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Bleed American chords by Jimmy Eat World (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F#5
D5
A5
B5

Intro 1

F#5

F#5

D5

D5

F#5

F#5

A5

D5

B5

Verse 1
F#5 
I'm not alone 'cause the TV's on yeah
D5 
B5 
F#5 
I'm not crazy 'cause I take the right pills
D5 
B5 
everyday
F#5 
And rest, clean your conscience
D5 
Clean your thoughts with Speyside
B5 
F#5 
with your grain
Clean your conscience,
D5 
B5 
clear your thoughts with Speyside

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Chorus 1
F#5 
Salt, sweat, sugar on the asphalt
D5 
Our hearts littering the topsoil
F#5 
Tune in and we can get the last call
A5 
D5 
B5 
Our lives, our coal
F#5 
Salt, sweat, sugar on the asphalt
D5 
Our hearts littering the topsoil
F#5 
Sign up, the picket line or the parade
A5 
D5 
B5 
Our lives,

Verse 2
F#5 
I'm not alone 'cause the TV's on yeah
D5 
B5 
F#5 
I'm not crazy 'cause I take the right pills
D5 
B5 
everyday
F#5 
And rest, clean your conscience
D5 
Clean your thoughts with Speyside
B5 
F#5 
with your grain
Clean your conscience,
D5 
B5 
clear your thoughts with Speyside

Chorus 2
F#5 
Salt, sweat, sugar on the asphalt
D5 
Our hearts littering the topsoil
F#5 
Tune in and we can get the last call
A5 
D5 
B5 
Our lives, our coal
F#5 
Salt, sweat, sugar on the asphalt
D5 
Our hearts littering the topsoil
F#5 
Sign up, the picket line or the parade
A5 
D5 
B5 
Our lives,

Solo 1

F#5

F#5

D5

D5

A5

A5

D5

B5

Bridge 1

F#5

D5

Greed from my arm

A5

Won't they give it a rest now?

D5

B5

(Give it a rest now, now, now, now)

Solo 2

F#5

F#5

D5

D5

A5

A5

D5

B5

F#5

F#5

D5

D5

A5

A5

D5

B5

Chorus 3
F#5 
Salt, sweat, sugar on the asphalt
D5 
Our hearts littering the topsoil
F#5 
Tune in and we can get the last call
A5 
D5 
B5 
(Our lives, our coal)
F#5 
Salt, sweat, sugar on the asphalt
D5 
Our hearts littering the topsoil
F#5 
Sign up, the picket line or the parade
A5 
D5 
B5 
F#5 
(Our lives, our coal)

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F#5
D5
A5
B5

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: F# majorBPM: 160

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
B5: x-2-4-x-x-x

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This is the definitive original version of Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F# major. It suits players who want to learn Bleed American the way Jimmy Eat World intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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