American Slang

(guitar 1 - rhythm)
C (16x)
F (8x)
G (8x)
(4x)

(guitar 2 - lead)
E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|--------------------------| 

E|-----5--3-----------5--5-3------
B|-----------5-3--------------5-3-
G|---------------5----------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|------5--3--------3---3-5-----3---
B|----3-------5-3---3-3-------3---3-
G|5---------------5-0-------0-------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

E|---|    
B|---|    
G|---|    
D|---| x2 
A|---|    
E|---|    

(verse 1)
(guitar 1)
              C
Look what you started
             F                G
I seem to be coming out of my skin
                    C
Look what you've forgotten here
             F                  G
The bandages just don't keep me in

                C
And when it was over
           F     G
I woke up alone
                C
And when it was over
           F     G
I woke up alone

(guitar 2)
 "Started" ... "Coming" ... "Skin"  
...    "Forgotten" ... "Just" ... 
"In"
E|--8------------8-----8----------
B|--8------------10------10-------
G|--9------------10----------12---
D|--10-----------10---------------
A|--10-----------8----------------
E|--8-----------------------------

E|-------------8------------8-----8
B|-------10----8------------10-----
G|--10h12------9------------10-----
D|-------------10-----------10-----
A|-------------10-----------8------
E|-------------8-------------------

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|10s12-12/| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


   "Over"                            "Alone"
E|--------------------------------
B|---5--5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55--5--
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|---------------------------------|
B|5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

E|    
B|    
G|    
D| x2 
A|    
E|    

(guitar 1 e 2)

         Am        G         
And they cut me to ribbons and 
  F            C       Am G F
taught me to drive
           Am      G       F      
I got your name tattooed inside of
 C          Am G F
 my arm
  Am            G             F  
I called for my father but my 
        C      Am G
father had died
      F                    G 
While you told me fortunes  in 
           C
American Slang

Continues after the ad
(interlude)

(Guitar 1)
C (16x)
F (8x)
G (8x)

E|-----5--3-----------5--5-3------
B|-----------5-3--------------5-3-
G|---------------5----------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|------5--3--------3---3-5-----3---
B|----3-------5-3---3-3-------3---3-
G|5---------------5-0-------0-------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

(verse 2)
            C
Look at the damage
             F                  
the fortunes came for the richer 
 G
men.
                      C
while we're left with gallows
               F                 
waiting for us liars to come down 
     G
and hang.
                C
And when it was over
           F     G
I woke up alone
                C
And when it was over
           F     G
I woke up alone

(guitar 2)
 "Damage" ... "Came" ...    "Men"  
...       "Gallows" ... "Liars" ... 
"Hang"
E|--8------------8-----8----------
B|--8------------10------10-------
G|--9------------10----------12---
D|--10-----------10---------------
A|--10-----------8----------------
E|--8-----------------------------

E|-------------8------------8-----8
B|-------10----8------------10-----
G|--10h12------9------------10-----
D|-------------10-----------10-----
A|-------------10-----------8------
E|-------------8-------------------

E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|10s12-12/| 
D|---------| 
A|---------| 
E|---------| 


   "Over"                            "Alone"
E|--------------------------------
B|---5--5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55--5--
G|--------------------------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|---------------------------------|
B|5---5-5---5-5--5-5-55------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

E|    
B|    
G|    
D| x2 
A|    
E|    

E|-----5--3-----------5--5-3------
B|-----------5-3--------------5-3-
G|---------------5----------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|------5--3--------3---3-5-----3---
B|----3-------5-3---3-3-------3---3-
G|5---------------5-0-------0-------
D|----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------
E|----------------------------------

E|---|    
B|---|    
G|---|    
D|---| x2 
A|---|    
E|---|    

(chorus 2)
(guitar 1 e 2)

         Am        G         
And they cut me to ribbons and 
  F            C       Am G F
taught me to drive
           Am      G       F      
I got your name tattooed inside of
 C          Am G F
 my arm
  Am            G             F  
I called for my father but my 
        C      Am G
father had died
      F                     G
While you told me fortunes  in 
            C      F
American Slang

(bridge)
(guitar 1)
F
                    G              
And here's where we died that time 
     F
last year
                     G         
And here's where the angels and 
        F
devils meet.
            G                      
And you can dance with the queen if
     F
 you need
             G                F
And she will always keep your cards
         G          C
Close to her heart oooh
            F           G
So close to her heart
                     C
before they tear you apart

( F G )

(guitar 2)
         ...      "died"    ...    
"year"   ...    "angels"

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|    
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|    
G|101010101010101012121212121212121010101010101010-------------------|    
D|101010101010101012121212121212121010101010101010-------------------| x2 
A|8------------------------------------------------10-7--7-7---------|    
E|-----------------------------------------------------------10--8-8-|    


E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|10101010101010101212121212121212-| 
D|10101010101010101212121212121212-| 
A|8--------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

(chorus 3) The first two lines are a
 different progression and palm 
muted

          F         G           
when they cut me to ribbons and 
Am           C
taught me to drive
           F      G        Am     
I got your name tattooed inside of 
 C
my arm
      Am            G             
And I called for my father but my 
F          C        Am  G  F
father had died
  Am            G             F  
I called for my father but my 
        C          Am  G
father had died
            F            G        
you told us fortunes  in American 
C
Slang

(at this point guitar 2 plays)
E|-----5--3-----------5--5-3------
B|-----------5-3--------------5-3-
G|---------------5----------------
D|--------------------------------
A|--------------------------------
E|--------------------------------

E|---| 
B|---| 
G|5--| 
D|---| 
A|---| 
E|---| 

            F            G        
You told me fortunes  in American 
C
Slang