Young Americans Chords

[Intro]
 
C, Dm, F, G (4x)
 
 
[Verse]
 
C
They pulled in just behind the bridge
       Dm
He lays her down-he frowns
F
"Gee my life's a funny thing
     G
Am I still too young"
C
He kissed her then and there
             Dm
She took his ring, took his babies
    F
It took him minutes, took her nowhere
G
Heaven knows she'dve taken anything
 
 
[Chorus]
 
F    G
All night-she want s the young American
C                Dm
Young American, young American
 
she wants the young American
      F  G
It's all right-but she wants the young American
 
 
[Verse]
 
C
Scanning life thru the picture window
Dm
She finds the slinky vagabond
F
He coughs as he passes her Ford Mustang
G
Heaven forbid she'll take anything
C
But the freak and his type-all for nothing
Dm
Misses a step and cuts his hand
F
Showing nothing he swoops like a song
G
She cries "where have all papa's heroes gone?"
 
[Chorus]
 
F    G
All night-she want s the young American
C                Dm
Young American, young American
 
she wants the young American
      F  G
It's all right-but she wants the young American
 
 
[Verse]
 
C
All the way from Washington
Dm
He breadwinner begs of the bathroom floor
F
"Live for just these twenty years
G
Do we have to die for the fifty more?"
 
 
[Chorus]
 
F    G
All night-she want s the young American
C               Dm
Young American, young American
 
she wants the young American
      F  G
It's all right-but she wants the young American
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Am  G  F  G
 
[Bridge]
 
Am               G      C
Do you remember your President Nixon?
Am              G            F
So you remember the bills you have to pay
            E
or even yesterday?
 
 
[break]
 
D  G(ii)  G(iii)  D(ii)  A(ii)
 
 
[Verse]
 
D
Have you been the un-American
Em
Just you and your id singing falsetto 'bout
G
leather, leather everywhere and
A
not a myth left from the Ghetto
D
Well, well, well would you carry a razor?
Em
In case, just in case of depression
G
Sit on your hands on a bus of survivors
A
Blushing at all the afro-sheeners
D
Ain't that close to love?
Em
Ein't that poster love?
G
Well it ain't that brbie doll
A
Her hearts have been broken just like you
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G   A
All night-you want  the young American
D                    Em
Young American, young American
 
you want the young American
      G     A
It's all right-you want the young American
 
 
 [Verse]
 
D
You ain't a pimp and you ain't a hustler
Em
Pimps got a Caddy-lady got a Chrysler
G
Black's got respect-white's got his soul train
A
Mama's got cramps and look at your hands hey
D
"I heard the news today, oh boy"
Em
I got-suite and you got defeat
G
Ain't there a man-who could say no more
A
Ain't there a woman-I can sock on the jaw
D
Ain't there a child-I can hold without judging
Em
Ain't there a pen-that will write before they die
G
Ain't you proud-that you've still got faces
A
and ain't there one damn song  that can make me
 
break down and cry...
 
 
[Chorus]
 
G  A
All night-you want  the young American
D                      Em
Young American, young American
 
you want the young American
    G   A
It's all right-you want the young American