Standard TUning:
Capo On 1st Fret

Intro

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3--3--------2--X-X-X--2---2p0---------------------------------|
G|-2/4--4\2--2--2-2p0----2--X-X-X--2---2p0---------------------------------|
D|-0----0----0--0-----4--2--X-X-X--2---2p0---------------------------------|
A|-0----0----0--0--------0--X-X-X--0---0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------3--------------2--2------2p0----------------------------------|
G|-2/4--4\2--2--0h2p0-------2--2------2p0----------------------------------|
D|-0----0----0-------4-2-0--2--2/4\2--2p0----------------------------------|
A|-0----0----0--------------0--0------0------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

e|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3------------3----------------2--X-X-X--2---2p0-------------------------|
G|-0------------2----------------2--X-X-X--2---2p0-------------------------|
D|-0------------0----------------2--X-X-X--2---2p0-------------------------|
A|-X------------0----------------0--X-X-X--0---0---------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Well she was precious, like a flower. She grew

e|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----3---------2-2------2p0--------------------------------------------|
G|-0-----2---------2-2------2p0--------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----0---------2-2h4p2--2p0--------------------------------------------|
A|-X-----0---------0-0------0----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

wild, wild, but innocent...

REPEAT

CHORUS

e|------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------3---3----2-X-X-X-2-----------2p0-----------------------------|
G|------------0---2----2-X-X-X-2-----------2p0-----------------------------|
D|------------0---0----2-X-X-X-2-----------2p0-----------------------------|
A|------------X---0----0-X-X-X-0-----------0-------------------------------|
E|------------3------------------------------------------------------------|

Stupid boy, you can't fence that in,

e|------------3------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------3---3----2-X-X-X-2---------------------2p0-------------------|
G|------------0---2----2-X-X-X-2---------------------2p0-------------------|
D|------------0---0----2-X-X-X-2---------------------2p0-------------------|
A|------------X---0----0-X-X-X-0---------------------0---------------------|
E|------------3------------------------------------------------------------|

Stupid boy, it's like holding back the wind

e|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3---------------------3------------------2-------2-----------2p0--------|
G|-0---------------------2------------------2-------2-----------2p0--------|
D|-0---------------------0------------------2h4p2---2-----------2p0--------|
A|-X---------------------0------------------0-------0-----------0----------|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

She let her heart and soul right in your hands

REPEAT

e|-----------3---------------------------2---------------------------------|
B|-----------3-------------3-------------3---------------------------------|
G|-----------0-------------2-------------4---------------------------------|
D|-----------0-------------0-------------4---------------------------------|
A|-----------X-------------0-------------2---------------------------------|
E|-----------3-------------------------------------------------------------|

She never even knew she had a choice, but that's what happens

e|---------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-------------3-------------------3---------------2---------------------|
G|-2-------------0-------------------2---------------2---------------------|
D|-2-------------0-------------------0---------------2---------------------|
A|-0-------------X-------------------0---------------0---------------------|
E|---------------3---------------------------------------------------------|

When the only voice she hears, is telling her she can't

Interlude and all solos:

G D A progression as shown in verse and chorus

REPEAT VERSE

REPEAT CHORUS

e|--------------3--2-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3--3--2----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------0--4--2----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------0--4--2----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------X--2--0----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------3----------------------------------------------------------|

You stupid boy, oh you always had to be right

e|---------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-------------3---------------2---------------------------------|
G|---------0-------------2---------------2---------------------------------|
D|---------0-------------0---------------2---------------------------------|
A|---------X-------------0---------------0---------------------------------|
E|---------3---------------------------------------------------------------|

Standard Tuning:

Intro:
E----------------------------
B----0-----0-----0-----------
G-----1-----1-----1----------
D---2-----2-----2------------
A-------------0--------------
E-0-----2-----------2--------

Verse:
E----------------------------
B----0-----0-----0----2------
G-----1-----1-----1----2-1---
D---2-----2-----2------------
A-------------0--------------
E-0-----2-----------2--------

Chorus:
E B F#sus A2

E B F#sus A2

Bridge:

Guitar 1
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G---9----8----6----1----9----8----6----1----9----8----6---1--------------------
D----9----9----6----2----9----9----7----2----9----9----7--2--------------------
A--7----9----7----2----7----9----7----2----7----9----7----2--------------------
E-9----7----5----0----9----7----5----0----9----7----5-----0--------------------

