American Without Tears chords by Elvis Costello
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Intro 1
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Verse 1
(G major) Outside in New Orleans
the heat (C major) was almost fright (G major) ening
But my hotel room as usual
was freez (A major) ing and (D major) unkind
On (G major) TV they prosecute any
(C major) one who's excit (G major) ing
So I put on my overcoat
and (D major) went down to find (G major)
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Verse 2
In (G major) Revlon and crimpelene they
(C major) captured my (G major) heart
To the strain of a piano (E minor) and
a cocktail (A major) murderess (D major)
She was singing (G major) that "It's Too Late",
I agreed (C major) with that (G major) part
For two English girls who had
changed (D major) their address (G major)
Verse 3
Oh it (C major) seems we've been crying
(G major) for years and for years
(E minor) Now I don't speak any English,
just American (C major) without (G major) tears
Just American (C major) without (G major) tears
Interlude 1
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Verse 4
(G major) One had been a beauty queen and
the (C major) other was her friend (G major)
They had known rogues and rascals
and (A major) showbiz im (D major) presarios
While the (G major) boys were licking Hitler they
had (C major) something to de (G major) fend
From men armed with chewing
gum and (D major) fine nylon (G major) hose
By a bicycle factory as
they sounded (C major) the siren (G major)
And returned into the dance hall
she (A major) knew he was (D major) the one
Though he (G major) wasn't tall or handsome
she (C major) laughed when he told (G major) her
"I'm the Sheriff of Nottingham
and (D major) this is Little (G major) John"
(D major) Oh (G major) it
Verse 5
(C major) seems we've been crying
for (G major) years and for years
Now I (E minor) don't speak any English,
just American (C major) without (G major) tears
Just American (C major) without (G major) tears
Interlude 2
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Verse 6
At a (A major) dock in Southampton full of (D major) tearful
good (A major) byes
Newsreel commentators said "Cheeri (B major) o,
G.I. (E major) brides"
Soon (A major) they'll be finding
the cold (D major) facts (A major) and lies
New words for suspenders and
young (E major) girls back (A major) sides
Verse 7
Now (A major) I'm in America and (D major) running from (A major) you
Like my grandfather before me walked
the streets (B major) of (E major) New York
And I (A major) think of all the women I pre
tend (D major) mean more (A major) than you
When I open my mouth and
I (E major) can't seem (A major) to talk
Verse 8
Oh it (D major) seems we've been crying
for (A major) years and for years
Now I (F sharp minor) don't speak any English
just American (D major) without (A major) tears
Just American (D major) without (A major) tears
Oh it (D major) seems we've been crying
for (A major) years and for years
Now I (F sharp minor) don't speak any English
just American (D major) without (A major) tears
Just American (D major) without (A major) tears
Outro 1
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American Without Tears
Elvis Costello
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