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The Offspring
Americana

"Drop D" tuning (DADG)

Chords:
play root notes as shown
 E* D F*
G* A* E G A C B G# D#
C# G#*
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--7---5--8---10--12-----------3--2------6---4---11--|
D|---------------------2--5--7--------6---------------|

INTRO: (starts at 0:13 into the song)

G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|--5---7---5-2----0--2--2-----| (x8)

VERSE 1:
(No chord)
Well I'd Like to tell you all about

E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
My dream, it's a place
E (palm-muted)
Where strip malls about and diversion's mere

E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
Moment's away
E
Where culture's defined by the
G
One least refined
A
And you'll be left behind
 C
D
If you don't fit in
E
It's all distorted
B
E* D E* G* A* G* E*
In Americana my way
(No Chord)
Well F*** You!

CHORUS 1:
G D
E* B C G
D
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
 E*
D E*
Well my dream has come true
G D
E* B C G
D
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
 E*
D E*
My vision has come true

VERSE 2:
(No chord)
Now give me my cable, fast food, four-bys

E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
Tat's right away
E (palm-muted)
I want it right now cause my generation

E* D E* G* A* G* E* D E* G* A* G*
Don't like to wait
E
My future's determined
G
By thieves, thugs, and vermin
A
It's quite an excursion
 C
D
But it's OK
E
Everything's backwards
B
E* D E* G* A* G* E*
In Americana my way
(No Chord)
Well F*** You!

CHORUS 1

BREAK:
G*
D E*
Yeah it's all coming true
E*
 I'm a product
D E*
 Of my environment
D E*
 Don't blame
me, I just work here,
(No chord)
But I wanna F*** YOU!

E* D E* G* A* G* (x4)

E
My rights are denied by
G
Those least qualified

A
Trading profit for pride
 C
D
But it's OK
E
Everything's backwards
B
E* D E* G* A* G* E*
In Americana my way
(No Chord)
Well F*** You!

ENDING:
G# D#
F* C C* G#
D#
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
 F*
D# F*
My nightmare has come true
G# D#
F* C C* G#
D#
Whoooooaaaa, Whaaaaaooooo, Whooooooaaaaa
 F*
D# F*
My nightmare has come true
G#*
D# F*
Yeah, it's all coming true
G#*
D# F* F* F* F* F* F*
Yeah, it's all coming true!

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