C F G Do you like American music? C F G I like American music C F G C F G Do you like American music? Baaaaaaabyyy C F G C F G I want you to hold me, I want your arms around me C F G C F G I want you to hold me, Baaaaaaabyyy C F G C F G Did you do too many drugs? I did too many drugs C F G C F G Did you do too many drugs too, Baaaaaaabyyy Fm Em You were born too late, I was born too soon F G But Every time I look at that ugly moon C F G C It reminds me of you! it reminds me of you G G G G Ah oh ah oh ah oh C F G C F G I need a date to the prom, would you like to come along C F G C F G {spoken} Will nobody go to the prom with me, Baaaaaaabyyy C F G C F G They didn't like American music, they never heard American music C F G C F G They didn't know the music was in my soul, Baaaaaaabyyy Dm Em You were born too soon, I was born too late F G But every time I look at that ugly lake, C F G C It reminds me of me! It reminds me of me G G G G Ah oh ah oh ah oh Interlude (x4): C F G C F G Do you like American music? C F G I like all kinds of music C F G C F G But I like American music best, Baaaaaaabyyy Dm Em You were born too late, I was born too late F G But every time I look at that ugly lake, C F G C F G It reminds me of me! It reminds me of me C F G C It reminds me of me! It reminds me of me F G C G C F C It reminds me of me, reminds me of me, reminds me of me! 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 Music chords by Violent Femmes
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
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u
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d
4
u
Also works: busy upbeat 4/4 d – d u d u d u
How to play American Music on ukulele
On ukulele, American Music comes down to the down-up eighths: d u d u. Expect a brisk pace, around 140 bpm. You are playing it in C major. Chord-wise this is an easy one: everything sits at the novice level. Bash out fast down-up strums and lean into the bouncy singalong energy.
6 ukulele chords used in "American Music" by Violent Femmes: C, Dm, Em, F, Fm and G
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The chorus chords are incorrectly ‘you were born too late, I was born too soon’ is Am E not Fm Em or Dm Em.
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