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Lost In America

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
Intro: (all power chords)
A1 . A2 A. A3 G. 4 . A1 . A2 G. A3 C. 4 . 
A1 . A2 A. A3 G. 4 . A1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 
Let's call this Riff A:
A1 . A2 A. A3 . G4 . 1 . A2 G. A3 C. 4 . 
and this Riff B: (1 beat pickup)
A4 C. D1 . C2 A. 3 . A4 C. D1 . C2 A. 3 . 4 . 
and now, the lyrics (play the riff after each line is sung):
INTRO (intro riff x 2)
VERSE 1:
I ain't got a girl 'cuz I ain't got a car (Riff A)
I ain't got a car 'cuz I ain't got a job (Riff A)
I ain't got a job 'cuz I ain't got a car (Riff A)
So I'm looking for a girl with a job and a car (Riff B)
(play D chord and let ring)
Ah, don't you know where you are...
CHORUS: (same riff as the intro)
Lost in America, Lost in America, Lost in America, Lost
VERSE 2: (played same as the first)
I got a mom but I ain't got a dad
My dad's got a wife but she ain't my mom
Mom's looking for a man to be my dad
But I want my mom and dad to be my real mom and dad...
	Is that so bad?
DOh, I think I've been had...
CHORUS x 2
BRIDGE:
(play E chord and let ring, then)
E|-3-0-----------------0-
B|-------3-0-3---3-0-3---
G|-----------------------
Well, I live at the 7-11
E|-3-0-------------------
B|-------3-0-3---3-0-----
G|-------------------0---
Well, I'm trying to play this guitar
E|-3-0-----------------0-
B|-------3-0-3---3-0-3---
G|-----------------------
Well, I'm learning "Stairway To Heaven"
E|----------------0------
B|--------0-3-0-3--------
G|---------------------0-
'Cuz heaven's where you are
SOLO: 
(It starts something like E|-5--5-5-5- but that's all I can figure out.
			  B|-5--5-5-5- Any help?)
VERSE 3:
I can't go to school 'cuz I ain't got a gun
I ain't got a gun 'cuz I ain't got a job
I ain't got a job 'cuz I can't go to school
So I'm looking for a girl with a gun and a job...
	and a house... with cable
DDon't you know where you are...
Hey"s, until: )
E|--------------3b-not-quite-4~~
B|-5---------4------------------
G|---6----5---------------------
D|-----7------------------------
-- 
"The dead have risen and they're voting Republican!" -- Lisa Simpson

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Lost In America

by Alice Cooper

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##

Intro: (all power chords)

A A A A G A A G A C

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

A A A A G A

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

Let's call this Riff A:

A A A A G A G A C

1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

and this Riff B: (1 beat pickup)

A C D C A A C D C A

4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .

and now, the lyrics (play the riff after each line is sung):

INTRO (intro riff x 2)

VERSE 1:

I ain't got a girl 'cuz I ain't got a car (Riff A)

I ain't got a car 'cuz I ain't got a job (Riff A)

I ain't got a job 'cuz I ain't got a car (Riff A)

So I'm looking for a girl with a job and a car (Riff B)

(play D chord and let ring)

Ah, don't you know where you are...

CHORUS: (same riff as the intro)

Lost in America, Lost in America, Lost in America, Lost

VERSE 2: (played same as the first)

I got a mom but I ain't got a dad

My dad's got a wife but she ain't my mom

Mom's looking for a man to be my dad

But I want my mom and dad to be my real mom and dad...

Is that so bad?

Oh, I think I've been had...

CHORUS x 2

BRIDGE:

(play E chord and let ring, then)

E|-3-0-----------------0-

B|-------3-0-3---3-0-3---

G|-----------------------

Well, I live at the 7-11

E|-3-0-------------------

B|-------3-0-3---3-0-----

G|-------------------0---

Well, I'm trying to play this guitar

E|-3-0-----------------0-

B|-------3-0-3---3-0-3---

G|-----------------------

Well, I'm learning "Stairway To Heaven"

E|----------------0------

B|--------0-3-0-3--------

G|---------------------0-

'Cuz heaven's where you are

SOLO:

(It starts something like E|-5--5-5-5- but that's all I can figure out.

B|-5--5-5-5- Any help?)

VERSE 3:

I can't go to school 'cuz I ain't got a gun

I ain't got a gun 'cuz I ain't got a job

I ain't got a job 'cuz I can't go to school

So I'm looking for a girl with a gun and a job...

and a house... with cable

Don't you know where you are...

Hey"s, until: )

E|--------------3b-not-quite-4~~

B|-5---------4------------------

G|---6----5---------------------

D|-----7------------------------

"The dead have risen and they're voting Republican!" -- Lisa Simpson

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