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American Teen

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[Intro]
Living the gFood life full of goodbyes
My eyes are on the grey skies
Saying I dGon't want to come home tonight
Yeah, and I'm hFigh up, off what?
I don't even remember
But my frGiend passed out in the Uber ride. 
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, I'm from the cFity of the 9-1-5
Where all the girls are Gpretty
And they're down for the hype
All my boys are Fwith me
Going up for the night
But who Gcares, who cares
'Cause this is our Fyear. 
[Chorus]
CSo wake me up in the Gspring
While I'm high off my American Fdream
CWe don't always say what we Gmean
That's the lie of an American Fteen
Maybe the eFnd is near
But I've been waiting all year
To get the Ghell up out of here
And throw away my fears
I'm so faFded (I'm so faded)
Off of all the thinCgs that I've taken and
Maybe I'm Gnot really drunk
Maybe I'm really good at faking
From the ciFty of the 915C  
Where all the girls are Gpretty
And they're down for the hype
All my boys are Fwith me
Going up for the nCight
But who cGares, who cares
'Cause this is our Fyear
[Chorus]
CSo wake me up in the GSpring
While I'm high off my American Fdream (American dream) 
CWe don't always say what we Gmean
It's the life of an American Fteen (American teen)
CMy youth is the foundation of Gme
Living life as an AmericFan teen (American teen)
FAmerican teen, oh yeah
CWe don't always say what we Gmean
When we're high off our American Fdream
CMy youth is the foundation of Gme
Oh, I'm proud to be AmericFan
CSo wake me up in the SGpring
While I'm high off my AmeriFcan dream
CAnd we don't always say what we Gmean
It's the life of an American Fteen (American teen)
CMy youth is the foundation of Gme
Living life as an American Fteen (American teen)
American tCeen
American Fteen, oh yeah
American tCeenager
And I'll be livGing this dream with you
WCe don't always say what we Gmean
When we're high off our FAmerican teen
CMy youth is the foundation of Gme
Oh, I'm proud to be AmerFican

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American Teen

by Khalid

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[Intro]

Living the good life full of goodbyes

My eyes are on the grey skies

Saying I don't want to come home tonight

Yeah, and I'm high up, off what?

I don't even remember

But my friend passed out in the Uber ride.

[Pre-Chorus]

Oh, I'm from the city of the 9-1-5

Where all the girls are pretty

And they're down for the hype

All my boys are with me

Going up for the night

But who cares, who cares

'Cause this is our year.

[Chorus]

C G

So wake me up in the spring

While I'm high off my American dream

C G

We don't always say what we mean

That's the lie of an American teen

Maybe the end is near

But I've been waiting all year

To get the hell up out of here

And throw away my fears

I'm so faded (I'm so faded)

Off of all the things that I've taken and

Maybe I'm not really drunk

Maybe I'm really good at faking

F C

From the city of the 915

Where all the girls are pretty

And they're down for the hype

All my boys are with me

Going up for the night

But who cares, who cares

'Cause this is our year

[Chorus]

C G

So wake me up in the Spring

While I'm high off my American dream (American dream)

C G

We don't always say what we mean

It's the life of an American teen (American teen)

C G

My youth is the foundation of me

Living life as an American teen (American teen)

American teen, oh yeah

C G

We don't always say what we mean

When we're high off our American dream

C G

My youth is the foundation of me

Oh, I'm proud to be American

C G

So wake me up in the Spring

While I'm high off my American dream

C G

And we don't always say what we mean

It's the life of an American teen (American teen)

C G

My youth is the foundation of me

Living life as an American teen (American teen)

American teen

American teen, oh yeah

American teenager

And I'll be living this dream with you

C G

We don't always say what we mean

When we're high off our American teen

C G

My youth is the foundation of me

Oh, I'm proud to be American

About American Teen Chords by Khalid

Learn how to play American Teen by Khalid with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “American Teen chords”, “American Teen guitar chords”, or “Khalid American Teen chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy American Teen chords and for experienced players who want accurate American Teen lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, G, C.

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What key is "American Teen" in?

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