American Boys by Halestorm
American Boys
The Strange Case Of...(2012)
Halestorm
Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCk9Iv4e4Dg
Live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3od1sm5NPcY
Cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCgzDNTptqg (not mine, but good)
Intro:
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------| x2
D----7-5-------------------------------9b11-7~------|
A--0-----7-5-0-3bp0-xx-3p0-x-5p0-x-6-0--------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
on the second time:
E--------------12/17~---19b21r19-----------------21-17~--|
B--14p12----14----------------------14-15-17--17---------|
G--------14----------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Friday night boys...
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D---7-----10------5-5---|
A---7-----10------5-5---|
E---5------8------3-3---|
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----7-5--------------------------------9b11-7~------|
A--0-----7-5-0-3bp0---xx-3p0-x-5p0-x-6-0-------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
pretty boys at the university...
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------5-5---|
D--3-7-----10------5-5---|
A--5-7-----10------7-7---|
E--5-5------8------------|
There is this little part over the power chords:
E----------------------------|
B-----10-10---10---10---10---|
G---9-------9----9----9------|
D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|
Pre-Chorus:
yeah yeah can’t help but fall
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D--3-xx-3-xx-33--5-xx-5-xx-55---|
A--3-xx-3-xx-33--5-xx-5-xx-55---|
E--1-xx-1-xx-11--3-xx-3-xx-33---|
Chorus:
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G----------77777777---5-5-55----------|
D-77777777-77777777---5-5-55-5-5-5----|
A-77777777-55555555---3-3-33-5-5-5----|
E-55555555-------------------3-3-3----|
This little part plays over the chords of the chorus
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G--9------7------6--------------|
D----9-7----9-7----9-7----------|
A-------------------------------|
E-------------------------------|
Verse 2
Prechorus
Chorus
Solo:
E-------------------------17-15-----------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------17-15-------15------------------------------15-------|
G-6-7-9-------6-7-9------------------17-14----17-14---14---17-17-14-17-14----14-17-|
D-------9b-7~--------9b~~---------------------------17------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---17-17-15-17-17--21-17-15-17-----------------------|
-17-----------------------------10-8-----------------|
-------------------------------------9-7-------------|
-----------------------------------------10-10-7~~---|
-----------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------|
(This is not completely accurate, but it’s fairly close)
After the solo:
“I’ve been everywhere, nothing compares...”
E--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--xx------xx------xx------xx----------|
A--xx------xx------xx------xx----------|
E--xx-3-5~-xx-8-5~-xx-3-5~-xx-8-5~-----|
Make your move, I do what you do...
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D--3-3-33--5-5-55---|
A--3-3-33--5-5-55---|
E--1-1-11--3-3-33---|
Chorus x2
Outro:
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D----7-5-------------------------------11-7~------|
A--0-----7-5-3-3bp0-xx-3p0-x-5p0-x-6-0------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
p = pull off
b = bend
= slide down
/ = slide up
x = dead note
~ = vibrato
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