Guitar 2
E----------------12------------------12-------------12-------------------------
B-9----10---12---12---9----10---12---12---9----12---12-------------------------
G-9----11---13--------9----11---13--------9----13------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ending:
E---------------------------0--
B----0-----0-----0----2-----0--
G-----1-----1-----1----2-1--1--
D---2-----2-----2-----------2--
A-------------0-------------2--
E-0-----2-----------2-------0—

Chords:
E B F#sus A2
E---0-------0-------0-------0--------
B---0-------0-------0-------0--------
G---1-------4-------2-------2--------
D---2-------4-------4-------2--------
A---2-------2-------4-------0--------
E---0-------0-------0-------0--------

Standard Tuning:

Em Bm D A
e|-----------|-------|---------------|---------------|
b|---0-----0-|-------|------7---7--8-|-5----5--7-----|
G|------0----|-----7-|------7---7--7-|-5----5--------|
D|-----------|-----7-|------7--------|---------------|
A|-7---------|---5---|-(0)--5-5------|---------------|
E|-----------|-7-----|---------------|-5--5----------|

Em Bm A C
e|-----------|-------|----5---5X5----|--3---3X3------|
B|---0-----0-|-------|----5---5X5----|--5---5X5------|
G|------0----|-----7-|----6---6X6----|--5-5-5X5------|
D|-----------|-----7-|----7-7-7X7----|--5-5-5X5------|
A|-7---------|---5---|----7-7-7X7----|--3-3-3X3------|
E|-----------|-7-----|----5-5-5X5----|---------------|

Verse 1

Em Bm D
Tonight we drink to youth

Am Em
and holding fast the truth

Bm D Am
don't want to lose what i had as a boy

Em Bm D
my heart still has a beat
Am Em
but love is now a feat

Bm D C
as common as a cold day in L.A.

Refrain

Am
sometimes when I'm alone I wonder

C
is there a spell that I am under

Am C D
keeping me from seeing the real thing

Chorus

Em Bm
Love hurts

D Am
but sometimes it's a good hurt

Em Bm A-C
and it feels like I'm alive

Em Bm
Love sings

D C
when it transcends the bad things

Em Bm
out of heartache, try me

A C
cause without love I won't survive

Instrumental : Em

Verse 2

Em Bm D
Tethered and abused

Am Em
stand naked and accused

Bm D Am
should I surface, this one man submarine

Em Bm D
I only want the truth

Am Em
so tonight we drink to youth

Bm D C
I never lose what I had as a boy

Refrain

Am
sometimes when I'm alone I wonder

C
is there a spell that I am under

Am C D
keeping me from seeing the real thing

Chorus

Em Bm
Love hurts

D Am
but sometimes it's a good hurt

Em Bm A-C
and it feels like I'm alive

Em Bm
Love sings

D C
when it transcends the bad things

Em Bm
out of heartache, try me

A C
cause without love I won't survive

Adlib: Em-Bm-D-C;
Em-Bm-A-C
Am-C
Am-C-D

Chorus

Em Bm
Love hurts

D Am
but sometimes it's a good hurt

Em Bm A-C
and it feels like I'm alive

Em Bm
Love sings

D C
when it transcends the bad things

Em Bm
out of heartache, try me

A C
cause without love I won't survive

Em Bm D Am
Love hurts ooohhhhhhh ohhhhhh

Em Bm A C
love hurts cause without love I won't survive

Em Bm D C
Love hurts ooohhhhhhh lalala lalala

Em Bm A C Em
love hurts cause without love I won't survive

Standard TUning:

Capo first fret

Intro:
e|0-2--0-2--22-------------------|
B|0-0--0-0--00--4-5-4-2--4-2-----|
G|1-1--1-1--11--2-2-2-2--2-2--1h2| X2
D|2-2--2-2--22--2-2-2-2--2-2-----|
A|2-2--2-2--22--0-0-0-0--0-0-----|
E|0-0--0-0--00-------------------|

e|0-2--0-2--22---------------------|
B|0-0--0-0--00---------------------|
G|1-1--1-1--11--1h2-1---4-2--2--1h2|
D|2-2--2-2--22--2---2-2-2-2--2-----|
A|2-2--2-2--22--0---0-0-0-0--0-----|
E|0-0--0-0--00---------------------|

e|0-2--0-2--22-----------------xx|
B|0-0--0-0--00--4-5-4-2--4-2---xx|
G|1-1--1-1--11--2-2-2-2--2-2---xx|
D|2-2--2-2--22--2-2-2-2--2-2---xx|
A|2-2--2-2--22--0-0-0-0--0-0---xx|
E|0-0--0-0--00-----------------xx|

Verse
e|0-2--0-2--22-----------------xx|
B|0-0--0-0--00--4-5-4-2--4-2---xx|
G|1-1--1-1--11--2-2-2-2--2-2---xx| X4
D|2-2--2-2--22--2-2-2-2--2-2---xx|
A|2-2--2-2--22--0-0-0-0--0-0---xx|
E|0-0--0-0--00-----------------xx|
(In a romantic fashion....)

