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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
SFongs when they're true, are all dediAmcated to you
In this invFisible world I choose to live in
AFnd if you believe that for now I unAmderstand
Why words mean so muchF to you
They'll never be abFout you
Verse 2
FMaybe you're young without youth
Maybe you're Amold without, knowing anything's Ftrue
I think you're young witFhout youth....
Pre Chorus - drums begin, riff stops.
TGhen you contract the AmeFrican dream
You neAmver look upG once
DV F
You've contracted American dreams
Am G (slide up to F)
I require you to stop and look up.
Chorus
FSing a Gsong about Ammyself
Keep singing a Fsong about mFyself
Not some inGvisible Amworld F
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
GAnd I won't tell you what tFhis means, cause yoAmu already Gknow
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
FYou came aGlong and found the wAmeak spot - tFhat you've always wanted
FLet yoursGelf be everythiAmng that you?F??ve always wanted
(While this is sung - the chorus is sung)
FIt doesn’t have Gto be sAmo silent - that youF've always wanted
FNo need for GexplanationsAm - that you'veF always wanted
Ending
YouF'll fiGnd, what you fAmind when you fiFnd there’s nothing (x 2)
End on D F