
America Town
Five For Fighting
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Tom : G
G 320033
Cadd9
x32033
D
xx0232
G/B
x20033
C
x32010
[Verse 1]
G Cadd9
I know I should be happy in your land
G/B Cadd9
It's not all that wild to be me
G Cadd9
Not that I want to be any other where
G/B Cadd9
I know it's hell out there
[Chorus]
D Cadd9
Here in the borders of America Town
G G
All of the dollies are spinning around and around and round
D Cadd9
Hail to the chief let's just drag them all down
Cadd9
There's got to be a hero somewhere
[Post-Chorus]
G Cadd9
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
G/B Cadd9
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah
[Verse 2]
G Cadd9
Used to get annoyed at the fire and the flag
G/B Cadd9
Now it just seems old to me, everyone is old to me
G Cadd9
And I know, I know we'd kick your ass
G/B Cadd9
But first I'll take a nap tonight and know someone's looking over me
[Chorus]
[Bridge 2x]
D
I tried it, I tried it
Cadd9 G G
I've seen it and I bought it all
C
Yeah yeah yeah, ooh, yeah yeah yeah
[Solo]
G Cadd9 |G/B
|Cadd9 | (2x)
[Outro]
G
Not that I'm upset
Cadd9
I can still make my bet
G/B
Oh, on the basketball game
Cadd9
And I got my-my spare change
G Cadd9
I'm even okay with the hoodlums on the hill
G/B
They're in my will
Cadd9
Like her and you, whom and who
G Cadd9
In America Town, we all spin around
G Cadd9
In America Town, I'm really not down
G Cadd9
We all spin around, in America Town
G Cadd9
America Town, America Town yeah, here we go, here we go
G Cadd9
(Yeah, yeah yeah yeah)
G Cadd9
(Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah yeah)
G Cadd9
In America Town, we all spin around
G Cadd9
In America Town, yeah yeah yeah
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