American Son chords by
The Winterlings
The Winterlings

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Key: G minor
Verse 1
Em
Em

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On the day that you were born,
C
C

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they were smoking cigarettes
Am
Am

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You were breathing it in,
C
C

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Am
Am

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you were breathing it in
Em
Em

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C
C

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You were tugging on her breast
Am
Am

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Hungry as a flea,
C
C

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Am
Am

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Em
Em

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on a dog -hat day
C
C

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Em
Em

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C
C

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Hey, hey, American son
Am
Am

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He taught you how to choke,
C
C

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Am
Am

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but you learned how to run
Em
Em

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Underwater at the church,
C
C

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in a porcelain tub
Am
Am

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They said that you were saved,
C
C

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Am
Am

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but they didn't say from what
Em
Em

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C
C

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And you saw the deacon's son
Am
Am

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Laughin' at a picture
C
C

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of a black man hung
Am
Am

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Em
Em

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C
C

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Hey, hey, American son
Em
Em

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C
C

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Hey, hey, American son
Am
Am

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He taught you how to pray
C
C

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but you learned how to run
Am
Am

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Em
Em

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Made it through school,
C
C

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on the G .I. Bill
Am
Am

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You were questioning war,
C
C

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you are questioning steel
Am
Am

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Em
Em

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The cancer in your
C
C

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grandma's neck
Am
Am

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Taught you how to learn
Em
Em

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C
C

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Am
Am

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Em
Em

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from the ghost in the rain
C
C

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Hey, hey American son
Em
Em

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C
C

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Hey, hey American son
Am
Am

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Taught you how to hate
C
C

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Am
Am

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but you learned how to run
G
G

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F
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C
C

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G
G

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Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah,
F
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C
C

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G
G

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ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
Em
Em

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The rich get cars,
C
C

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the poor get beer,
Am
Am

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C
C

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football games and televised fear.
Em
Em

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C
C

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Light a few fireworks out in the drive
Am
Am

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The ribs of a pig on the
C
C

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Am
Am

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Em
Em

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4th of July
C
C

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Em
Em

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Hey, hey, American son
C
C

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Hey, hey, American son
Am
Am

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He taught you how to stay
C
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but you learned how to run
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You taught you how to stay
but you learned how to rot

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ChordsEm C Am G F

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