American Life (Madonna)
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(F#m)
Do I have to change my name? Will it get me far?
Should I lose some weight? Am I gonna be a star?
F#m
I tried to be a boy I tried to be a girl I tried to be a mess
C# Bm
I tried to be the best I guess I did it wrong that's why I wrote this song
F#m
This type of modern life? Is it for me?
This type of modern life? Is it for free?
F#m
So I went into a bar Looking for simpathy A little company
C# Bm
I tried to find a friend It's more easily said It's always been the same
F#m [5+] [5+]
This type of modern life Is not for me
[5+] [5+]
This type of modern life Is not for free
F#m C#m
American life
F#m C#m
I live the American dream
Bm C#m
You are the best thing I've seen
Bm C#m
You are not just a dream
F#m
I tried to stay ahead I tried to stay on top I tried to play the part
C# Bm
but somehow I forgot just what I did it for and why I wanted more
F#m [5+] [5+]
This type of modern life is it for me?
[5+] [5+]
This type of modern life is it for free?
F#m [5+] [5+]
Do I have to change my name? Will it get me far?
[5+] [5+]
Should I lose some weight? Am I gonna be a star?
F#m C#m [2]
American life
F#m C#m [2]
I live the American dream
Bm [2] C#m
You are the best thing I've seen
Bm [2] C#m
You are not just a dream
Bm [2] C#m
Bm [2] C#m
F#m
I tried to be a boy I tried to be a girl I tried to be a mess
[5+] [5+] [5+]
I tried to be the best I tried to find a friend I tried to stay ahead
[5+]
I tried to stay on top
F#m [5+] [5+]
Do I have to change my name? Will it get me far?
F#m [5+] F#m [5+]
Should I lose some weight? Am I gonna be a star?
F#m [5+]
Ah Ah Ah Ah
F#m [5+]
I'm drinking a soy latte I get a double shotte
It goes right through my body And you know I'm satisfied
I dropped my mini cooper And I'm feeling super-duper
Yo they tell I'm a trooper And you know I'm satisfied
I do yoga and pilates And the room is full of hotties
so I'm checking out the bodies And you know I'm satisfied
I'm digging on the isotopes This metaphysic's s**t is dope
And if all this can give me hope You know I'm satisfied
I've got a lawyer and a manager An agent and a chef
Three nannies, an assistant And a driver and a jet
A trainer and a butler And a bodyguard or five
A gardener and a stylist Do you think I'm satisfied?
I'd like to express my extreme point of view
I'm not a Christian and I'm not a Jew
I'm just living out the American dream
And I just realized that nothing is what it seems
Do I have to change my name?
Am I gonna be a star?
Do I have to change my name?
When a chord variation is specified between square brackets,
change rapidly from the chord to its variation and back.
stefano j attardi (attardi.org)
