Americanos    (video)

 

    Americanos !     +  G - Em - G - Em (2x)

 

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1. There’s a place where a kid without a cent,

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    he can grow up to be president,

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    a magic kingdom filled with           Barbie dolls,

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    if you        got the time, we can make it a good time.

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    Mm,            ah, yeah,        yeah !

 

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Americanos, blue jeans and Chinos, Coke, Pepsi and Oreos !

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Americanos, uh oh, movies and heroes, in the land of the free,

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you can be what you wanna be.

 

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+                Ah, yeah,         yeah !

 

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2. They know how to advertise, sell you anything at any price,

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    need it or not, that’s what you got, yeah !

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    Take no bull from anyone, we just wanna have some fun,

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    we got the        Queen of Soul, created       Rock and Roll.

 

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+ Hey !           Yeah,        yeah !

 

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Americanos, blue jeans and Chinos, Coke, Pepsi and Oreos !

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Americanos, uh oh, low riding chicanos, in the land of the free,

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you can be what you wanna be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

+  G - Em - G - Em (2x)

 

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3. Satellite stations across the nation,

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    that’s cable TV for you and me.

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    I’m cleaning kitchens, washing          pots and pans,

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    everything’s organized, from crime to leisure time.

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    High schools and swimming pools, king sharks and fools.

 

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Americanos, blue jeans and Chinos, Coke, Pepsi and Oreos !

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Americanos, uh oh, movies and heroes, in the land of the free,

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you can be what you wanna be.

 

+  G - Em - A - D           +  CHORUS ....

 

(Orig. = capo 4th)    (Holly Johnson / Frankie goes to Hollywood)