American Without Tears

American Without Tears easy guitar chords by Elvis Costello

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  • Intro 1

    Verse 1
    Outside 
    in 
    New 
    Orleans 

    the 
    heat 
    was 
    almost 
    fright
    ening 

    But 
    my 
    hotel 
    room 
    as 
    usual 

    was 
    freez
    ing 
    and 
    unkind 

    On 
    TV 
    they 
    prosecute 
    any

    one 
    who's 
    excit
    ing 

    So 
    put 
    on 
    my 
    overcoat 

    and 
    went 
    down 
    to 
    find

    Verse 2
    In 
    Revlon and 
    crimpelene they 

    captured 
    my 
    heart 

    To 
    the strain 
    of 
    piano 
    and 

    a cocktail 
    murderess 

    She 
    was singing 
    that 
    "It's 
    Too 
    Late", 

    agreed 
    with 
    that 
    part 

    For 
    two 
    English 
    girls 
    who 
    had 

    changed 
    their 
    ad
    dress 

    Verse 3
    Oh 
    it 
    seems 
    we've 
    been 
    crying 

    for 
    years 
    and 
    for 
    years 

    Now 
    don't 
    speak 
    any 
    English, 

    just 
    American 
    without 
    tears 

    Just 
    American 
    without 
    tears 

    Interlude 1

    Verse 4
    One 
    had 
    been 
    beauty 
    queen 
    and 

    the 
    other 
    was 
    her 
    friend 

    They 
    had 
    known 
    rogues 
    and 
    rascals 

    and 
    showbiz im
    presarios 

    While 
    the 
    boys 
    were 
    licking 
    Hitler 
    they 

    had 
    something 
    to 
    de
    fend 

    From 
    men 
    armed 
    with 
    chewing 

    gum 
    and 
    fine 
    nylon 
    hose 

    By 
    a bicycle 
    factory 
    as 

    they sounded 
    the siren 

    And 
    returned 
    into 
    the 
    dance 
    hall 

    she 
    knew 
    he 
    was 
    the 
    one 

    Though 
    he 
    wasn't 
    tall 
    or 
    handsome 

    she 
    laughed 
    when 
    he told 
    her 

    "I'm 
    the Sheriff 
    of 
    Nottingham 

    and 
    this 
    is 
    Little 
    John" 

    Oh 
    it 
    Verse 5
    seems 
    we've 
    been 
    crying 

    for 
    years 
    and 
    for 
    years 

    Now 
    don't 
    speak 
    any 
    English, 

    just 
    American 
    without 
    tears 

    Just 
    American 
    without 
    tears 

    Interlude 2

    Verse 6
    At 
    dock 
    in 
    Southampton 
    full 
    of 
    tearful 

    good
    byes 

    Newsreel commentators 
    said 
    "Cheeri
    o, 

    G.I. 
    brides" 

    Soon 
    they'll 
    be 
    finding 

    the cold 
    facts 
    and 
    lies 

    New 
    words 
    for 
    suspenders 
    and 

    young 
    girls 
    back
    sides 

    Verse 7
    Now 
    I'm 
    in 
    America 
    and 
    running 
    from 
    you 

    Like 
    my 
    grandfather 
    before 
    me 
    walked 

    the streets 
    of 
    New 
    York 

    And 
    think 
    of 
    all 
    the 
    women 
    pre

    tend 
    mean 
    more 
    than 
    you 

    When 
    open 
    my 
    mouth 
    and 

    can't 
    seem 
    to talk 

    Verse 8
    Oh 
    it 
    seems 
    we've 
    been 
    crying 

    for 
    years 
    and 
    for 
    years 

    Now 
    don't 
    speak 
    any 
    English 

    just 
    American 
    without 
    tears 

    Just 
    American 
    without 
    tears 

    Oh 
    it 
    seems 
    we've 
    been 
    crying 

    for 
    years 
    and 
    for 
    years 

    Now 
    don't 
    speak 
    any 
    English 

    just 
    American 
    without 
    tears 

    Just 
    American 
    without 
    tears 

    Outro 1




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