Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 22:01:55 -0600 From: jtb@xmission.com (J.T. Broderick) American Music by Dave Alvin The Blasters, "The Blasters" Slash Records, 1981, "The Blasters Collection" Slash Records, 1990 n.c.=no chord Intro: E, E6 (n.c.) E (n.c.) E (n.c.) Well a US soldier boy on leave in West Berlin E (n.C.) E (n.C.) No music there that rocks, just a thousand violins (n.C.) A7 E He wants to hear some American Music, American Music.

^EThey want to ^B7hear that sound ^A7right from the ^EUSA Well it can be sweet and lovely, it can be hard and mean But one thing's for sure: it's always on the beam They want to hear some American Music, American Music They want to hear that sound right from the USA

It's a howl from the desert, the screams from the slums The Mississippi rollin' to the beat of the drums Because they're playing American Music, American Music They want to hear that sound right from the USA (bridge)

^EWe got the ^A7Louisiana boogie and the ^EDelta Blues ^A7Country swing and ^Erockabilly, too ^EWe got ^A7jazz, country-western and ^EChicago blues ^EIt's the ^B7greatest music that you ever knew ^A7Well it's ^EAmerican Music, ^A7 it's ^EAmerican Music^A7 It's ^EAmerican Music ^EIt's the ^B7greatest sound ^A7right from the ^EUSA

Well a US soldier boy has to stop right in his tracks When he hears that crazy beat, he turns and doubles back Because they're playing American Music, American Music The whole world digs that sound from the USA

Blasters - American music