American Teenager chords by Ethel Cain

🎸 Intro:

E A E
E A B A



🎸 Verse 1:
E                  A
 Grew up under yellow light on the street
                   B
Putting too much faith in the make-believe
                 A
And another high school football team
E
 The neighbor's brother came home in a box
    A                  B
But he wanted to go, so maybe it was his fault
                     A
Another red heart taken by the American dream

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
A    C#m
And I feel it there
In the middle of the night
      B                 A
When the lights go out and I'm all alone again

🎸 Chorus:
E
Say what you want, but say it like you mean it
      A
With your fists for once, a long cold war
      B
With your kids at the front
            C#m       A
Just give it one more day, then you'r? done
done
  E
I do what I want, crying in the bl achers
    A
And I said it was fun
              B            A
I don't need anything from anyone, it's just not my year
            E
But I'm all good out here

🎸 Verse 2:
E
Sunday morning
A
Hands over my knees in a room full of faces
B
I'm sorry if I sound off, but I was probably wasted
   A
And didn't feel so good
E
Head full of whiskey but I always deliver
A
Jesus, if you're listening let me handle my liquor
   B                          A
And Jesus, if you're there, why do I feel alone in this room with you?

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
    A    C#m
And I feel it there
In the middle of the night
      B
When the lights go out
            A
But I'm still standing here

🎸 Chorus:
E
Say what you want, but say it like you mean it
      A
With your fists for once, a long cold war
      B
With your kids at the front
            C#m       A
Just give it one more day, then you'r? done
Done
  E
I do what I want, crying in the bl achers
    A
And I said it was fun
              B            A
I don't need anything from anyone, it's just not my year
            E
But I'm all good out here

🎸 Chorus:
E
Say what you want, but say it like you mean it
      A
With your fists for once, a long cold war
      B
With your kids at the front
            C#m       A
Just give it one more day, then you'r? done
  E
I do it for my daddy and I do it for Dale
A
I'm doing what I want and ****
I'm doing it well
   B
For me, for me
   A
For me, for me

🎸 Outro:
E A B A E