American English

This version is very simple to play, for those of us that are just learning, but its

sounds great. Its in the same key as the acoustic version you can download off of

KEXP Seattle's website.

Enjoy!!

IDLEWILD - AMERICAN ENGLISH

Capo on Fret 4

Verse 1

G Em

Songs when they're true, are all dedicated to you

C

In this invisible world I choose to live in

G Em

And if you believe that for now I understand

C

Why words mean so much to you

G

They'll never be about you

Verse 2

G

Maybe you're young without youth

Em C

Maybe you're old without, knowing anything's true

G

I think you're young without youth....

Pre Chorus - drums begin, riff stops.

D C

Then you contract the American dream

Em D

You never look up once

DV C

You've contracted American dreams

Em D (slide up to G)

I require you to stop and look up.

Chorus

G D Em

Sing a song about myself

C G

Keep singing a song about myself

D Em C

Not some invisible world

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 Part

D C Em D

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...

Sooo, Sing a song about myself

Keep singing a song about myself

Not some invisible world

G D Em C

You came along and found the weak spot - that you've always wanted

G D Em C

Let yourself be everything that you’ve always wanted

(While this is sung - the chorus is sung)

G D Em C

It doesn’t have to be so silent - that you've always wanted

G D Em C

No need for explanations - that you've always wanted

Ending

G D Em C

You'll find, what you find when you find there’s nothing (x 2)

End on a G