American Kids Kenny Chesney
American Kids by Kenny Chesney
Intro:
Em, Bm, G, C
(VERSE 1)
[Em]Double wide, [Bm]quick stop, [G]midnight, [C]T-top, [Em]Jack in her C[Bm]herry Coke t[G]own[C]
[Em]Momma and [Bm]daddy put their [G]roots right [C]here 'cause [Em]this is where [Bm]the car broke [G]down[C]
[Em]Yellow dawn, [Bm]school bus [G]kickin' up [C]red dust, [Em]picking us [Bm]up by a [G]barbed wire [C]fence
[Em-Bm]MTV on the [G-C]RCA, no [Em-Bm]A/C in th[G]e Vents[C]
(CHORUS)
We were J[G]esus save me, [Bm]blue jean baby, [Em]born in the US[C]A
[G]Trailer park truck stop, [Bm]faded little map dots, [Em]New York to L[C]A
We were [G]teenage dreamin', [Bm]front seat leanin', [Em]baby come give me a [C]kiss
[G]Put me on the cover of the [Bm]Rollin' Stone uptown [Em]down on American [C]kids
[Em]Growin' up in [C]little pink houses
[Em]Makin' out on [C]living room couches
[Em]Blowin' that smoke on [C]Saturday night
[Em]A little messed up but we're [G]all alright
Em, Bm, G, C
(VERSE 2)
[Em]Baptist church [Bm]parking lot, [G]trying not to [C]get caught, [Em]take her home and [Bm]give her your [G]jacket[C]
[Em]Making it to [Bm]second base but [G]sayin' you went [C]all the way [Em]Monday aftern[Bm]oon at [G]practice[C]
[Em]Sister's [Bm]got a [G]boy[C]friend [Em]daddy [Bm]doesn't [G]like[C]
Now he's [Em]sitting out [Bm]back, 3[G]0-30 in his l[C]ap in the b[Em]lue bug z[Bm]apper li[G]ght[C]
(CHORUS)
We were J[G]esus save me, [Bm]blue jean baby, [Em]born in the US[C]A
[G]Trailer park truck stop, [Bm]faded little map dots, [Em]New York to L[C]A
We were [G]teenage dreamin', [Bm]front seat leanin', [Em]baby come give me a [C]kiss
[G]Put me on the cover of the [Bm]Rollin' Stone uptown [Em]down on American [C]kids
[Em]Growin' up in [C]little pink houses
[Em]Makin' out on [C]living room couches
[Em]Blowin' that smoke on [C]Saturday night
[Em]A little messed up but we're [G]all alright
Em, Bm, G, C
(CHORUS)
We were J[G]esus save me, [Bm]blue jean baby, [Em]born in the US[C]A
[G]Trailer park truck stop, [Bm]faded little map dots, [Em]New York to L[C]A
We were [G]teenage dreamin', [Bm]front seat leanin', [Em]baby come give me a [C]kiss
[G]Put me on the cover of the [Bm]Rollin' Stone uptown [Em]down on American [C]kids
[Em]Growin' up in [C]little pink houses
[Em]Makin' out on [C]living room couches
[Em]Blowin' that smoke on [C]Saturday night
[Em]A little messed up but we're [G]all alright
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