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Eliza Gilkyson - An American Boy
INTRO:   C   F   C    G    C  
I posted pictures on my FFacebook CsiteG  
A shooting star in a Clong dark FnightC  
A lonely kid beneath the Gbasement Amlight
With Fthunder in his AmhandsC  
My parents wonder if I'm Fdoing alCrightG  
They keep the gun case Clocked up FtightC  
With the key hanging Gthere in plain AmsightF  
While I make my AmplansF  
It won't be long before I Ccome unGdone
There's no tomorrow for a Cwayward Fson
What will they say then 'bout their Cpride and Gjoy
Their AmericaFn boy?Am  C  
It's not the world they always Fsaid it would CbeG  
A shining pearl waiting Cthere for FmeC  
A golden girl who would Gcare for Amme
A Ffuture I could AmownC  
They messed my mind with every Fkind of CmedG  
Now voices whisper Cin my FheadC  
Telling me softly I'll be Gbetter off Amdead
But FI'm not going aAmloneF  
It won't be long before I Ccome unGdone
I'm gonna blow my world to Ckingdom Fcome
Once I was someone's only Cpride and Gjoy
An AmericaFn boy, AmericaAmn boyC  
INSTRUMENTAL:   C   F   C    G     C   G   Am    F    Am  F  
It won't be long before my Ctime has Gcome
I won't be sorry for this Cthing I've Fdone
Maybe somewhere there's everClasting Gjoy
For an AmericaFn boy, AmericaAmn boyC  
I built a bomb down in the Fbasement ClightG  
Went to the prom on a CSaturday FnightC  
I didn't blow it 'cause the Gtime's not AmrightF  
But it's close at Amhand

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An American Boy

by Eliza Gilkyson

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Eliza Gilkyson - An American Boy

C F C G C

INTRO:

F C G

I posted pictures on my Facebook site

C F C

A shooting star in a long dark night

G Am

A lonely kid beneath the basement light

F Am C

With thunder in his hands

F C G

My parents wonder if I'm doing alright

C F C

They keep the gun case locked up tight

G Am F

With the key hanging there in plain sight

Am F

While I make my plans

C G

It won't be long before I come undone

C F

There's no tomorrow for a wayward son

C G

What will they say then 'bout their pride and joy

F Am C

Their American boy?

F C G

It's not the world they always said it would be

C F C

A shining pearl waiting there for me

G Am

A golden girl who would care for me

F Am C

A future I could own

F C G

They messed my mind with every kind of med

C F C

Now voices whisper in my head

G Am

Telling me softly I'll be better off dead

F Am F

But I'm not going alone

C G

It won't be long before I come undone

C F

I'm gonna blow my world to kingdom come

C G

Once I was someone's only pride and joy

F Am C

An American boy, American boy

C F C G C G Am F Am F

INSTRUMENTAL:

C G

It won't be long before my time has come

C F

I won't be sorry for this thing I've done

C G

Maybe somewhere there's everlasting joy

F Am C

For an American boy, American boy

F C G

I built a bomb down in the basement light

C F C

Went to the prom on a Saturday night

G Am F

I didn't blow it 'cause the time's not right

But it's close at hand

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