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                           SR-71 - All American
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*No Capo*
Tuning:  D#   G#   C#   F#   A#  D#  
(INTRO)
D5    A5    B5    G5
(VERSE) |CHORDS ARE OPTIONAL|
  B5I never got high the first time I trG5ied
Just like everyone
I knoD5w the cigarettes were bold
For a little fouA5r foot nothing ten year-old
(PRE-CHORUS)
  D5On hot summer days
We'd go down to the maG5ll
Send security climbin' up the waB5lls
Just like everyone, we thought we'd bA5e foreB5ver yoG5ung
(CHORUS)
  D5I am not so oriA5ginal, never to be cynical
A lB5ittle unstable, clinically labeled
FG5ucked-up all-American
  D5I am totally miA5serable, ever to be pigeon-holed
ComplB5etely obsessive, manic depressive
FG5ucked-up all-American
(VERSE) |CHORDS ARE OPTIONAL|
  B5We lived out our lives like we would never dG5ie
Just like everyone
But befD5ore Keith went to bed
He put a douA5ble barrel shotgun to his head
(CHORUS)
  D5I am not so oriA5ginal, never to be cynical
A lB5ittle unstable, clinically labeled
FG5ucked-up all-American
  D5I am totally miA5serable, ever to be pigeon-holed
ComplB5etely obsessive, manic depressive
FG5ucked-up all-American
(BUILD-UP)
E5  D5  E5  G5
E5  D5  E5  G5
(BRIDGE)
  E5Smashing bottles aG5nd cans
  E5For reasons I doG5n't understand
  E5When I look at thG5e past
It's like staE5ring at pieces of brC5oken glass
(INTERLUDE)
G5    D5    B5    G5
G5    D5    C5    C5
C5    C5
(PRE-CHORUS)
D5      C#5/D5   B5
  I am not so original
Completely fucking miserable
   C#5/D5
A little unstable, a little unstable
(CHORUS)
  D5I am, totally miA5serable ever to be pigeon-holed
A lB5ittle unstable, clinically labeled
FG5ucked-up all-American
  D5I am totally miA5serable, ever to be pigeon-holed
ComplB5etely obsessive, manic depressive
FG5ucked-up all-American
FG5ucked-up all-American
(OUTRO)
D5    A5    B5
FG5ucked-up all-American
D5    A5    B5    G5
G5__________________________
Hope you enjoyed this one!
Stay KingerZ
-Matt

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All American

by SR-71

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SR-71 - All American

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*No Capo*

D# G# C# F# A# D#

Tuning:

(INTRO)

D5 A5 B5 G5

(VERSE) |CHORDS ARE OPTIONAL|

B5 G5

I never got high the first time I tried

Just like everyone

I know the cigarettes were bold

For a little four foot nothing ten year-old

(PRE-CHORUS)

On hot summer days

We'd go down to the mall

Send security climbin' up the walls

A5 B5 G5

Just like everyone, we thought we'd be forever young

(CHORUS)

D5 A5

I am not so original, never to be cynical

A little unstable, clinically labeled

Fucked-up all-American

D5 A5

I am totally miserable, ever to be pigeon-holed

Completely obsessive, manic depressive

Fucked-up all-American

(VERSE) |CHORDS ARE OPTIONAL|

B5 G5

We lived out our lives like we would never die

Just like everyone

But before Keith went to bed

He put a double barrel shotgun to his head

(CHORUS)

D5 A5

I am not so original, never to be cynical

A little unstable, clinically labeled

Fucked-up all-American

D5 A5

I am totally miserable, ever to be pigeon-holed

Completely obsessive, manic depressive

Fucked-up all-American

(BUILD-UP)

E5 D5 E5 G5

(BRIDGE)

E5 G5

Smashing bottles and cans

E5 G5

For reasons I don't understand

E5 G5

When I look at the past

E5 C5

It's like staring at pieces of broken glass

(INTERLUDE)

G5 D5 B5 G5

G5 D5 C5 C5

C5 C5

(PRE-CHORUS)

D5 C#5/D5 B5

I am not so original

Completely fucking miserable

C#5/D5

A little unstable, a little unstable

(CHORUS)

D5 A5

I am, totally miserable ever to be pigeon-holed

A little unstable, clinically labeled

Fucked-up all-American

D5 A5

I am totally miserable, ever to be pigeon-holed

Completely obsessive, manic depressive

Fucked-up all-American

(OUTRO)

D5 A5 B5

Fucked-up all-American

D5 A5 B5 G5

__________________________

Hope you enjoyed this one!

Stay KingerZ

-Matt

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