American English Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Verse 1

 SGongs when they're true, are all dediEmcated to you

 In this invCisible world I choose to live in

 AGnd if you believe that for now I unEmderstand

 Why words mean so muchC to you

 They'll never be abGout you

Verse 2

GMaybe you're young without youth

 Maybe you're Emold without, knowing anything's Ctrue

 I think you're young witGhout youth....

Pre Chorus - drums begin, riff stops.

 TDhen you contract the AmeCrican dream

 You neEmver look upD once

 DV C

You've contracted American dreams

Em D (slide up to G)

I require you to stop and look up.

Chorus

GSing a Dsong about Emmyself

 Keep singing a Csong about mGyself

 Not some inDvisible Emworld C

Verse 3

same chords as above

Constantly searching to find something new

But what will you find when you think that nothing's true?

Maybe it's that nothing is new

Verse 4

So you let me hear songs that were written all about you

Because songs weren't written for you

They'll never be about you

(Pre Chorus)

(Chorus x 2)

Middle part

DAnd I won't tell you what tChis means, cause yoEmu already Dknow

And I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know...

Sooo, Sing a song about myself

Keep singing a song about myself

Not some invisible world

GYou came aDlong and found the wEmeak spot - tChat you've always wanted

GLet yoursDelf be everythiEmng that you’Cve always wanted

(While this is sung - the chorus is sung)

GIt doesn’t have toD be so Emsilent - that you'vCe always wanted

GNo need for DexplanationsEm - that you'veC always wanted

Ending

 YouG'll fiDnd, what you fEmind when you fiCnd there’s nothing (x 2)

 End on A G