The American Way

 

Written by John Stewart

 

‘The American Way’ - this is the live version from the “Front Row Music - Before the War” double CD, Neon Dreams, 2001.  The song is also on “Trancas”, Affordable Dreams (and Line Records), 1984, re-released with two bonus songs by Neon Dreams, 2002, and on ”Wires from the Bunker”, Appleseed, 2000 (songs recorded ca. 1983-85).
WOO-HOO. ´Nuff said.


A2
E----------------
B----------------
G----2----------
D----2----------
A----------------
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Capo 5th fret

(D) (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)
(D) (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)
(D) (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)
(D) (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)

(D)Some(A)times, (G) (A)
Early in the (D)morning, (A)yeah, (G) (A)
Yeah, (D)some(A)times, (G)
When the (A)world goes (D)'round, (D2) (G) (A)
And there was (D)one (A)lie (G) (A)
I was be(D)lieving, yeah,(A) (G6) (A7 short)
Said that (D)dream (Bm7)girls
(G)Never (A)bring you (D)down. (D2)  (G) (A7 short)

(D)I (A)know (G) (A)
Somebody's (D)daughter, (A)yeah, (G) (A)
She didn't (D)mean (A)wrong (G)
When she (A)said those (D)things, (D2) (G) (A)
She said that (D)I (A)was (G)
The (A)oil on the (D)water, (A)yeah, (G6) (A7 short)
She was an (D)An(Bm7)gel
(G)Who had (A)found her (D)wings. (G6) (D)(hold)

And when your (D)love's (A7 short)gone, woo-(G)hoo,
(A7 short)Early in the (D)morning, (D2)yeah, (G6) (A7 short)
And when your (D)love's (A7 short)gone, woo-(G)hoo,
(D)Early in the (A)day, (A2) (A) (A4)(A)(A2)
And when your (D)love's (A7 short)gone, woo-(G)hoo,
(A7 short)Long about (D)midnight, yeah,(D2) (D) (D4) (D)
(A7 short)When your (D)love's (A7 short)gone,
O(G)k, it's the A(A7 short)merican (D)way.

    (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)
(D) (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)
(D) (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)
(D) (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)
(D)(D) (A)(A) (G)(G) (A7 short)
(D)(D) (A)(A) (G)(G) (A7 short)

(D)Some(A)times, (G) (A)
Early in the (D)morning, (A)yeah, (G) (A)
Yeah, (D)some(A)times, (G)
When the (A)world goes (D)'round, (D2) (G) (A)
And there was (D)one (A)lie (G) (A)
I was be(D)lieving, yeah,(A) (G6) (A7 short)
I said that (D)dream (Bm7)girls
(G) Never (A)bring you (D)down. (G6) (D)(hold)

And when your (D)love's (A7 short)gone, woo-(G)hoo,
(A7 short)Early in the (D)morning, (D2)yeah, (G6) (A7 short)
And when your (D)love's (A7 short)gone, woo-(G)hoo,
(D)Early in the (A)day, (A2) (A) (A4)(A)(A2)
And when your (D)love's (A7 short)gone, woo-(G)hoo,
(A7 short)Along about (D)midnight, yeah,(D2) (D) (D4) (D)
(A7 short)When your (D)love's (A7 short)gone,
O(G)k, it's the A(A7 short)merican (D)way.

    (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)
(D) (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)
(D) (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)
(D) (D4)(D)(A7short)  (G6) (A7 short)

And when your (D)love's (A7 short)gone, woo-(G)hoo,
(A7 short)Early in the (D)morning, (D2)yeah, (G6) (A7 short)
And when your (D)love's (A7 short)gone, woo-(G)hoo,
(D)Early in the (A)day, (A2) (A) (A4)(A)(A2)
And when your (D)love's (A7 short)gone, woo-(G)hoo,
(A7 short)Along around (D)midnight, yeah,(D2) (D) (D4) (D)
(A7 short)When your (D)love's (A7 short)gone,
O(G)k, it's the A(A7 short)merican, (D)love's (A7 short)gone,
O(G)k, it's the A(A7 short)merican, (D)love's (A7 short)gone,
O(G)k, it's the A(A7 short)merican (D)way.
(D4) (D) (A7short)   (G6)  (A7 short)   (D)

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Art Faller, Charlie Woodward & janhauenstein@gmx.de

January 2005