American Music
by Violent Femmes · posted by ,,,
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
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Can I, can I put in something like: "This is American Music. Take one."
1-2-3-4!
3 5 4 4 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5 4 -5 -5 -5 5 -4
Do you like American music? I like American music.
-4 5 4 4 4 4 4 -4 5 4 -3” 3
Don't you like American music, b-a-by?
5 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5 5 -5 5 -4 4
I want you to hold me, I want your arms around me.
5 4 4 4 -4 5 -3” 3
I want you to hold me, baby
8 7 7 7 7 7 -8 8 8 8 -9 -9 -9 8 -8
Did you do too many dru-gs? I did too many dru-gs.
8 7 7 7 7 7 -8 8 -3” 3
Did you do too many drugs, too, baby?
5 5 5 -6 -6 5 5 5 -6’ -6’ 5
You were born too late, I was born too so-on,
5 -4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 -4 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 4 6
But every time I look at that ugly mo-on, it reminds me of you.
4 4 -4 4 4 4 6 6 6
It reminds me of you... oh-oh-oh.
5 4 4 4 4 4 -4 5 5 5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -4
I need a date to the pro-m, would you like to come a-lo-ng?
-4 -4 -4 4 -4 -4 -4 -5 -5 -5 -3” 3
Nobody will go to the prom with me, baby.
-8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 -8 8
They didn't like American music,
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they never heard American music.
-8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 -8 -8 7 7 7 7 -3” 3
They didn't know the music was in my so-o-o-oul, baby.
5 5 5 -6 -6 5 5 5 -6’ -6’ 5
You were born too soon, I was born too la-te,
5 -4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 -4 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 4 6
But every time I look at that ugly la-ke, it reminds me of me.
4 4 -4 4 4 6
It reminds me of me.
4 4 -4 4 4 4
It reminds me of me.
6 6 6
Oh-oh-oh
-4 4 -4 4 4 4 4 -4 5
Do you like American music?
5 5 5 -5 -5 -5 5 -4
“We like American music.”
5 4 4 4 4 4 -4 5 -3” 3
I like American music... Baby.
4 5 4 4 4 4 4 -4 5
Do you like American music?
5 5 5 -5 -5 5 -4
“We like all kinds of music.”
4 5 4 4 4 4 4 -4 5 5 -3” 3
But I like American music best... baby.
5 5 5 -6 -6 5 5 5 -6’ -6’ 5
You were born too late, I was born too la-te,
-4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 -4 5 -4 4 4 -4 4 4 6
But every time I look at that ugly la-ke, it reminds me of me...
4 4 -4 4 4 6
it reminds me of me (x2)
The end is these 2 lines sung on top of each other at an increasingly rapid pace,
so I don’t know, just pick one of them and go with it I guess:
7 7 -8 7 7 9
it reminds me of me
4 5 5 4 -5 -5 -5 5 -4
Do you like American music?