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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Kids - Kenny Chesney (Banjo Tab) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Dave E-mail: eaglesguy20814@aol.com Tuning: Standard G - D B G D G Intro Opening Chords -- e, b, C, G Banjo Riff to Opening Chords (Hey!) D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------3h5-5-5-3-3h5-3---3h5-5-5-3-3h5-----------------------------------| G|-------------------------4b------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse 1 Banjo Riff 1 (Follows "Jack in her cherry coke town") D|--------5b-2-0-0h2---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Banjo Riff 2 (Follows "Cause this is where the car broke down") D|---------12b---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------12------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------14b-12-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------14--------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Banjo Riff 3 (Follows "Pickin' us up by a barbed wire fence") D|-------2-0----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------0--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus - No riffs - just pluck/strum the chords Chords -- G, b, e, C Come out of Chorus with Banjo Riff 1 from above. Verse 2 Banjo Riff 1 (Follows "Take her home and give her your jacket") D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----2-4-2-0---0-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------4---2---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Banjo Riff 2 (Follows "Monday afternoon at practice") D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Banjo Riff 3 (This one is played with "Sister's got a boyfriend daddy doesn't like") D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------5-3--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------4-4-4-4-----4--4-4-2-0-2/4-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Banjo Riff 4 (Follows "Sister's got a boyfriend daddy doesn't like") D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------10b--8--5----------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Banjo (Ending) Riff 5 (This one starts on the "blue" in the phrase "In the blue bug zapper light") (D) (G) D|-------4---2---0------------0-----------------0---------------------------------------| B|------------------1---0---------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------2-----0---0-------0-----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------2---4----4/5--------------------------------------------| G|---------0---0---0--0---0----------------------0--------------------------------------| Banjo Solo, Following "A little messed up but we're all alright" D|--------4b-2-4b-4b-2----4b-2----0--2-0--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------0--------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------2--------2-0----------------------------------| D|----2----------------2---------------------2--------------------------------| G|----------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| D|--------4b-2-4b-4b-2----4b-2---7----2-0---0---0-------0---------------------| B|----------------------------------------0-----------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------2-------0-----------------------| D|---------------------2--------------------------4/5-------------------------| G|---------------------------------0---------------------0--------------------| Chorus, then the song. ************************************ | / slide up | h hammer-on | b Bend ************************************