Ian Hunter – All American Alien Boy chords

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C                                                         FWell I packed my bags in the land of rags, 'Cos I don't believe in them dimmo drags
                         G                                                       CDon't wanna vote for the left wing, don't wanna vote for the right, I gotta have both to make me fly
C                                                                FJust a whitey from Blighty heading out west, got my little green card and my bulletproof vest
                  G                                             C   F          C   GGoing to old tube city, where the buzz is the best, on down the line, down the line

[Interlude]
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[Verse 2]
C                                       FWell I was born and I was raised. I was schooled and I was fazed
          G                                 C    F            C     GAnd I was used and I was dazed, just had to split, 'cos I was crazed
C                                                         FWell I remember all the good times me and Miller enjoyed, up and down the M1 in some luminous yo-yo toy
        GBut the future has to change and to change, I've got to destroy
    COh, look out Lennon, here I come, land ahoy-hoy-hoy

[Chorus]
C                                    FAll American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
             G                       CAll American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy

[Interlude]
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[Bridge]
G                                                   F                 CDon't look down, put your feet on the ground, don't drown in the big aquarium
G                                              F             CDon't walk slow, put on a big show, shove your meat down vegetarians
GDon't get slugged, get mugged, get bugged or, they'll sling you in the jug
                                                                    CShove you under some rug, give you some drug, pull out the plug and then

[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
CAnd they're telling me this hamburger's cheaper than the other

And this television's cheaper than the other
            FAnd they're selling me hot dogs cheaper than the other

And these pizzas cheaper than the other
      G                                                         CAnd I don't understand all this, I'm just an All American Alien Boy

[Verse 4]
CAnd they're telling me rifles are shot in Connecticut

They're telling me pistols are shot in Westchester
FYou can get a Saturday night special on Flatbush

On the Bowery, or the Bronx, or on 42nd Street
      G                                                      CAnd I don't understand all this, being an All American Alien Boy

[Verse 5]
CI've got sodium nitrate rotting in my guts, my head's full of ulcers
                              FI got lungs full of butts, my heart wants a transplant

It thinks that I'm nuts, my logic won't open, my eyes won't shut
          G                                                    CAnd I'm beginning to dig all this, being an All American Alien Boy

[Verse 6]
CAnd your women are always right, they always know so much more
         F'Cos the women came from heaven and the men came outta some store
         GAnd they don't know who they are and they don't know what they're for
            CWell I'm an All American Alien Boy, look out Mary Tyler Moore

[Chorus]
C                                    FAll American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
             G                       CAll American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy

C                       FAll American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
G                     CAll American Alien Boy. All American Alien, All American Alien Boy

C                       FAll American Alien Boy. All American Alien Boy
G                     CAll American Alien Boy. All American Alien, All American Alien Boy

[Verse 7]
CTen Bears, Two Bears, Standing Bear, Plenty Bear, Old Bear, Brave Bear, Hollow Horn Bear
FSilver Knife, Spotted Tail, Yellow Hand, Red Cloud, rRed Fox, Red Horse, Black Kettle
GWhite Ghost, White Bull, White Thunder, White Hog, hold on a minute gotta frog in my throat
CCochise, Alchise, Roman Nose, Geronimo, hold on a minute, more to go

[Verse 8]
CSitting Bull, Tall Bull, Crazy Horse, Short Bull, Low Dog, Red Dog, Yellow Wolf, Low Wolf
FLoco, Victorio, Chato, Little Crow, Dead Eyes, Jak, Taza, and Colorow
   GMy mouth's exploiting, that's enough of this noise

[Outro]
              C         F       G     CI guess we're all, All American Alien Boys