung)\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIt doesn’t have to be so silent - that you've always wanted[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo need for explanations - that you've always wanted[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Ending]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou'll find, what you find when you find there’s nothing[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nYou'll find, what you find when you find there’s nothing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"This is in the same key as the acoustic version you can download off of\nKEXP Seattle's website.\n\nIDLEWILD - AMERICAN ENGLISH \n\nCapo on Fret 4\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus] (drums begin, riff stops)\n\n\n\nEm                D           (slide up to G)\nI require you to stop and look up.\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3] (same chords as above)\n\nConstantly searching to find something new\nBut what will you find when you think that nothing's true?\nMaybe it's that nothing is new\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\nSo you let me hear songs that were written all about you\nBecause songs weren't written for you\nThey'll never be about you\n\n\n(Pre-Chorus)\n\n(Chorus x2)\n\n\n[Middle Part]\n\n\nAnd I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know...\n\nSooo, Sing a song about myself\nKeep singing a song about myself\nNot some invisible world\n\n\n\n(While this is sung - the chorus is sung)\n\n\n\n\n[Ending]\n\n\n\n\nG","chords":["G","Em","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}