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-------------------THAT POPPY / AMERICAN KIDS / TABBED BY ARIEL WIDHIBRATA---------------------------------
[Verse 1]
I Ablive under a rock with a blacklight
FmI'm a dumb pop star in my own right
Started Ablife at age 15, got ahead with fake ID's
If you're with C#me
AbSold my soul to the man with a handshake
FmLost control but I don't think it's too late
AbWe're dying young on broadcast news
Forever 21 is cool if I make itFm  
[Pre-Chorus]
D#Girls, let's put on all of our clothes
[Chorus]
AbI don't wanna be like American kids
FmI am not on drugs and I've never been
I don't C#care about your party, I belong to nobody
AbI don't wanna be like American kids
FmDrugs don't work like they did for my parents
C#I'm not down with the new hit
Cause toD#day I just don't get AmeriAbcan kids
[Verse 2]
AbLast time I told mom that 'I love you'
Was the lFmast time I ate food from a drive-through
It never hAbappened like they say
I think my father may be gay but I don't Fmknow
So AbI burned all my shit in a bonfire
FmAll my teen regrets were a trip wire
I should be eAbverything you hate
I should be higher now than space but I'm sFmtatic
[Pre-Chorus]
D#Boys, aren't even boys anymore
[Chorus]
AbI don't wanna be like American kids
FmI am not on drugs and I've never been
I don't C#care about your party, I belong to nobody
AbI don't wanna be like American kids
FmDrugs don't work like they did for my parents
C#I'm not down with the new hit
Cause toD#day I just don't get AmeriAbcan kids
[Bridge]
AbLiberty isn't cheap and it ain't free
FmI'm a millennial blame it all on me
[Outro]
AbAmerican kids x3
fade

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American Kids

by Poppy

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-------------------THAT POPPY / AMERICAN KIDS / TABBED BY ARIEL WIDHIBRATA---------------------------------

[Verse 1]

I live under a rock with a blacklight

I'm a dumb pop star in my own right

Started life at age 15, got ahead with fake ID's

If you're with me

Sold my soul to the man with a handshake

Lost control but I don't think it's too late

We're dying young on broadcast news

Forever 21 is cool if I make it

[Pre-Chorus]

Girls, let's put on all of our clothes

[Chorus]

I don't wanna be like American kids

I am not on drugs and I've never been

I don't care about your party, I belong to nobody

I don't wanna be like American kids

Drugs don't work like they did for my parents

I'm not down with the new hit

D# Ab

Cause today I just don't get American kids

[Verse 2]

Last time I told mom that 'I love you'

Was the last time I ate food from a drive-through

It never happened like they say

I think my father may be gay but I don't know

So I burned all my shit in a bonfire

All my teen regrets were a trip wire

I should be everything you hate

I should be higher now than space but I'm static

[Pre-Chorus]

Boys, aren't even boys anymore

[Chorus]

I don't wanna be like American kids

I am not on drugs and I've never been

I don't care about your party, I belong to nobody

I don't wanna be like American kids

Drugs don't work like they did for my parents

I'm not down with the new hit

D# Ab

Cause today I just don't get American kids

[Bridge]

Liberty isn't cheap and it ain't free

I'm a millennial blame it all on me

[Outro]

American kids x3

fade

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