Am

[Verse 1]
  F                       C
I gazed upon you from the bleachers
  Am                     D
A creature so foreign to me
         F                              C
With the stars and the stripes wrapped around you
     D
Well how could I know there was England below?
  F                    C
I gazed upon you and I wondered
     Am                      D
Cheerleader with hair of red flame
    F                             C
But that was first glance - I saw only the dance
        D
And the distance from New York to Yorkshire

[Chorus 1]
Am                              F
Truth's always stranger than fiction
    C                    E
And here it's especially true
Am                       F
Here in the home of Miss USA
C                          E            Am
What's a wide-eyed English boy going to do?

[Verse 2]
  F                     C
I never knew much about baseball
          Am                   D
But I was quick with the US cliché
    F                       C
The crowd gave a roar and I don't know what for
    D
The Major League rules get me so confused

[Chorus 2]
Am                              F
Truth's always stranger than fiction
    C                      E
The cheerleader showed me around
Am                        F
You with the heart of the USA
    C                      E
And me with the spite of a small English town

[Interlude]
F C F G x2

[Bridge]
F       C    F     C       F          Em
Central Park after dark is safe these days
  F              G        Am
Depending on the game you play
 Am
America. House of Blues
            Am
What do you know? Gimme the news
 Am
America. Shock and awe
Am
Not any more
 Am
America I'm ready for you
        Am
Tell me what to do, tell me what to do
        Am
Tell me what to do