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--Verse:--
  ALooking out a dirty old window
Down below the cars in the city go ruGshing by
I sFit here alGone and I woDnder why
AFriday night and everyone's moving
I can fell the heat but it's shooting hGeading down
I sFearch for the bGeat in this dDirty town
--PreChorus:--
  DDown town the young ones are going
  EiiDown town the young ones are growing
--Chorus:--
 FiiWe're the kids in AmerCica (x 2)
 FiiEverybody livGe for the music-go-roAund
--Second verse identical to first:--
Bright lights the music gets faster
Look boy, don't check on your watch
Not another glance
I'm not leaving now, honey not a chance
Hotshot, give me no problems
Much later baby you'll be saying never mind
You know life is cruel, life is never kind
Kind hearts don't make a new story
Kind hearts don't grab any glory
  FiiWe're the kids in ACmerica (x 2)
  FiiEverybody Glive for the musicgorouAnd
ANa na ...C  G  F  
        A   C    G   F   G  A~~ (let ring)
Na na ...
Come closer, honey that's better
Got to get a brand new experience
Feeling right
Oh don't try to stop baby
Hold me tight (slide)
Outside a new day is dawning
Outside Sububia's sprawling everywhere
I don't want to go baby
??????? to Southern California
There's a wave coming I warn you
--Chorus-- + Na na na part
--Bridge 3x--
A C# A#
--Outro till the end--
FiiWe're thC#e kids(x3) A#in America

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Kids In America

by Lagwagon

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Eii

Fii

--Verse:--

Looking out a dirty old window

Down below the cars in the city go rushing by

F G D

I sit here alone and I wonder why

Friday night and everyone's moving

I can fell the heat but it's shooting heading down

F G D

I search for the beat in this dirty town

--PreChorus:--

Down town the young ones are going

Eii

Down town the young ones are growing

--Chorus:--

Fii C

We're the kids in America (x 2)

Fii G A

Everybody live for the music-go-round

--Second verse identical to first:--

Bright lights the music gets faster

Look boy, don't check on your watch

Not another glance

I'm not leaving now, honey not a chance

Hotshot, give me no problems

Much later baby you'll be saying never mind

You know life is cruel, life is never kind

Kind hearts don't make a new story

Kind hearts don't grab any glory

Fii C

We're the kids in America (x 2)

Fii G A

Everybody live for the musicgoround

A C G F

Na na ...

A C G F G A

~~ (let ring)

Na na ...

Come closer, honey that's better

Got to get a brand new experience

Feeling right

Oh don't try to stop baby

Hold me tight (slide)

Outside a new day is dawning

Outside Sububia's sprawling everywhere

I don't want to go baby

??????? to Southern California

There's a wave coming I warn you

--Chorus-- + Na na na part

--Bridge 3x--

A C# A#

--Outro till the end--

Fii C# A#

We're the kids(x3) in America

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