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               AMERICAN SCANDAL
                ASHLEY McBRYDE
INTRO:
GUITAR 1:
E    A
E    A
GUITAR 2:
E -E----------------------A---
B -7h9-7------7h9-7------5--
G -------9-----------9---6--
D ---------9-----------9----
A --------------------------
E --------------------------
E -E----------------------A---
B -7h9-7------7h9-7------5--
G -------9-----------9---6--
D ---------9-----------9----
A --------------------------
E --------------------------
VERSE:
CEhecking my lipstick
AIn your aviators
LEike a couple of cool kids,
TAhe hit paraders
TEhe cherry glow of your cAigarette
BREAK:
DC#mon’t tell me the wBorld couldn’t hAandle
A C#mgood old-fashioned AmBerican scAandal
CHORUS:
HEold me baby, hold meA  
Like you ain’t mine Eto holdB  A  
Oh kEiss me baby kiss me,A  
Like you don’t care wEho knowsB  A  
Oh lBove me baby love me
  ALike Kennedy and MEonroeA  E  A  
VERSE:
ELights are flashing,
MAain Street paparazzi
YEou got them lining up
ATo watch you want me
  ELet’s one up the rAumours
CHORUS:
HEold me baby, hold meA  
Like you ain’t mine Eto holdB  A  
Oh kEiss me baby kiss me,A  
Like you don’t care wEho knowsB  A  
Oh lBove me baby love me
  ALike Kennedy and MBonroe-o-Ao-oB  A  
BREAK:
DC#mon’t tell me the wBorld couldn’t hAandle
A C#mgood old-fashioned AmBerican scAandal
CHORUS:
HEold me baby, hold meA  
Like you ain’t mine Eto holdB  A  
Ooh kEiss me baby kiss me,A  
Like you don’t care wEho knEooooAoows
CHORUS:
HEold me baby, hold meA  
Like you ain’t mine Eto holdB  A  
Oh kEiss me baby kiss me,A  
Like you don’t care wEho knowsB  A  
Oh lBove me baby love me
  ALike Kennedy and MEonroe
OUTRO:
(Don’t tell me the world couldn’t hAandle) Kennedy and MEonroe
(A good old-fashioned American scAandal) Ooh, like Kennedy and MEonroe
(Don’t tell me the world couldn’t hAandle) Kennedy and MEonroe
(A good old-fashioned American scAandal)
DEon’t tell me the world couldn’t hAandle
A gEood old-fashioned American scAandal

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American Scandal

by Ashley McBryde

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C#m

AMERICAN SCANDAL

ASHLEY McBRYDE

INTRO:

GUITAR 1:

E A

GUITAR 2:

E A

E --------------------------

B -7h9-7------7h9-7------5--

G -------9-----------9---6--

D ---------9-----------9----

A --------------------------

E --------------------------

E A

E --------------------------

B -7h9-7------7h9-7------5--

G -------9-----------9---6--

D ---------9-----------9----

A --------------------------

E --------------------------

VERSE:

Checking my lipstick

In your aviators

Like a couple of cool kids,

The hit paraders

E A

The cherry glow of your cigarette

BREAK:

C#m B A

Don’t tell me the world couldn’t handle

C#m B A

A good old-fashioned American scandal

CHORUS:

E A

Hold me baby, hold me

E B A

Like you ain’t mine to hold

E A

Oh kiss me baby kiss me,

E B A

Like you don’t care who knows

Oh love me baby love me

A E A E A

Like Kennedy and Monroe

VERSE:

Lights are flashing,

Main Street paparazzi

You got them lining up

To watch you want me

E A

Let’s one up the rumours

CHORUS:

E A

Hold me baby, hold me

E B A

Like you ain’t mine to hold

E A

Oh kiss me baby kiss me,

E B A

Like you don’t care who knows

Oh love me baby love me

A B A B A

Like Kennedy and Monroe-o-o-o

BREAK:

C#m B A

Don’t tell me the world couldn’t handle

C#m B A

A good old-fashioned American scandal

CHORUS:

E A

Hold me baby, hold me

E B A

Like you ain’t mine to hold

E A

Ooh kiss me baby kiss me,

E E A

Like you don’t care who knoooooows

CHORUS:

E A

Hold me baby, hold me

E B A

Like you ain’t mine to hold

E A

Oh kiss me baby kiss me,

E B A

Like you don’t care who knows

Oh love me baby love me

A E

Like Kennedy and Monroe

OUTRO:

A E

(Don’t tell me the world couldn’t handle) Kennedy and Monroe

A E

(A good old-fashioned American scandal) Ooh, like Kennedy and Monroe

A E

(Don’t tell me the world couldn’t handle) Kennedy and Monroe

(A good old-fashioned American scandal)

E A

Don’t tell me the world couldn’t handle

E A

A good old-fashioned American scandal

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