The American [Acoustic] chords by Simple Minds

SimplifiedG · Gsus4 · Fsus2 · F · C …

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G
Gsus4
Fsus2
F
C
Bbsus2
Em

Intro 1

Verse 1
Gsus4 
G 
 (Gsus4) Here comes the wake  (G major) 
Fsus2 
The speed- (Fsus2) decade shake
shake
Gsus4 
G 
 (Gsus4) I  (G major) see you wake, shake
Fit on those overalls
Gsus4 
F 
Gsus4 
 (Gsus4)  (F major) What do  (Gsus4) you      know about
C 
G 
 (C major) this world anyway?  (G major) 

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Verse 2

I see a man

With an airfield plan

I caught a boy fall out of the sky

What do you know about this

world anyway?

Verse 3
G 
 (G major) 
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Amer (C major) i,
G 
Ameri, Amer (G major) ican
Gsus4 
G 
Em 
C 
 (Gsus4)  (G major)  (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Amer (C major) i,
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Ameri, Amer (G major) ican  (Gsus4)  (G major) 
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Amer (C major) i, Ameri,
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Amer (G major) ican  (Gsus4)  (G major) 
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Ameri,  (C major) Ameri,
Gsus4 
Americ (Gsus4) an
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 4
Every time you touch this place
F 
G 
F 
It  (F major) feels like  (G major) sin  (F major) 
G 
 (G major) Every time the handshake starts
The face draws thin
F 
 (F major) What do you know about this
C 
world  (C major) anyway?
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 5
Here comes the sun
F 
 (F major) I  see the sun
G 
 (G major) In here the sun shines so bright
My eyes go blind
F 
 (F major) What do you know about this
C 
world  (C major) anyway?
Gsus4 
G 
 (Gsus4)  (G major) 

Verse 6
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Amer (C major) i,
G 
Ameri, Amer (G major) ican
Gsus4 
G 
Em 
C 
 (Gsus4)  (G major)  (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Amer (C major) i,
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Ameri, Amer (G major) ic an  (Gsus4)  (G major) 
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Amer (C major) i, Ameri,
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Amer (G major) ican  (Gsus4)  (G major) 
Em 
C 
Gsus4 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Ameri,  (C major) Ameri, Americ (Gsus4) an

Interlude 1
Gsus4 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Gsus4 
G 
 (Gsus4)  (G major)  (Gsus4)  (G major)  (Gsus4)  (G major) 
Gsus4 
 (Gsus4) 
G 
F 
Gsus4 
C 
G 
F 
 (G major)  (F major)  (Gsus4)  (C major)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
G 
Gsus4 
C 
Gsus4 
 (C major)  (G major)  (Gsus4)  (C major)  (Gsus4) 
F 
Gsus4 
G 
F 
 (F major)  (Gsus4)  (G major)  (F major) 
C 
Gsus4 
G 
 (C major)  (Gsus4)  (G major) 

Verse 7
Em 
C 
G 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Ameri,  (C major) Ameri, Amer (G major) ican
Gsus4 
G 
Em 
 (Gsus4)  (G major)  (E minor) Ameri, Ameri,
C 
G 
Ameri,  (C major) Ameri, Amer (G major) ican
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Ameri,  (C major) Ameri,
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Amer (G major) ican  (Gsus4)  (G major) 
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Ameri,  (C major) 
G 
Ameri, Americ (G major) an
Gsus4 
G 
 (Gsus4)  (G major) 

Verse 8
Em 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri,
C 
G 
Ameri,  (C major) Ameri, Amer (G major) ican
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Ameri,  (C major) Ameri,
G 
Gsus4 
G 
Amer (G major) ican  (Gsus4)  (G major) 
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Amer (C major) i,
G 
Ameri, American  (G major) 
Em 
C 
 (E minor) Ameri, Ameri, Ameri,  (C major) Ameri, American