Pre Chorus:
e|--------------00000-xxxx-0-x-0>-0>-0>-0>-|
B|--------------00000-xxxx-0-x-0>-0>-0>-0>-|
G|--------------66666-xxxx-9-x-4>-2>-2>-4>-|
D|--------------66666-xxxx-9-x-4>-2>-2>-4>-|
A|--------------44444-xxxx-7-x-2>-0>-0>-2>-|
E|--------------------xxxx---x-------------|
(And then I'll say...)

Chorus:

Eadd9 > Asus2 >
The August sky will then bare witness, to a brand new chapter with torn up pages,

Bsus4 > Asus2 >
When the planets align, I can feel the gates, opening to my,

Eadd9 > Asus2 >
Courage, As I, Proceed to run my fingers through her hair,

Bsus4 > Asus2 > Asus2 >
And forget everyone who's jaded, 'Cause they don't matter and I don't care.

Break:
e|----0-2--0-2--22-------------------|
B|----0-0--0-0--00--4-5-4-2--4-2-----|
G|1-2-1-1--1-1--11--2-2-2-2--2-2--1h2| X2
D|----2-2--2-2--22--2-2-2-2--2-2-----|
A|----2-2--2-2--22--0-0-0-0--0-0-----|
E|----0-0--0-0--00-------------------|

e|0-2--0-2--22---------------------|
B|0-0--0-0--00---------------------|
G|1-1--1-1--11--1h2-1---4-2--2--1h2|
D|2-2--2-2--22--2---2-2-2-2--2-----|
A|2-2--2-2--22--0---0-0-0-0--0-----|
E|0-0--0-0--00---------------------|

e|0-2--0-2--22-----------------xx|
B|0-0--0-0--00--4-5-4-2--4-2---xx|
G|1-1--1-1--11--2-2-2-2--2-2---xx|
D|2-2--2-2--22--2-2-2-2--2-2---xx|
A|2-2--2-2--22--0-0-0-0--0-0---xx|
E|0-0--0-0--00-----------------xx|

Verse 2:
e|0-2--0-2--22-----------------xx|
B|0-0--0-0--00--4-5-4-2--4-2---xx|
G|1-1--1-1--11--2-2-2-2--2-2---xx| X4
D|2-2--2-2--22--2-2-2-2--2-2---xx|
A|2-2--2-2--22--0-0-0-0--0-0---xx|
E|0-0--0-0--00-----------------xx|
(In a confident fashion....)

Pre Chorus:
e|--------------00000-xxxx-0-x-0>-0>-0>-0>-|
B|--------------00000-xxxx-0-x-0>-0>-0>-0>-|
G|--------------66666-xxxx-9-x-4>-2>-2>-4>-|
D|--------------66666-xxxx-9-x-4>-2>-2>-4>-|
A|--------------44444-xxxx-7-x-2>-0>-0>-2>-|
E|--------------------xxxx---x-------------|
(And then I'll say...)

Chorus:

Eadd9 > Asus2 >
The August sky will then bare witness, to a brand new chapter with torn up pages,

Bsus4 > Asus2 >
When the planets align, I can feel the gates, opening to my,

Eadd9 > Asus2 >
Courage, As I, Proceed to run my fingers through her hair,

Bsus4 > Asus2 >
And forget everyone who's jaded, 'Cause they don't matter and I don't care.

Asus2 >
No, 'Cause they don't matter and I don't care,

Bridge:
e|00000------------------0|
B|00000---------------0--0|
G|66666----9----4----2-2-2| x4
D|66666---9-9--4-4--2----2|
A|44444--7----2----0-----0|
E|------------------------|
(Brash and hopeful...)

Bridge Pt.2:
e|00000000-00000000-0000-00|
B|00000000-00000000-0000-00|
G|66666666-99999999-2222-22|
D|66666666-99999999-2222-22| x4
A|44444444-77777777-0000-00|
E|-------------------------|
(Brash and Hopeful...)

