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[Intro]
|   B|   A|   E|  F#|
Whoo hoo hBoo, whoo hoo hAoo
Whoo hoo hEoo, whoo hoo hF#oo
[Verse 1]
BBack in the day when I was a teenager
F#Out on my own, fall in love with strangers
 EOh no desire, what are you putting me Ethrough?
You look beautiful in 1992
 BI'm watching, what do I want to be?
 F#Baby, I'm in love with possibility
 EGive me sex, and give me patience
EI can't wait, I can't wait, change the station
[Chorus]
 BI'm watching, I'm watching
 F#I'm watching American television
 EI'm watching, I'm watching
 EI'm watching American television
[Verse 2]
BBack in the day waiting for a sign to mF#ove
I got nothing to say, I got something to proEve
Oh me, oh my, teenagers get Ebored
You look beautiful in 1994
 BI'm dreaming, it's not a fantasy
 F#Baby, I'm in love with reality
 EGive me joy, give me emotion
EI can't wait, I can't wait, change the program
[Chorus]
 BI'm watching, I'm watching
 F#I'm watching American television
 EI'm watching, I'm watching
 EI'm watching American television
 BI'm watching, what do I wanna be?
 F#I'm watching, what do I wanna be?
 EI'm watching, I'm watching
 EI'm watching American television
[Interlude]
Whoo hoo hBoo, whoo hoo hAoo
Whoo hoo hEoo, whoo hoo hF#oo
Whoo hoo hBoo, whoo hoo hAoo
Whoo hoo hEoo, whoo hoo hF#ooF#  
[Verse 3]
 BHere we are now we on the boulevard
 F#We dropped off our fear at the junkyard
 EOh man, we can turn it up loud
 EYou look beautiful, right here, right now
 BI'm still watching, what do I want to be?
 F#Baby I'm in love with possibility
 EGive me sex, indecision
 EI'm watching American television
[Chorus]
 BI'm watching, I'm watching
 F#I'm watching American television
 EI'm watching, I'm watching
 EI'm watching American television
 BI'm watching, what do I wanna be?
 F#I'm watching, what do I wanna be?
 EI'm watching, I'm watching
 EI'm watching American television
 BI'm watching, what do you wanna be?
 F#I'm watching, what do you wanna be?
 EI'm watching, I'm watching
 EI'm watching America!
[Outro]
Whoo hoo hBoo, whoo hoo hAoo
Whoo hoo hEoo, whoo hoo hF#oo
Whoo hoo hBoo, whoo hoo hAoo
Whoo hoo hEoo, whoo hoo hF#ooB  

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American Television

by Ben Lee

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

B A E F#

| | | | |

B A

Whoo hoo hoo, whoo hoo hoo

E F#

Whoo hoo hoo, whoo hoo hoo

[Verse 1]

Back in the day when I was a teenager

Out on my own, fall in love with strangers

E E

Oh no desire, what are you putting me through?

You look beautiful in 1992

I'm watching, what do I want to be?

Baby, I'm in love with possibility

Give me sex, and give me patience

I can't wait, I can't wait, change the station

[Chorus]

I'm watching, I'm watching

I'm watching American television

I'm watching, I'm watching

I'm watching American television

[Verse 2]

B F#

Back in the day waiting for a sign to move

I got nothing to say, I got something to prove

Oh me, oh my, teenagers get bored

You look beautiful in 1994

I'm dreaming, it's not a fantasy

Baby, I'm in love with reality

Give me joy, give me emotion

I can't wait, I can't wait, change the program

[Chorus]

I'm watching, I'm watching

I'm watching American television

I'm watching, I'm watching

I'm watching American television

I'm watching, what do I wanna be?

I'm watching, I'm watching

I'm watching American television

[Interlude]

B A

Whoo hoo hoo, whoo hoo hoo

E F#

Whoo hoo hoo, whoo hoo hoo

B A

Whoo hoo hoo, whoo hoo hoo

E F# F#

Whoo hoo hoo, whoo hoo hoo

[Verse 3]

Here we are now we on the boulevard

We dropped off our fear at the junkyard

Oh man, we can turn it up loud

You look beautiful, right here, right now

I'm still watching, what do I want to be?

Baby I'm in love with possibility

Give me sex, indecision

I'm watching American television

[Chorus]

I'm watching, I'm watching

I'm watching American television

I'm watching, I'm watching

I'm watching American television

I'm watching, what do I wanna be?

I'm watching, I'm watching

I'm watching American television

I'm watching, what do you wanna be?

I'm watching, I'm watching

I'm watching America!

[Outro]

B A

Whoo hoo hoo, whoo hoo hoo

E F#

Whoo hoo hoo, whoo hoo hoo

B A

Whoo hoo hoo, whoo hoo hoo

E F# B

Whoo hoo hoo, whoo hoo hoo

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