So American Chords by Portugal. The Man
- Key: C
- BPM: 143
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
SO AMERICAN CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] C E C E ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C If pain was a color to paint on you E7 Your heart would be the color blue Am A7 Am Be a painting hung up there 'til your body met your head D Which were made of silver C You are the one they call Jesus Christ E Who didn't know no rock and roll Am Just a mission made of guns that they give boys in Vietnam D But they always told him F C There's a madness in us all F C There's a madness in us all [Chorus] C So Who broke the rules E Who broke the rules Am Who broke the rules Am They said F C Every one of you will never try to lend a hand E When the policemen don't understand Am C F Oh you ■ boys all you boys Am Think you're so American G C F Girls ■ all you girls Am G They're so American ■ [Verse] C He may not be born of this land E7 But he was born of this world Am He was born of all the mothers Am And the colors of our brothers D And the love that we sent him C You are the one they call Jesus Christ E7 You may not know no rock and roll Am There ■ may not be a heaven or a place in which to send you D But you know in the end F C There's a madness in us all F C There's a madness in us all F C There's a madness in us all F C There's a madness in us all [Chorus] C So Who broke the rules E Who broke the rules Am Who broke the rules Am They say F C Every one of you will never try to lend a hand E7 E E7 Am When the policemen don't understand ■ C F Boys all you boys Am G Think you're so American ■ C F Girls all you girls Am G Yeah you're so American ■ F C There's two eyes for every one of us E7 Am But somebody got there first and took them all F C There's two eyes for every one of us E7 E E7 Am But somebody got there first and took them all [Solo] F C E7 Am F C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E7 Am C ■ ■ ■ [Chorus] F Man oh man Am G Think you're so American ■ C F Man oh man Am G Yeah you're so American ■ C F Man oh man Am G You think you're so American ■ C F Man oh man Am G Yeah you're so American ■ F C There's two eyes for every one of us E7 Am But somebody got there first and took them all ■ F C There's two eyes for every one of us E7 E E7 Am But somebody got there first and took them all [End]