American Music

Femmes, with surf-twang solo: Spoken: "Can -- can I put in somethin' like ... this is 'American Music', take one.... 1, 2, 3, 4!" C F G C F G Do you like American music? I like American music C F G C F G etc... Don't you like American music, baaaabyyyy I want you to hold me, I want your arms around me I want you to hold me, baby Did you do too many drugs? I did too many drugs Did you do too many drugs too, baby Am E You were born too late, I was born too soon F G Every time I look at that ugly moon C F C It reminds me of you, it reminds me of you G {or A-G-A-G-A-G on the G-string to follow the vocal} Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh I need a date to the prom, would you like to come along Nobody will go to the prom with me, baby They didn't like American music, they never heard American music They didn't know the music was in my soul, baby You were born too soon, I was born too late But every time I look at that ugly lake, It reminds me of meeee F (d'you like American music) C It reminds me of meeee F (d'you like American music) C It reminds me of meeee Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh SOLO (At end, bend G to A, then hit and release back to G): ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- --2---------0-2----22-22-33-2-0--2--------0-2-0------------------ ---3-33-3-3-----------------------3-33-33-------3---------------- ----------------------------------------------------(5)\3---3---- A cappella : D'you like American music? (We like American music) I like American music (Baaaabyyyyy) D'you like American music (We like all kinds of music) But I like American music best (Baaaabyyyy) You were born too late, I was born too late But every time I look at that ugly lake, it reminds me of me It reminds me of meeee (do you like American Music) It reminds me of meeee (I can hear the music) It reminds me of meeee (sweet, sweet music) {C-F repeats, getting more frenetic, and finish}