American Son chords by
John Mellencamp

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Key: D major

Intro 1

F#sus4

Verse 1
E E 
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Stuck inside a jigsaw
F# F# 2
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Of the Mid western modern
F#m F#m 2
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G G 
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midtown
A A 
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Feeling like a trophy
That the old man's been
E E 
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passing around
Em Em 
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Verse 2
E E 
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Just another suit back
F# F# 2
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F#m F#m 2
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From a old time college degree
G G 
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A A 
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And when I walked by I heard 'em
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Saying that he was something to see

Verse 3
G G 
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Well, now don't you know
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A A 
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that I'm the American Son?
G G 
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D D 
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Living out the old man's
A A 
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fantasy of being number one
G G 
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D D 
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Daddy used to tell me, "Son,
A A 
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D D 
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you'll never kiss ass"
G G 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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I'm the last of the American Son and it's such a,

Verse 4
such a gasp
Em Em 
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E E 
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It's like a shot of silicon
F# F# 2
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G G 
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The way the conversation grew
A A 
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And everybody was telling me something
Em Em 
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That I already, already knew

Verse 5
Em Em 
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Well, I might be dumb but it
E E 
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didn't take that long
F# F# 2
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For me to get out of that room and bills
G G 
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A A 
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And when I ran in to the streets
Em Em 
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The crowd was yelling he's such a,

Verse 6
such a gasp
G G 
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D D 
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Now don't you know that
A A 
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I'm the American Son?
G G 
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D D 
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Living out the old man's fantasy
A A 
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G G 
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of being number one
D D 
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Daddy used to tell me, "Son,
A A 
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you'll never kiss ass"
G G 
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D D 
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I'm the last of the American Son
Em Em 
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and it's such a, such a
Such a gasp, well,

Interlude 1

now kiss ass

Verse 7
Em Em 
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You know that Eddy's in danger of
F# F# 2
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G G 
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Of a self indulgent fool
A A 
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To mesmerize himself into thinking
G G 
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Em Em 
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That he is just to cool for school
E E 
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Well, you know

Verse 8
Em Em 
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E E 
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Em Em 
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that it's fun
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to carry a gun
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And shoot down what you never could be
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And when the dealer calls and
A A 
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has got you by the balls
Em Em 
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E E 
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You tell him that ya,
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G G 
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you tell that ya had it from me

Verse 9
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Now don't you know that I'm
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D D 
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the American Son?
G G 
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D D 
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Living out the old man's fantasy
A A 
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of being number one
G G 
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D D 
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Daddy used to tell me, "Son,
A A 
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D D 
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you'll never kiss ass"
G G 
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D D 
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I'm the last of the American Son
Em Em 
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And it's a,  it's a, it's a,
it's a, it's a
It's such a, it's such a,

Verse 10
it's such a gasp
Em Em 
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I'm the last of the American Son
I'm the last of the American Son
I'm the last of the American Son
I'm the last of the American Son

Verse 11

I'm the last, I'm the last

Verse 12

I'm the last of the American Son

Verse 13

I'm the last of the American Son

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