American Cliché

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Intro: Bm Bm Bmadd9
 
Verse 1:
 
-Okay-
Bm                             Bmadd9
Too little to do for too long and
D                                D       G               Gmaj7
Too little of you for my songs to be anything but lonely
      Em                       Gb
In a couple weeks, you'll own me
Bm                             Bmadd9
Too tired to sleep, good morning
D                                D   
And I'm too wired to heed the warnin'
 G               Gmaj7
That there's danger in the summer
     Em                     Gb
The calm before the thunder
 
Chorus:
        Bm
I'm an American cliché
           Dmaj7
Missin' a girl in a French café
             Gmaj7                G Gmaj7
I say, "God damn, you're beautiful"
      Em                    Gb
You blush and duck out of frame
        Bm
I'm an American cliché
           Dmaj7
Missin' a girl in a French café
             Gmaj7                           Gb
I say, "How'd I get along so long without you"
               Bm
And you say, "Same"
 
Interlude: Bm Bm Bm Bmadd9

Verse 2:
Bm                          Bmadd9
Graveyard, Jim Morrison, Forever
D                                       D   
In my arms, they'll have to bury us together
G                               Gmaj7
'Cause I'm never gonna let you go
Em          Gb
Uh-oh, uh-oh
Bm                                  Bmadd9  D
Missed my flight, makin' love in the morning
                           D   
While everybody else was boarding
      G                          Gmaj7
They love to say they told you so
Em                Gb
I know, I know, I know
 
Chorus:
        Bm          Bmadd9
I'm an American cliché
           D
Missin' a girl in a French café
             Gmaj7                G Gmaj7
I say, "God damn, you're beautiful"
      Em                    Gb
You blush and duck out of frame
        Bm          Bmadd9
I'm an American cliché
           Dmaj7
Missin' a girl in a French café
        Dmaj7        Gmaj7                        Gb
I say, "How'd I get along so long without you"
               Bm
And you say, "Same"
 
Interlude: Bm Bmadd9 Bm Bmadd9

Bridge:
Bm                                    Bmadd9
Come on over now, you're one layover down?
Bm
No one that we know around
                  Bmadd9        G
Don't want the city without you
       Gb
I want you
Bm
We'll go all over town
Bm                    Bmadd9
No one that we know around
Bm
Can't say I'm sober now
                   Bmadd9    G
Do something I'm not allowed to
        Gb
I want you
 
Chorus:
        Bm
I'm an American cliché
           Dmaj7
Missin' a girl in a French café
             Gmaj7                G Gmaj7
I say, "God damn, you're beautiful"
      Em                    Gb
You blush and duck out of frame
        Bm          Bmadd9
I'm an American cliché
           Dmaj7
Missin' a girl in a French café
        Dmaj7        Gmaj7                 Gb
I say, "How'd I get along so long without you"
                  Bm
And you say, "Same"
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delayed emo trash

for me, -3 is the easiest.

emma

if you’re like me, you struggle with that ab. what i did is during the part where it either says even if it leads nowhere or should i leave it there i just take it out and it sounds fine

Bea

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Biography

Finneas O’Connell (born July 30, 1997), also known mononymously as FINNEAS, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer. He grew up in Los Angeles, and began writing and producing songs at the age of 12. He is also known for his role as Alistair in the Fox TV series Glee.
Finneas was born to parents Maggie Baird, an actress, and Patrick O’Connell and has mainly Irish and Scottish ancestry. His sister is singer Billie Eilish, for whom he co-writes and produces music.

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