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American Idle There wasn't anything up already for this song, so I gave it a shot. Standard Tuning EADGBe Intro: D Dsus2 Dsus4 D (X2) C G D Dsus2 Dsus4 D (X2) C G
DWe were the kids from the cul-de-sacs That got out somehow without looking back CIt's over GIt's over
DWe were the ones that grew up too fast On the front porch steps when we still had friends CIt's over GIt's over
DWe were the kids who were Dsus2laughing Dsus4last DWith big ideas and fDsus2ailed attDsus4empts CIt's over GIt's over
EmRepeat it F#now, repeat it wGith me A
It's in the wayG We can't explain D Why we were the Emones F#who gGotBm awCay
It's in the way G These memories will fadeD So we always kEmeep tF#hem lGocked BmawayC Lock them awGay
DWe were the kids who woDsus2uld scrape and Dsus4save DAnd wait around for somDsus2e better dayDsus4s CIt's over GIt's over
DWe were the kids that lDsus2ooked one-byDsus4-one DWe said we would when Dsus2we were yoDsus4ung CIt's over GYeah, it's over
EmRepeat it nF#ow, repeat it Gwith Ame
It's in the wGay We can't explDain Why we were the oEmnes wF#ho GgotBm awaCy
It's in the way G These memories willD fade So we always kEmeep tF#hem GlockedBm awaCy
It's in the way G We slowly replace D The pieces we lEmeft F#in GyesBmterdayC
EmRepeat it F#now, repeat it Gwith me EmRepeat it F#now, repeat it Gwith meA
It's in the way G We can't explain D Why we were the oEmnes F#who Ggot BmawayC
It's in the way G These memories willD fade So we always kEmeep tF#hem lGocked BmawaCy
It's in the way G We slowly replace D The pieces we lEmeft F#in GyeBmsterdaCy
It's in the way G These memories willD fade
So we always kEmeep F#them lGockedBm awaCy
DWe were the kids from tDsus2he cul-de-Dsus4sacs DThat got out somehow withoutDsus2 looking Dsus4back GIt's over