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Songs From An American Movie Volume 1: Learning How To Smile Lyrics By Art Alexakis Music By Everclear Song From an American Movie Part 1 (Banjo/Mandolin arranged for guitar: played easiest with a capo on 12th fret) e|-----15------15------15------15------15------15-----15------15--|x1 B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15--12--15--| G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| G e|----------------------------------------------------------------|x1 B|----------3-----------3--5b-5p3-----------3----------3--5b-5p3--| G|----------0-----------0-------------------0----------0----------| D|------0-----------0-------------------0-----------0-------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 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D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| The only thing that ever made sense to me Is the words to a song from an American movie The only thing that ever made sense in my life Bm C9 e|-------------------------------------------------3-------0------|x1 B|-----------------3-----------------------------------3-------3--| G|---------4-----------4-------4-----------0----------------------| D|-----4-------4-----------4-----------2-------2------------------| A|-2-------------------------------0h3----------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| | | e|-----15------15------15------15------15------15------15---------| B|-----15--12--15--12--15--12--15------15--12--15--12--15--12--15-| G|-12------------------------------12-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Is the sound of my little girl laughing through the window of a summer night G e|----------------------------------------------------------------|x1 B|---------3---------------3---------------3--------------3-------| G|---------0---------------0---------------0--------------0-------| D|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------0------0----| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0h3-------------0h3-------------0h3-------------0h3------------| | | e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------| B|-----15-17p15p12-----15-17p15p12-----15-17p15p12----15-17p15p12-| G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| I sit alone in the back yard wishing I could be inside Bm C9 e|-------------------------------------------------3-x------------|x1 B|-----------------3-------------------------------3-x------------| G|---------4-----------4-------4-----------0----------------------| D|-----4-------4-----------4-----------2-------2------------------| A|-2-------------------------------0h3----------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| | | e|-----15------15------15------15------15------15-----------------| B|-----15--12--15--12--15--12--15------15--12--15--12-x-----------| G|-12------------------------------12-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Just the sound of my little girl laughing makes me happy to be alive. G e|----------------------------------------------------------------|x3 B|---------3-----------3--5b-5p3-----------3----------3---5b-5p3--| G|---------0-----------0-------------------0----------0-----------| D|-----0-----------0-------------------0-----------0--------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0h3---------0h3-----------------0h3---------0h3----------------| | | e|-----15------15------15--------------15------15-----15----------| B|-----15--12--15------15-17p15p12-----15--12--15-----15-17p15p12-| G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Makes me happy just to be alive Makes me happy just to be alive Makes me happy just to be alive G e|----------------------------------------------------------------|x1 B|---------3-----------3--5--3--0---------------------------------| G|---------0-----------0-----------0------------------------------| D|-----0-----------0----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-0h3---------0h3------------------------------------------------| | | e|-----15------15------15-----------------------------------------| B|-----15--12--15------15-17p15p12--------------------------------| G|-12--------------12--------------12-----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|\ Here We Go Again e|-----------------------------------------------| B|----------6--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------| G|--3h5--3--5--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------| D|--------------(scratching with a wah-wah)------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| !NOTE! - this part below is WRONG. For the correct part, see the suggestions at the bottom of the tab. Thanks to all those who pointed it out. C C# e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3--3--4-----| E|-----------------------------------------------| C C# C e|--------------------------0---------------------| B|--------------------------1---------------------| G|-5--5-------5--5--6-------0---------------------| D|-5--5-------5--5--6-------2---------------------| A|-3--3-------3--3--4-------3---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Ohhhhhh...... C C# e|-----------------------------------------------| x3 B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3--3--4-----| E|-----------------------------------------------| Oh, you know I like to watch you sleep No, I don't wanna touch you You'll get mad at me No, I don't wanna think about the bad times Oh, anyone can have a bad year C B A e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3---2---0---| E|-----------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------13--12--10--| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------10--10--10| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Now I don't want you to show me A G F e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---3----------------------------------| A|----7---5---3----------------------------------| E|----5---3---1----------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-8--10--8---6--------1-3-4-4-4p3---------------| G|-----------------2-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Do not want you to know me The way I used to be C B A e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3---2---0---| E|-----------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------13--12--10--| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------10--10--10| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| All these good things we have would not mean a damn to me A G F e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---3----------------------------------| A|----7---5---3----------------------------------| E|----5---3---1----------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-8--10--8---6--------1-3-4-4-4p3---------------| G|-----------------2-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| I don't wanna hear those words you feel you have to say C C# C