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n.c.=no chord
Intro:  E, E6  
(n.c.) E  (n.c.)         E     (n.c.)
Well a US soldier boy on leave in West Berlin
        E(n.C.)                           E(n.C.)
No music there that rocks, just a thousand violins
(n.C.)                              A7  E  
He wants to hear some American Music, American Music.
EThey want to B7hear that sound A7right from the EUSA
Well it can be sweet and lovely, it can be hard and mean
But one thing's for sure: it's always on the beam
They want to hear some American Music, American Music
They want to hear that sound right from the USA
It's a howl from the desert, the screams from the slums
The Mississippi rollin' to the beat of the drums
Because they're playing American Music, American Music
They want to hear that sound right from the USA
(bridge)
EWe got the A7Louisiana boogie and the EDelta Blues
A7Country swing and Erockabilly, too
EWe got A7jazz, country-western and EChicago blues
EIt's the B7greatest music that you ever knew
A7Well it's EAmerican Music,    A7it's   EAmerican Music   A7It's EAmerican Music
EIt's the B7greatest sound A7right from the EUSA
Well a US soldier boy has to stop right in his tracks
When he hears that crazy beat, he turns and doubles back
Because they're playing American Music, American Music
The whole world digs that sound from the USA

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American Music

by The Blasters

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n.c.=no chord

E E6

Intro: ,

(n.c.) E (n.c.) E (n.c.)

Well a US soldier boy on leave in West Berlin

E C E C

(n..) (n..)

No music there that rocks, just a thousand violins

C A7 E

(n..)

He wants to hear some American Music, American Music.

E B7 A7 E

They want to hear that sound right from the USA

Well it can be sweet and lovely, it can be hard and mean

But one thing's for sure: it's always on the beam

They want to hear some American Music, American Music

They want to hear that sound right from the USA

It's a howl from the desert, the screams from the slums

The Mississippi rollin' to the beat of the drums

Because they're playing American Music, American Music

They want to hear that sound right from the USA

(bridge)

E A7 E

We got the Louisiana boogie and the Delta Blues

A7 E

Country swing and rockabilly, too

E A7 E

We got jazz, country-western and Chicago blues

E B7

It's the greatest music that you ever knew

A7 E A7 E A7 E

Well it's American Music, it's American Music It's American Music

E B7 A7 E

It's the greatest sound right from the USA

Well a US soldier boy has to stop right in his tracks

When he hears that crazy beat, he turns and doubles back

Because they're playing American Music, American Music

The whole world digs that sound from the USA

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