American English


This version is very simple to play, for those of us that are just learning, but its sounds great. Its in the same key as the acoustic version you can download off of KEXP Seattle's website. Enjoy!! IDLEWILD - AMERICAN ENGLISH Capo on Fret 4 Verse 1 G Em Songs when they're true, are all dedicated to you C In this invisible world I choose to live in G Em And if you believe that for now I understand C Why words mean so much to you G They'll never be about you Verse 2 G Maybe you're young without youth Em C Maybe you're old without, knowing anything's true G I think you're young without youth.... Pre Chorus - drums begin, riff stops. D C Then you contract the American dream Em D You never look up once DV C You've contracted American dreams Em D (slide up to G) I require you to stop and look up. Chorus G D Em Sing a song about myself C G Keep singing a song about myself D Em C Not some invisible world Verse 3 - same chords as above Constantly searching to find something new But what will you find when you think that nothing's true? Maybe it's that nothing is new Verse 4 So you let me hear songs that were written all about you Because songs weren't written for you They'll never be about you (Pre Chorus) (Chorus x 2) Middle Part D C Em D And I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know And I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know... Sooo, Sing a song about myself Keep singing a song about myself Not some invisible world G D Em C You came along and found the weak spot - that you've always wanted G D Em C Let yourself be everything that you’ve always wanted (While this is sung - the chorus is sung) G D Em C It doesn’t have to be so silent - that you've always wanted G D Em C No need for explanations - that you've always wanted Ending G D Em C You'll find, what you find when you find there’s nothing (x 2) End on A G