e|--------------------------0---------------------| B|--------------------------1---------------------| G|-5--5-------5--5--6-------0---------------------| D|-5--5-------5--5--6-------2---------------------| A|-3--3-------3--3--4-------3---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| When you find out how I used to be back in the day C C# e|-----------------------------------------------| x3 B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3--3--4-----| E|-----------------------------------------------| Yea, you know I like the way you slide Yes, I like it when you do that slow glide Please don't bad talk all those good times Don't ask for answers baby C B A e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3---2---0---| E|-----------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------13--12--10--| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------10--10--10| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| That you do not wanna hear I don't want you to make me A G F e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---3----------------------------------| A|----7---5---3----------------------------------| E|----5---3---1----------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-8--10--8---6--------1-3-4-4-4p3---------------| G|-----------------2-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Do not need you to break me of all my childish ways C B A e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3---2---0---| E|-----------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------13--12--10--| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------10--10--10| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| I'm still the same you know. Dumb rock hard and good you go.. I still hear the voices calling me from A G F e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---3----------------------------------| A|----7---5---3----------------------------------| E|----5---3---1----------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-8--10--8---6--------1-3-4-4-4p3---------------| G|-----------------2-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Back in the day C C# C e|--------------------------0---------------------| B|--------------------------1---------------------| G|-5--5-------5--5--6-------0---------------------| D|-5--5-------5--5--6-------2---------------------| A|-3--3-------3--3--4-------3---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Oh baby can't you see there ain't no place I'd rather be F G e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------| Then watching dirty movies in that happy room with you C B A e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Sittin' on my mattress in the corner, eating chinese food F G e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------| I hear that voice in my head say here we go again C C# e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3--3--4-----| E|-----------------------------------------------| Now here we go again C C# C e|--------------------------0---------------------| B|--------------------------1---------------------| G|-5--5-------5--5--6-------0---------------------| D|-5--5-------5--5--6-------2---------------------| A|-3--3-------3--3--4-------3---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| I know you like the way I rock C C# e|-----------------------------------------------| x3 B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3--3--4-----| E|-----------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|------7p5--------------------------------------| G|---------8p5-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Sometimes I just need to drown out all the bad talk I could not care less what your friends say Someone's always talking shit C B A e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3---2---0---| E|-----------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------13--12--10--| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------10--10--10| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| about the old day You do not need to remind me A G F e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---3----------------------------------| A|----7---5---3----------------------------------| E|----5---3---1----------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-8--10--8---6--------1-3-4-4-4p3---------------| G|-----------------2-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| That I left it all behind me those things I used to do C B A e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5---4---2---| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3---2---0---| E|-----------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------13--12--10--| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------10--10--10| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| I don't want that older life cause I am so in love with you A G F e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----7---5---3----------------------------------| A|----7---5---3----------------------------------| E|----5---3---1----------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-8--10--8---6--------1-3-4-4-4p3---------------| G|-----------------2-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| I can barely hear it calling me from back in the day C C# C e|--------------------------0---------------------| B|--------------------------1---------------------| G|-5--5-------5--5--6-------0---------------------| D|-5--5-------5--5--6-------2---------------------| A|-3--3-------3--3--4-------3---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Oh baby can't you see there ain't no place I'd rather be F G e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------| Then watching dirty movies in that happy room with you C B A e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Sittin' on my mattress in the corner, eating chinese food F G e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------| I hear that voice in my head say here we go again C C# e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3--3--4-----| E|-----------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------4-3---| B|-----------------------------------------6-5---| G|-----------------------------------------6-5---| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Yeah here we go again C C# e|-----------------------------------------------| x2 B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3--3--4-----| E|-----------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------4-3---| B|------7p5--------------------------------6-5---| G|---------8p5-----------------------------6-5---| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Oh baby, here we go again I know, I know, I know, I know C e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| I know.... Oh baby, baby can't you see F G e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------| Yes I know you have some doubts I know you don't believe C B A