The Offspring

Americana(Chords)

The Offspring

Key: E

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	        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!



	        

Written by Bryan Holland

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