Young Americans
Young Americans

Young Americans chords by David Bowie

1975Rock
Guitar
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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    They 
    pulled 
    in 
    just 
    behind 
    the 
    bridge 

    He 
    lays 
    her 
    down, 
    he 
    frowns 

    "Gee, 
    my 
    life's 
    funny 
    thing 

    Am 
    still 
    too 
    young?" 

    He 
    kissed 
    her 
    then 
    and 
    there 

    She 
    took 
    his 
    ring, 
    took 
    his 
    babies 

    It 
    took 
    him 
    minutes, 
    took 
    her 
    nowhere 

    Heaven 
    knows, 

    Chorus 1
    she'd 
    have 
    taken 
    anything, 
    but 

    (All 
    night) 

    She 
    wants 
    the 
    young 
    Ameri
    can 

    (Young 
    American, 
    young 
    A
    merican) 

    (She 
    wants 
    the 
    young 
    American) 

    (All 
    right) 
    She 
    wants 
    the 
    young 
    American 

    Verse 2
    Scanning 
    life 
    through 
    the 
    picture 
    window 

    She 
    finds 
    the 
    slinky 
    vagabond 

    He 
    coughs 
    as 
    he 
    passes 
    her 
    Ford 
    Mustang 

    But 
    Heaven 
    forbid, 
    she'll 
    take 
    anything 

    But 
    the 
    freak, 
    and 
    his 
    type, 
    all 
    for 
    nothing 

    He 
    misses 
    step 
    and 
    cuts 
    his 
    hand, 
    but 

    Showing 
    nothing, 
    he 
    swoops 
    like 
    song 

    She 
    cries, 
    "Where 
    have 
    all 

    Chorus 2
    Pa
    pa's 
    heroes 
    gone?" 

    (All 
    night) 

    She 
    wants 
    the 
    young 
    Ameri
    can 

    (Young 
    American, 
    young 
    A
    merican) 

    (She 
    wants 
    the 
    young 
    American) 

    (All 
    right) 
    She 
    wants 
    the 
    young 
    American 

    Verse 3
    All 
    the 
    way 
    from 
    Washington 

    Her 
    bread-winner 
    begs 
    off 
    the 
    bathroom 
    floor 

    "We 
    live 
    for 
    just 
    these 
    twenty 
    years 

    Do 
    we 
    have 
    to 
    die 
    for 
    the 
    fifty 
    more?" 

    Chorus 3
    (All 
    night) 

    He 
    wants 
    the 
    young 
    Ameri
    can 

    (Young 
    American, 
    young 
    A
    merican) 

    (He 
    wants 
    the 
    young 
    American) 

    (All 
    right) 
    He 
    wants 
    the 
    young 
    American 

    Solo 1


    Bridge 1
    Do 
    you 
    re
    member, 

    your 
    President 
    Nixon? 

    Do 
    you 
    re
    member, 

    the 
    bills 
    you 
    have 
    to 
    pay? 

    Or 
    even 
    yesterday? 

    Interlude 1


    Verse 4
    Have 
    you 
    been 
    the 
    un-American? 

    Just 
    you 
    and 
    your 
    idol 
    sing 
    falsetto 

    'Bout 
    Leather, 
    leather 
    everywhere 

    And 
    not 
    myth 
    left 
    from 
    the 
    ghetto 

    Well, 
    well, 
    well, 
    would 
    you 
    carry 
    razor 

    In 
    case, 
    just 
    in 
    case 
    of 
    depression? 

    Sit 
    on 
    your 
    hands 
    on 
    bus 
    of 
    survivors 

    Blushing 
    at 
    all 
    the 
    Afro-Sheeners 

    Ain't 
    that 
    close 
    to 
    love? 

    Well, 
    ain't 
    that 
    poster 
    love? 

    Well, 
    it 
    ain't 
    that 
    Barbie 
    doll 

    Her 
    heart's 
    been 
    broken 

    just 
    like 
    you 
    and 

    Chorus 4
    (All 
    night) 

    All 
    night, 
    you 
    want 
    the 
    young 
    American 

    (Young 
    American) 
    young 
    Ameri
    can 

    (You 
    want 
    the 
    young 
    American) 

    All 
    right 

    Verse 5
    You 
    want 
    the 
    young 
    American 

    You 
    ain't 
    pimp 
    and 
    you 
    ain't 
    hustler 

    pimp's 
    got 
    Cadi 
    and 
    lady 
    got 
    Chrysler 

    Black's 
    got 
    respect, 

    and 
    white's 
    got 
    his 
    soul 
    train 

    Mama's 
    got 
    cramps, 

    and 
    look 
    at 
    your 
    hands 
    ache 

    (I 
    heard 
    the 
    news 
    today, 
    oh 
    boy) 

    got 
    suite 
    and 
    you 
    got 
    defeat 

    Ain't 
    there 
    man 
    who 
    can 
    say 
    no 
    more? 

    And 
    ain't 
    there 
    woman 

    can 
    sock 
    on 
    the 
    jaw? 

    And, 
    ain't 
    there 
    child 

    can 
    hold 
    without 
    judging? 

    Ain't 
    there 
    pen 

    that 
    will 
    write 
    before 
    they 
    die? 

    Ain't 
    you 
    proud 
    that 
    you've 
    still 
    got 
    faces? 

    Ain't 
    there 
    one 
    damn 
    song 

    Chorus 5
    that 
    can 
    make 
    me 
    break 
    down 
    and 
    cry? 

    All 
    night 

    want 
    the 
    young 
    American 

    (Young 
    American) 
    young 
    Ameri
    can 

    (I 
    want 
    the 
    young 
    American) 

    All 
    right 

    want 
    the 
    young 
    American, 
    young 
    Ameri
    can 

    (Young 
    American, 
    young 
    A
    merican) 

    (I 
    want 
    the 
    young 
    American) 

    (All 
    night) 

    You 
    want 
    I, 
    want 
    you 

    (Young 
    American, 
    young 
    A
    merican) 

    (I 
    want 
    the 
    young 
    American) 

    All 
    right 

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