Intro -x4-: Em Bm7 C G

Verse:
 Em        Bm7        C         G
 Doublewide Quick Stop midnight T-top
  Em         Bm7         C       G
 Jack in her Cherry Coke town
 Em        Bm7        C         G
 Momma and daddy put their roots right here
  Em                      Bm7        C      G
 'Cause this is where the car broke down
 Em          Bm7        C          G
 Yellow dog school bus kickin' up red dust
 Em          Bm7     C          G
 Pickin' us up by a barbed wire fence
 Em      Bm7      C         G
 M   T   V on the R    C    A,
 Em       Bm7   C     C
 no a/c in the vents

Pre-Chorus:
           G             Bm7
 We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
 Em              C
 Born in the usa
 G                         Bm7
 Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
 Em          C
 New York to la
         G                 Bm7
 We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
 Em                   C
 Baby, come give me a kiss
 G                          Bm7
 Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
        Em                 C
 Uptown down home American kids

Chorus:
 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Growin' up in little pink houses
 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Makin' out on living room couches
 Em           Bm7       C        G
 Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
                  Em -one strum-
 a little messed up, but we're all alright

Interlude -x2-: Em Bm7 C G

Verse:
 Em              Bm7          C                 G
 Baptist church parkin' lot, tryin' not to get caught
 Em                Bm7            C       G
 Take her home and give her your jacket
 Em           Bm7               C         G
 Makin' it to second base, but sayin' you went all the way
 Em          Bm7     C          G
 Monday afternoon at practice
 Em        Bm7  C        G
 Sister's got a boyfriend
 Em     Bm7    C      G
 daddy doesn't like
           Em         Bm7       C        G
 Now he's sittin' out back, 3030 in his lap
 C
 In the blue bug zapper light

Pre-Chorus:
           G             Bm7
 We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
 Em              C
 Born in the usa
 G                         Bm7
 Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
 Em          C
 New York to la
         G                 Bm7
 We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
 Em                   C
 Baby, come give me a kiss
 G                          Bm7
 Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
        Em                 C
 Uptown down home American kids

Chorus:
 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Growin' up in little pink houses
 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Makin' out on living room couches
 Em           Bm7       C        G
 Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
                  Em -one strum-
 a little messed up, but we're all alright

Interlude -x2-: Em Bm7 C G

Pre-Chorus:
           G             Bm7
 We were Jesus save me, blue jean baby
 Em              C
 Born in the usa
 G                         Bm7
 Trailer park truck stop, faded little map dots
 Em          C
 New York to la
         G                 Bm7
 We were teenage dreamin', front seat leanin'
 Em                   C
 Baby, come give me a kiss
 G                          Bm7
 Put me on the cover of the Rolling Stone
        Em                 C
 Uptown down home American kids

Chorus:
 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Growin' up in little pink houses
 Em      Bm7    C          G
 Makin' out on living room couches
 Em           Bm7       C        G
 Blowin' that smoke on Saturday night
                  Em -one strum-
 a little messed up, but we're all alright   hey