Bridge Pt.3:
e|00000000-00000000-0>|
B|00000000-00000000-0>|
G|66666666-99999999-2>|
D|66666666-99999999-2>| x4
A|44444444-77777777-0>|
E|--------------------|
(Brash and Hopeful...)

Changed lyrics Chorus:

Eadd9 > Asus2 >
Consider this song a testament, Of my devotion to your saccharine scent,

Bsus4 > Asus2 >
And to be completely honest, You're not like all the rest,

Eadd9 > Asus2 >
Consider this song a testament, Of my devotion to your saccharine scent,

Bsus4 > Asus2 >
And to be completely honest, You're not like all the rest,

Asus2 >
Oh no, You're not like all the rest,

Asus2 >
You're not like all the rest,

End on Eadd9:

e|2~~~~|
B|0~~~~|
G|1~~~~|
D|2~~~~|
A|2~~~~|
E|0~~~~|

Just to clear up confusion, chords for the chorus are as follows:

Eadd9: Asus2: Bsus4:
e|2-------0-------0---|
B|0-------0-------0---|
G|1-------2-------4---|
D|2-------2-------4---|
A|2-------0-------2---|
E|0-------------------|

All frets relative to capo.

Standard Tuning:

Emaj7 | Cmaj7 | Am7 | Am7 Fmaj7

voicings that sound extremely close to the song are:

Emaj7 Cmaj7 Am7 Fmaj7
e|-7-----x------------8---------------|
B|-9-----8------5-----10--------------|
G|-8-----9------5-----9---------------|
D|-9-----9------5-----10--------------|
A|-7-----x------x---------------------|
E|-------8------5---------------------|

remember the slide the Fmaj7 down into the Emaj7.

Just another one champion sound
yeah Estelle about to get down
who the hottest in the world right now.
Just touched down in London town.
Bet they give me a pound.
Tell them put the money in my hand right now.
Tell the promoter we need more seats,
we just sold out all the floor seats

Estelle:

Chorus
Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day.
Take me to New York, I'd love to see LA.
I really want to come pick it with you.
You'll be my American Boy.

He said, Hey Sister.
It's really really nice to meet ya.
I just met this 5 foot 7 guy who's just my type.
like the way he's speaking, his confidence is peaking.
Don't like his baggy jeans but Ima like what's underneath them.
And no I aint been to MIA
I heard that Cali never rains and New York's heart awaits. First let's see the west end.
I'll show you to my bridren.
I'm like this American Boy. American Boy

Chorus
Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day
Take me to New York, I'd love to see LA.
I really want to come pick it with you.
You'll be my American Boy. American Boy

Can we get away this weekend.
Take me to Broadway.
Let's go shopping baby then we'll go to a Café.
Let's go on the subway.
Take me to your hood.
I neva been to Brooklyn and I'd like to see what's good.
Dress in all your fancy clothes.
Sneaker's looking Fresh to Def I'm lovin those Shell Toes.
Walkin that walk.
Talk that slick talk.
I'm likin this American Boy. American Boy.

Chorus
Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day.
Take me to New York, I'd love to see LA.
I really want to come pick it with you.
You'll be my American Boy

let them kno wagwan blud

Kanye West:
Who killin em in the U.K. Everybody gonna to say YOU K, reluctantly, cuz most of this press don't f**k wit me. Estelle once said to me, cool down, down. Don't act a fool now, now. I always act a fool oww, oww. Aint nothing new now now. He crazy, I know what ya thinkin. Ribena I know what you're drinkin. Rap singer. Chain Blinger. Holla at the next chick soon as you're blinkin. What's you're persona. about this Americana. Brama, Am I shallow, cuz all my clothes designer. Dressed smart like a London Bloke. Before he speak his suit bespoke. And you thought he was cute before, Look at this P Coat tell me he's broke. And I know you're not into all that. I heard your lyrics I feel your spirit. But I still talk that CAAASH. Cuz a lot W.A.G.S wanna hear it. And I'm feelin like Mike at his Baddest. Like the Pips at they Gladys. And I know they love it. So to hell with all that rubbish

Estelle:
Would you be my love, my love, Would you be mine.
Would you be my love, my love, Would you be mine.
Could you be my love, my love.
Would you be my American Boy. American Boy

Chorus
Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day
Take me to Chicago, San Francisco Bay.
I really want to come pick it with you.
You'll be my American Boy. American Boy.

La,la,la,la,la,la,la
La,la,la,la,la,la,la....