The American Ruse

The American Ruse From the album Back in the U.S.A. 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D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| They told you in school about freedom e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| But when you try to be free they never let ya e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| They said "it's easy, nothing to it" 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e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-10-----------10-------10-----------10/| E|-8------------8--------8-------------8/| I'm sick and tired of paying these dues e|---------|---------|---------|-------------| B|---------|---------|---------|-------------| G|---------|---------|---------|-------------| D|---------|---------|---------|-------------| A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-| E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-| And I'm finally getting hip to the American e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| ruse Transition e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| verse 2 e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| I learned to say the pledge of allegiance e|-------------|------------|------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|------------|------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|------------|------------|----------| D|-------------|------------|------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|--10-12-10--|--10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8---|--8--8--8---|----------| Before they beat me bloody down at the station e|-------------|-----------|-----------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-----------|-----------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------| D|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|-10-12-10--|-10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8---|-8--8--8---|----------| They haven't got a word out of me since e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| I got a billion years probation Chorus e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-10----------10--------10--------10-| A|-8-----------8---------8---------8--| E|------------------------------------| Sixty-nine America in terminal stasis e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-10--------10--------------10---------10-| A|-8---------8---------------8----------8--| E|-----------------------------------------| The air's so thick it's like drowning in molasses e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-10-----------10-------10-----------10/| E|-8------------8--------8-------------8/| I'm sick and tired of paying these dues e|---------|---------|---------|-------------| B|---------|---------|---------|-------------| G|---------|---------|---------|-------------| D|---------|---------|---------|-------------| A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-| E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-| And I'm sick to my guts of the American e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| ruse Transition e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| Bridge e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-7-----7----7---7--| E|-5-----5----5---5--| Phony stars, oh no! e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-7-----7----7---7--| E|-5-----5----5---5--| Crummy cars, oh no! e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-7-------7----7---7--| E|-5-------5----5---5--| Cheap guitars, oh no! e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-7------7--------7---7--| E|-5------5--------5---5--| Joe's primitive bar e|---------|---------|---------|---------| B|---------|---------|---------|---------| G|---------|---------|---------|---------| D|---------|---------|---------|---------| A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-| Nah! Rock'em back, Sonic! e|---------|---------|---------|---------| B|---------|---------|---------|---------| G|---------|---------|---------|---------| D|---------|---------|---------|---------| A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-| Solo e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| (x4) A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| (x4) A|-10--5-| E|-8---3-| e|---------|---------|---------|---------| B|---------|---------|---------|---------| G|---------|---------|---------|---------| D|---------|---------|---------|---------| A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-| e|---------|---------|---------|-------------| B|---------|---------|---------|-------------| G|---------|---------|---------|-------------| D|---------|---------|---------|-------------| A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-| E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-| verse 3 e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| The way they pull you over, it's suspicious e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| Yeah, for something that just ain't your fault e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| If you complain they're gonna get vicious e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| Kick in your teeth and charge you with assault Chorus e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-10--------------10-------------10------10-| A|-8---------------8--------------8-------8--| E|-------------------------------------------| Yeah, but I can see the chickens coming home to roost e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-10-----------10-------------10---------10-| A|-8------------8--------------8----------8--| E|-------------------------------------------| Young people everywhere are gonna cook their goose e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-10---------------10-------------10------------10/| E|-8----------------8--------------8--------------8/| Lots of kids are working to get rid of these blues e|---------|---------|---------|-------------| B|---------|---------|---------|-------------| G|---------|---------|---------|-------------| D|---------|---------|---------|-------------| A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-| E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-| 'Cause everybody's sick of the American e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| ruse Outro e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| Well well well, take a look around! 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