Standard tuning
Capo 4
Chord progression:
[Verse]
E C#m A
[Prechorus]
B
[Chorus]
E C#m A B
Broken up by measure the song follows this pattern:
[Verse]
E
E
C#m
C#m -> A (C#m for a half measure to A for a half measure)
[Chorus]
E
E
C#m
C#m
A
B
[Verse 1]
E
I live under a rock with a blacklight
C#m A
I'm a dumb pop star in my own right
E C#m A
Started life at age 15, got ahead with fake ID's if you're with me
E
Sold my soul to the man with a handshake
C#m A
Lost control but I don't think it's too late
E C#m A
We're dying young on broadcast news, Forever 21 is cool if I make it
[Pre-Chorus]
B
Girls, let's put on all of our clothes
[Chorus]
E
I don't wanna be like american kids
C#m
I am not on drugs and I've never been
A B
I don't care about your party, I belong to nobody
E
I don't wanna be like american kids
C#m
Drugs don't work like they did for my parents
A B
I'm not down with the new hit, Cause today I just don't get american kids
[Verse 2]
E
Last time I told mom that "I love you"
C#m A
Was the last time I ate food from a drive thru
E C#m A
It never happened like they say, I think my father may be gay but I don't know
E
So I burned all my shit in a bonfire
C#m A
All my teen regrets were a trip wire
E C#m A
I should be everything you hate, I should be higher now than space but I'm static
[Pre-Chorus]
B
Boys, aren't even boys anymore
[Chorus]
E
I don't wanna be like american kids
C#m
I am not on drugs and I've never been
A B
I don't care about your party, I belong to nobody
E
I don't wanna be like american kids
C#m
Drugs don't work like they did for my parents
A B
I'm not down with the new hit, Cause today I just don't get american kids
[Bridge]
E
Liberty isn't cheap and it ain't free
C
I'm a millennial blame it all on me
E
American kids
E
American kids
E
American kids