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Capo: 4
This version is very simple to play, for those of us that are just learning, but its
sounds great. Its in the same key as the acoustic version you can download off of
KEXP Seattle's website.
Enjoy!!
IDLEWILD - AMERICAN ENGLISH
Capo on Fret 4
Verse 1
SGongs when they're true, are all dediEmcated to you
In this invCisible world I choose to live in
AGnd if you believe that for now I unEmderstand
Why words mean so muchC to you
They'll never be abGout you
Verse 2
GMaybe you're young without youth
Maybe you're Emold without, knowing anything's Ctrue
I think you're young witGhout youth....
Pre Chorus - drums begin, riff stops.
TDhen you contract the AmeCrican dream
You neEmver look upD once
DV C
You've contracted American dreams
Em D (slide up to G)
I require you to stop and look up.
Chorus
GSing a Dsong about Emmyself
Keep singing a Csong about mGyself
Not some inDvisible Emworld C
Verse 3 - same chords as above
Constantly searching to find something new
But what will you find when you think that nothing's true'
Maybe it's that nothing is new
Verse 4
So you let me hear songs that were written all about you
Because songs weren't written for you
They'll never be about you
(Pre Chorus)
(Chorus x 2)
Middle Part
DAnd I won't tell you what tChis means, cause yoEmu already Dknow
And I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know...
Sooo, Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world
GYou came aDlong and found the wEmeak spot - tChat you've always wanted
GLet yoursDelf be everythiEmng that you'Cve always wanted
(While this is sung - the chorus is sung)
GIt doesn't have toD be so Emsilent - that you'vCe always wanted
GNo need for DexplanationsEm - that you'veC always wanted
Ending
YouG'll fiDnd, what you fEmind when you fiCnd there's nothing (x 2)
End on A G