American Teenager chords by Gracie Abrams

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Beginner

🎸 Intro:

C F C
C F G F
x2

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

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
    F    Am
And I feel it there

In the middle of the night
     G
When the lights go out

And I'm all alone again

🎸 Chorus:
C
Say what you want,

but say it like you mean it
      F
With your fists for once, a long Cold War
     G
With your kids at the front
           Am
Just give it one more day,
       F
then you'rе done, done
 C
I do what I want,

crying in the blеachers
    F
And I said it was fun
              G
I don't need anything from anyone
         F
It's just not my year

But I'm all good

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

🎸 Pre-Chorus:
    F    Am
And I feel it there

In the middle of the night
     G
When the lights go out

But I’m still standing here

🎸 Chorus:
C
Say what you want,

but say it like you mean it
      F
With your fists for once, a long Cold War
     G
With your kids at the front
           Am
Just give it one more day,
       F
then you'rе done, done
 C
I do what I want,

crying in the blеachers
    F
And I said it was fun
              G
I don't need anything from anyone
         F
It's just not my year
           C
But I'm all good out here

🎸 Outro:
 C
(Say what you want,

but say it like you mean it)
      F
With your fists for once, a long Cold War
     G
With your kids at the front
           Am
Just give it one more day,
       F
then we’re done,
 C
I do it for my daddy and I do it for Dale
   F
I'm doing what I want and damn, I'm doing it well
  G
For me, for me
  F
For me, for me

C F G F