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" This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
American Cliché chords by FINNEAS
Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4
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Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u
How to play American Cliché on ukulele
On ukulele, American Cliché comes down to the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 110 bpm. You are playing it in B minor. The chords put it squarely at the skilled level. Play the verses loose and let the chords sit back in the groove.
8 ukulele chords used in "American Cliché" by FINNEAS: Bm, Bmadd9, D, Dmaj7, Em, Gb, G and Gmaj7
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