YOUNG AMERICANS From Young Americans INTRO: C Dm F G C Dm F G C Dm They pulled in just behind the bridge he lays her down, he frowns F G Gee my life's a funny thing, am I still too young? C Dm He kissed her then and there she took his ring, took his babies F G It took him minutes, took her nowhere, Heaven knows, she'd have taken anything, but CHORUS F G All night, she wants the young American C Dm Young American, young American, she wants the young American F G All night, she wants the young American C Dm Scanning life through the picture window She finds the slinky vagabond F G He coughs as he passes her Ford Mustang, but Heaven forbid, she'll take anything C Dm But the freak, and his type, all for nothing, he misses a step and cuts his hand, but F G Showing nothing, he swoops like a song she cries "Where have all Papa's heroes gone?" CHORUS F G All night, she wants the young American C Dm Young American, young American, she wants the young American F G All right, she wants the young American C Dm All the way from Washington her bread-winner begs off the bathroom floor F G We live for just these twenty years do we have to die for the fifty more? CHORUS F G All night he wants the young American C Dm Young American, young American, he wants the young American F G All right he wants the young American BREAK: Am G F G Am G F G Am Em C G Do you remember, your President Nixon? Am Em F E Do you remember, the bills you have to pay or even yesterday? BREAK: D Em7 Dm G7 Em7 A E-22023202-777777777-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-5- B-33333333-887810878-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-8-8-5- G-22222222-77777-777-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-6- D-00000000-999999999----------12-12-12-12-9-9-7- A----------777777777----------------------7-7-7- E---------------------------------------------5- D Em Have you have been an un-American? Just you and your idol singing falsetto 'bout G A Leather, leather everywhere, and not a myth left from the ghetto D Em Well, well, well, would you carry a razor in a case, just in case of depression? G A Sit on your hands on a bus of survivors blushing at all the afro-Sheeners D Em Ain't that close to love? Well, ain't that poster love? G A Well, it ain't that Barbie doll her heart's been broken just like you have CHORUS G A All night you want the young American D Em Young American, young American, you want the young American G A All right you want the young American D Em You ain't a pimp and you ain't a hustler, a pimp's got a Cadi and a lady got a Chrysler G A Black's got respect, and white's got his soul train Mama's got cramps, and look at your hands ache D Em I heard the news today, oh boy I got a suite and you got defeat G A Ain't there a man you can say no more? And, ain't there a woman I can sock on the jaw? D Em And, ain't there a child I can hold without judging? Ain't there a pen that will write before they die? G A Ain't you proud that you've still got faces? Ain't there one damn song that can make me break down and cry? CHORUS + OUTRO G A All night I want the young American D Em Young American, young American, I want the young American G A D All right I want the young American, Young American Em Young American, Young American, I want the young American G A All night You want I, I want you want D Em Young American, Young American, I want the young American G A All night All I want is the Young American D Em Young American, Young American, I want the young American G A All night ============================= CHORDS: EADGBE ------ A x02220 C x32010 D xx0232 E 022100 F 133211 G 320003 Am x02210 Dm xx0231 Em 022000 G7 320001 Em7 x79787