American English [Single #1] Tabs:
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IDLEWILD - AMERICAN ENGLISH (best version here)
I first heard this song when i saw them live at Brixton
Academy supporting the Hives. I fell in love with this song.
Anyways - enjoy it. This is the best tab of this song on here,
the rest are so rubbish I had to tab it myself.
This is my first tab - hope you think it sounds ok!!!
Have fun
Chords to use:
B - 799877
Abm- 466444
E - 022100
F# - 244322
Intro: (this is played 3 times before the chords + vocals kick in)
Guitar 1 plays this throughout every verse.
e-----------------|
B-13--------------|
G---12------------|
D------15---14----|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
Verse 1
B Abm
Songs when they're true, are all dedicated to you
E
In this invisible world I choose to live in
B Abm
And if you believe that for now I understand
E
Why words mean so much to you
B
They'll never be about you
Verse 2
B
Maybe you're young without youth
Abm E
Maybe you're old without, knowing anything's true
B
I think you're young without youth....
Pre Chorus - drums begin, riff stops.
F# E
Then you contract the American dream
Abm F#
You never look up once
F# E
You've contracted American dreams
Abm F# (slide up to B)
I require you to stop and look up.
Chorus
B F# Abm
Sing a song about myself
E B
Keep singing a song about myself
F# Abm E
Not some invisible world
(guitar 1 plays riff again)
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 Bit
F# E Abm F#
And I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know
And I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know.......
So - Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world
B F# Abm E
You came along and found the weak spot - that you've always wanted
B F# Abm E
Let yourself be everything that youve always wanted (While this is sung - the chorus
is sung
it)
B F# Abm E
It doesnt have to be so silent - that you've always wanted
B F# Abm E
no need for explanations - that you've always wanted
Ending
B F# Abm E
You'll find, what you find when you find theres nothing x 2
End on a B
Tabbed by Liam - Norwich, Norfolk, England.
If you have any comments, or improvements - email me:
Conservative_me@hotmail.com
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Jordan Average |
#1 by Jordan Rouse at Mar 24, 1970 at 7:35 PM EST |
| if a load of planes crashing into into the sides of the biggest symbols of the American dream didn’t make any large scale changes in the way the country thinks (for the better) then i dont think this idlewild song will do much either. sorry laulaululu. im afraid your post is just a bit to dreamy>! "Americans are NOT invincible anymore!" really, ?. i thought they were still as ignorantly consequence proof as ever. | |
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Kevin Wanna Be |
#2 by Kevin White at Dec 29, 1970 at 6:01 AM EST |
| I heard this song last night on Mtv2, man this song rules, the video is also quite sweet. But this songis gonna make Idlewild famous, so prepare for this thread to get quite big! | |
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camilo Average |
#3 by camilo velasquez at Apr 16, 1979 at 5:17 PM EST |
| this song is soooo beautiful. i've been a fan since 99 and the new stuff is very different but it's not a bad thing, they're maturing...:) hurrah! i'm getting the album early. i can imagine dancing in someone's arms to this. beautiful! xxxx | |
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Pleather Wanna Be |
#4 by Pleather Face at Jan 11, 1990 at 12:28 AM EST |
| I think that although this song is nice it doesn't compare to the stuff on 100 broken windows. I'm sure it'll do well. I've seen the video too, very pretty. And Roddy's certainly a sharp dresser. That outfit is very snappy. It'll be quite ironic if, like Ewan suggested, this song makes Idlewild famous since it is one of their weaker songs and they are capable of a lot more. Especially live. | |
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Mike Average |
#5 by Mike Dawgg at Apr 12, 1994 at 10:04 AM EST |
| yeah, i never looked at it that way, and i suppose every song is different for every person. i havnt seen the video though but i think its better than held the world. so who has been studying "of mice and men" this year hmmm? | |
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Chris Average |
#6 by Chris H... at Sep 29, 1994 at 6:00 PM EST |
| This is pure class, Idlewild's 'Yellow' if you will. Been a fan since I See Shapes in 1999, and they just get better. | |
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eric Wanna Be |
#7 by eric tanguay at Nov 22, 1998 at 9:18 PM EST |
| yeah ok so getting onto what it actually MEANS- my oppinion is that it is about the general state of mind of the american people in that they pay no attention to the rest of the world whilst believing they know all about it. the meaning is also how Britian is quickly becoming similar or in my oppinion america's bitch. the song title "american english" supports this as it means someone who is from both countries which might as well be the same one. "youll never look up once" now that you have "contracted american dreams" this is the main part about english ppl turning into american ppl who dont know about the outside world, then "sing a song about myself" means exactly that- he may as well be talking about himself, as idlewild are english(or british at least). sorry if this offends any americans reading this but i think its the meaning of the song i didnt say it was my personal oppinion. | |
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matt Wanna Be |
#8 by matt fogg at May 10, 2000 at 10:19 PM EST |
| selfish | |
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isaac Average |
#9 by isaac morales at Sep 15, 2001 at 11:00 PM EST |
| You've got to remeber that it's older than 100 broken windows... Use to be called Weak Spot when they played it live, but now they've changed the name for the single. Huzzah anyway, its a beast. | |
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HammerOffFreak Professional |
#10 by HammerOffFreak at Oct 6, 2007 at 7:11 AM EST |
| and also the second thing kill_me_killroy said | |
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