American Son chords by 
John Mellencamp 
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Key: D major•
Intro 1
E
F#sus4
G
A
E
Em
G
Em
E
F#
G
A
E
Verse 1
E
Stuck inside a jigsaw
F#
Of the Mid western modern
F#m
G
midtown
A
Feeling like a trophy
That the old man's been
E
passing around
Em
Verse 2
E
Just another suit back
F#
F#m
From a old time college degree
G
A
And when I walked by I heard 'em
Em
Saying that he was something to see
Verse 3
G
Well, now don't you know
D
A
that I'm the American Son?
G
D
Living out the old man's
A
fantasy of being number one
G
D
Daddy used to tell me, "Son,
A
D
you'll never kiss as s"
G
D
Em
I'm the last of the Amer ican Son and it's such a,
Verse 4
such a gasp
Em
E
It's like a shot of silicon
F#
G
The way the conversation grew
A
And everybody was telling me something
Em
That I already, already knew
Verse 5
Em
Well, I might be dumb but it
E
didn't take that long
F#
For me to get out of that room and bills
G
A
And when I ran in to the streets
Em
The crowd was yelling he's such a,
Verse 6
such a gasp
G
D
Now don't you know that
A
I'm the American Son?
G
D
Living out the old man's fantasy
A
G
of being number one
D
Daddy used to tell me, "Son,
A
you'll never kiss as s"
G
D
I'm the last of the American Son
Em
and it's such a, such a
Such a gasp, well,
Interlude 1
now kiss ass
G
D
A
G
D
A
G
D
A
D
G
D
Em
Verse 7
Em
You know that Eddy's in danger of
F#
G
Of a self indulgent fool
A
To mesmerize him self into thinking
G
Em
That he is just to cool for school
E
Well, you know
Verse 8
Em
E
Em
that it's fun
E
to carry a gun
F#
And shoot down what you never could be
G
And when the dealer calls and
A
has got you by the balls
Em
E
You tell him that ya,
Em
G
you tell that ya had it from me
Verse 9
D
Now don't you know that I'm
A
D
the American Son?
G
D
Living out the old man's fantasy
A
of being num ber one
G
D
Daddy used to tell me, "Son,
A
D
you'll never kiss ass"
G
D
I'm the last of the Amer ican Son
Em
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
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
Em
I'm the last, I'm the last
I'm the last, I'm the last
I'm the last, I'm the last
I'm the last, I'm the last
Verse 12
Em
I'm the last of the American Son
I'm the last of the American Son
I'm the last of the American Son
Em
I'm the last of the American Son
Verse 13
Em
D
I'm the last of the American Son
Em
I'm the last of the American Son
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ChordsE F#sus4 G A Em...
E
F#sus4
G
A
Em
F#
F#m
D
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