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Key: E  
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
 E-   022100
 F#m- 244222
 G#m- 466444 or E/G# - 476xxx
 A-   x02220
 B-   x24442
 C#m- x46654
Intro: E- x2, E--G#m-A- Bx2
Verse 1:
This presEsure is too much to take
Every bend reaches a break
but G#mthat's a sore subject
its Atime to get your head checked
  Eyou can't keep dwelling on every
moment that sG#mlipped by because
with every Asunset comes a sunrise
Ewe don't know or care G#mwhere we go
just Aturn up that radio
  Ewe'll sing along to all 
our favorite songs
and hope G#mthese interstates 
        A(hold)
will go on and on and on
Chorus:
  ESo long sinG#mcerity esAcape your mind
its your save Bhaven from reality
  Ebut It's okay it didn't
G#mmean much Aanyway to Bme
Verse 2:
  E     F#mIt G#mseems like Ajust yesterday
when we would sEtay up late 
out on F#myour front lawn
talking aG#mbout where we've been 
and all the Aplaces we're going
we would Elose track of time watching
F#mcars pass us by and I would 
sG#mneak back home beAfore the sunrise
and how eEveryday would seem so 
long and every night would 
   (hold)
go on and on and on
(Repeat Chorus twice)
Bridge:
  EStill bleeding from 
these back stabbed scars
G#myoung boys dying in 
an Aold mans war
  Eand your sympathy 
cant take that away
Interlude: E--G#m-A- x2
and every night would 
go on and on and on
Outro:
  Eso long sinG#mceriAty
esBcape from reality
(Repeat x4)
E- x4, E--G#m-A-E(hold)

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An American Classic

by Hidden in Plain View

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

G#m

C#m

Key:

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:

- 022100

F#m

- 244222

G#m

- 466444 or E/G# - 476xxx

- x02220

- x24442

C#m

- x46654

E E G#m A B

Intro: - x2, ---- x2

Verse 1:

This pressure is too much to take

Every bend reaches a break

G#m

but that's a sore subject

its time to get your head checked

you can't keep dwelling on every

G#m

moment that slipped by because

with every sunset comes a sunrise

E G#m

we don't know or care where we go

just turn up that radio

we'll sing along to all

our favorite songs

G#m

and hope these interstates

(hold)

will go on and on and on

Chorus:

E G#m A

So long sincerity escape your mind

its your save haven from reality

but It's okay it didn't

G#m A B

mean much anyway to me

Verse 2:

E F#m G#m A

It seems like just yesterday

when we would stay up late

F#m

out on your front lawn

G#m

talking about where we've been

and all the places we're going

we would lose track of time watching

F#m

cars pass us by and I would

G#m A

sneak back home before the sunrise

and how everyday would seem so

long and every night would

(hold)

go on and on and on

(Repeat Chorus twice)

Bridge:

Still bleeding from

these back stabbed scars

G#m

young boys dying in

an old mans war

and your sympathy

cant take that away

Interlude: E--G#m-A- x2

and every night would

go on and on and on

Outro:

E G#m A

so long sincerity

escape from reality

(Repeat x4)

E- x4, E--G#m-A-E(hold)

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