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American Boys

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[Intro]
 C    Ax2 
[Verse 1]
CFriday night boys and the pbr
CChasing Jack, getting wrecked
In small town barsA  
AYou're a big city roller
AIn N-Y-C
CYou're a sharp dressed man
CJust like zzA  
[Verse 2]
Harley ridin' biker Cin a leather jacket
CI like riding bitch
AOr sitting on the back
Pretty boys at the Cuniversity
CWatching them walk
In theDir Levi jeans
FYeah! Yeah!
FI can't help but fall
GYeah! Yeah!
GGod bless em all
[Chorus]
AAmerican boys
AGotta love em, gotta need em
AGotta want em
AThey're my drug oDf choice
CYeah, yeah, yeah
AAmerican boys
AWanna slay em, wanna lay em
AWanna play em
They're my fDavourite toys
AmeriCcan, GAmericCan boysA  
[Verse 3]
AMetal head boys
In the back of a CCamaro
CBanging to Metallica
On Gthe radioA  
[Verse 4]
From an Call-star stud
CTo a punk like you
We've got so many Dflavors
FThat I just can't choose
FYeah! Yeah!
They rock Gthe world
GYeah! Yeah!
N.C.
Of this American girl
[Chorus]
AAmerican boys
AGotta love em, gotta need em
AGotta want em
AThey're my drug oDf choice
CYeah, yeah, yeah
AAmerican boys
AWanna slay em, wanna lay em
AWanna play em
They're my fDavourite toys
AmeriCcan, GAmericCan boysA  
[Solo]
A D A
[Bridge]
CI've been every where
CAnd nothing compares
A(American boys)
CAin't nothing like em
CRock me like em, yeah
A(American boys)
FNow make a move
N.C.
Do what you do
[Chorus]
AAmerican boys
AGotta love em, gotta need em
AGotta want em
AThey're my drug oDf choice
CYeah, yeah, yeah
AAmerican boys
AWanna slay em, wanna lay em
AWanna play em
They're my fDavourite toys
AmeriCcan, GAmericCan boysA  
[Outro]
A C

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American Boys

by Halestorm

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C A

[Verse 1]

Friday night boys and the pbr

Chasing Jack, getting wrecked

In small town bars

You're a big city roller

In N-Y-C

You're a sharp dressed man

C A

Just like zz

[Verse 2]

Harley ridin' biker in a leather jacket

I like riding bitch

Or sitting on the back

Pretty boys at the university

Watching them walk

In their Levi jeans

Yeah! Yeah!

I can't help but fall

Yeah! Yeah!

God bless em all

[Chorus]

American boys

Gotta love em, gotta need em

Gotta want em

A D

They're my drug of choice

Yeah, yeah, yeah

American boys

Wanna slay em, wanna lay em

Wanna play em

They're my favourite toys

C G C A

American, American boys

[Verse 3]

Metal head boys

In the back of a Camaro

Banging to Metallica

G A

On the radio

[Verse 4]

From an all-star stud

To a punk like you

We've got so many flavors

That I just can't choose

Yeah! Yeah!

They rock the world

Yeah! Yeah!

N.C.

Of this American girl

[Chorus]

American boys

Gotta love em, gotta need em

Gotta want em

A D

They're my drug of choice

Yeah, yeah, yeah

American boys

Wanna slay em, wanna lay em

Wanna play em

They're my favourite toys

C G C A

American, American boys

[Solo]

A D A

[Bridge]

I've been every where

And nothing compares

(American boys)

Ain't nothing like em

Rock me like em, yeah

(American boys)

Now make a move

N.C.

Do what you do

[Chorus]

American boys

Gotta love em, gotta need em

Gotta want em

A D

They're my drug of choice

Yeah, yeah, yeah

American boys

Wanna slay em, wanna lay em

Wanna play em

They're my favourite toys

C G C A

American, American boys

[Outro]

A C

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