e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| I know you think I'm crazy and I know you're just like me F G e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------| When I hear that voice inside me makes me wanna jump right in C e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-| E|-----------------------------------------------| Say here we go, here we go, here we go, here we go again F G e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------| Lets go watch some dirty movies, yes, in that nasty little room C B A e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Sit there on the mattress while we eat that greasy Chinese food F G e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5----------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5----------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3----------------------------| I hear that voice in my head say here we go again C C# e|-----------------------------------------------| x2 B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| D|--5--5-------5--5-------5--5-------5--5--6-----| A|--3--3-------3--3-------3--3-------3--3--4-----| E|-----------------------------------------------| | | e|-----------------------------------------4-3---| B|-----------------------------------------6-5---| G|-----------------------------------------6-5---| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Ohh... Baby here we go again e|-----------3/----------------------------------| B|-----------5/----------------------------------| G|-----------5/----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| AM Radio "KHJ Los Angeles. Portions of the day's programming are reproduced by means of electrical transcription or tape recordings." D# G# A# G# e|--3--3--3--3-3-3--4--4--4--6-6-4-4----| x2 B|--4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-4----| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x2 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | | e|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x4 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| A VCR and a DVD There wasn't none of that crap back in 1970 We didn't know about a world wide web It was a whole different game being played Back when I was a kid You wanna get down in a cool way' Picture yourself on a beautiful day With the big bell bottoms and groovy long hair Just a walking in style with a portable CD player D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x2 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | | e|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| No you listen to the music on the AM radio Yea, you can hear the music on the AM radio D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x4 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Flash back to '72 Another summer in the neighbrohood Hanging out with nothing to do Sometimes we go driving around in my sister's Pinto Crusing with the windows rolled down We listen to the radio station We were too damn poor to buy the 8-track tapes But it was a good time don't wanna be inside My momma wanna watch that TV All God damn night C F G# A# ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8----------| A|-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8----------| E|-8--8--8--8--1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-6----------| I'd be in bed with the radio on I would listen to it all night long Just to hear my favorite song You'd have to wait but you could hear it on the AM radio D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x2 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | | e|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| AM radio Yea, you could hear the music On the AM radio I can still hear momma say "Boy turn that radio down!" e|-------------------------------6-8-------8-6-------| B|------------6-8----------8-6-8-----8-8-------8-6---| G|---5-8-5-8------8-8----8-------------------------5-| D|-8-------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| "Oh Mom, not that show again. I don't wanna watch that show. Can't we watch Good Times with Chico and the Man or something cool' Turn it off!" D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x2 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Things changed back in '75 We were all growing up on the in and the outside We got in trouble with the police man We got busted for getting high In the back of my friend's van D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x1 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ | e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----| D|----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----| A|----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6----| E|---------------------------------| I remember 1977 I started going to concerts And I saw the Led Zeppelin D# G# A# G# e|--------------6--4--4--6-6-4-4---| x1 B|--8--8--8-8-8-8--4--4--6-6-4-4---| G|--8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--7-7-5-5---| D|--8--8--8-8-8--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| | ^ ^ ^ ^ full | e|------------------16b-----11-11b-| B|---------------------------------| G|----8--8--8--8-------------------| D|----8--8--8--8-------------------| A|----6--6--6--6-------------------| E|---------------------------------| I got a guitar on Christmas Day I dreamed that Jimmy Page would come to Santa Monica and teach me to play C F e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-10------10------10------10------3-------3-------3-------3-------| A|-10------10------10------10------3-------3-------3-------3-------| E|-8-------8-------8-------8-------1-------1-------1-------1-------| | | e|-------10-11b-11-------10-11b-11-------10-11b-11-------10-11b-11-| B|-11h13-----------11h13-----------11h13-----------11h13-----------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Teach me to play Jimmy Page G# e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------| A|-6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------6-------| E|-4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------| | | e|-------10-11b-11-------10-11b-11-------10-11b-11------11------11-| B|-11h13-----------11h13-----------11h13-----------11h13---11h13---| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Teach me to play Teach me to play C F G# A# e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-8----| A|-10-10-10-10-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-8-8----| E|-8--8--8--8--1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-6-6----| | | e|-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b-11b----| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| There isn't any other place that I need to go There isn't anything that I need to know That I did not learn from the radio D# e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------6/-/--------------------------------| D|-----------6/-/--------------------------------| A|-----------4/-/--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| | |