Normal American Kids

E|-----------------------------| 
B|-2--2h3--2--2--5--3--2--3--2-| 
G|-2--2-x--2--2--x--x--2--2--2-| 
D|-2--2h4--2--4--5--4--2--0--2-| 
A|-0--0-0--0--4--0--0--0--0--0-| 
E|-----------------------------| 

Jeff plays this with the A chord 
barred with index finger. Now you 
van easily play the
D/A and F#m/C# chords
You can see the A string is sounded 
throughout almost the entire intro, 
except for
F#m/C# chord.


[Verse 1]
A        D/A      A          F#m/C#
Remind myself, myself long ago
C/A   D/A*     A           D**
'Fore drive, 'fore I could vote
A       D/A   A          F#m/C#
All the time holding a grudge
C/A           D/A*        A     
'Fore I knew people could die 
     D**
just because

E           A       E            A
Shot from a sling, head full of buzz
F#m           B         G        
I knew what I liked was not very 
D
much
A            D/A  A          F#m/C#
High at the time, tied to the grid
C/A     D/A*           A  
Always afraid of those normal 
     D**     A
American kids

[Verse 2]
E             A       E          
Oh, all of my spirit leaked like a 
  A
cut
F#m           B           G      
I knew what I needed would never be 
  D
enough
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A        D/A      A          F#m/C#
I was too high to change my bid
C/A     D/A*           A 
Always afraid to be a normal 
      D**     A
American kid

D/A      A          F#m/C#

C/A     D/A*     A       D** E 
Always hating normal American 
A E  A
empty summer days

[Verse 3]
F#m           B         G        
Lightning crazed and cracked like an
D
 egg
A      D/A      A       F#m/C#
High behind the garden shed
C/A       D/A*       A       
Painting myself as a normal 
D**     A
American kid
C/A       D/A*       A       D**
I always hated it

[instrumental]
E          A       E          A
F#m        B       G          D


[Verse 4]
A        D/A      A      F#m/C#
High as high as high can loom
C/A       D/A*      A      D**
Under the sheets in my bedroom
A      D/A    A        F#m/C#
I was high as high can get
C/A     D/A*           A  
Always afraid of those normal 
     D**     A
American kids

[Verse 5]
E               A       E       
Oh, bongs and jams, and carpeted
     A
 vans
F#m        B        G          D
Hate everything, I don't understand
A     D/A    A          F#m/C#
High times tightening the lid
C/A     D/A*           A       
I had to get away from those 
D**     A
normal American kids

D/A    A          F#m/C#

C/A     D/A*        A       D**
Always hated those normal 
     A
American kids

[Instrumental]
D/A    A          F#m/C#
C/A     D/A*        A       D**
     A   D/A
A  F#m/C#


C/A     D/A*        A       D**
Always hated those normal 
     A
American kids