American Boy Ukulele tab

	  
 

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American boy 
            D 
Living life as it goes. 
              Am       C 
Sittin on the fencepost 
             G 
Livin in the light. 

         G 
American boy 
             D 
Livin in the real world. 
              Am          C 
Tryin just to get the girl 
            G 
Tryin to survive. 

    G                         D 
The simple things in life are always new 
Am                      C 
Growing up on Sand Hill Avenue. 
    G                          D 
And mama makes her cookies and daddy's just 
    Am                       C 
The greatest living hero that ever was. 
G                         D            Am 
Nothing in this world can ever once destroy 
    C                   G 
The hope of an American boy. 

             D 
Livin off of bar tips 
            Am         C 
Tryin for relationships. 
           G 
Lookin for love. 

            G 
Suddenly he finds 
            D 
An American beauty 
            Am   C 
Suddenly it hits: 
                 G 
She's sent from above. 

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    G                         D 
The simple things in life are always new 

Am                      C 
Growing up on Sand Hill Avenue. 
    G                          C 
And mama makes her cookies and daddy's just 
    Am                       C 
The greatest living hero that ever was. 
G                         D            Am 
Nothing in this world can ever once destroy 
    C                    G 
The dream of an American boy. 

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         G 
American boy 
              D 
Raising little baby, 
                      Am   C 
Keeps hearing (Daddy  maybe 
             G 
I'll be like you." 

         G 
Suddenly alive, 
                  D 
Seems just like a new toy. 
               Am  C 
There's strong love 
         G 
American boy. 

    G                         D 
The simple things in life are always new 
Am                       C 
Growing up on Grand View Avenue. 
    G                          D 
And mama makes her cookies and daddy's just 
    Am                        C 
The greatest living hero that ever was. 
G                          D            Am  C 
Nothing in this world will ever once destroy 
    G                          D            Am 
No, nothing in this world will ever once destroy 
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The hope of an American boy.