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Idlewild
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Songs  when they're true, are all dedicated  to you
 In this invisible  world I choose to live in
 And  if you believe that for now I understand
 Why words mean so much  to you
 They'll never be about  you
Maybe  you're young without youth
 Maybe you're old  without, knowing anything's true
 I think you're young without  youth....
 Pre Chorus - drums begin, riff stops.
 Then  you contract the American  dream
 You never  look up  once
 DV
 You've contracted American dreams
 (slide up to )
 I require you to stop and look up.
Sing  a song  about myself
 Keep singing a song  about myself
 Not some invisible world
 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
 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)
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
You  came along  and found the weak  spot - that  you've always wanted
Let  yourself  be everything  that you’ve  always wanted
 (While this is sung - the chorus is sung)
It  doesn’t have to  be so silent  - that you've  always wanted
No  need for explanations  - that you've  always wanted
 You'll  find,  what you find  when you find  there’s nothing (x 2)
 End on

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Readable chord sheet for American English by Idlewild

S[G]ongs when they're true, are all dedi[Em]cated to you
In this inv[C]isible world I choose to live in
A[G]nd if you believe that for now I un[Em]derstand
Why words mean so much[C] to you
They'll never be ab[G]out you

[G]Maybe you're young without youth
Maybe you're [Em]old without, knowing anything's [C]true
I think you're young wit[G]hout youth....

Pre Chorus  - drums begin, riff stops.

T[D]hen you contract the Ame[C]rican dream
You ne[Em]ver look up[D] once
DV                  [C]
You've contracted American dreams
[Em]                [D]           (slide up to [G])
I require you to stop and look up.

[G]Sing a [D]song about [Em]myself
Keep singing a [C]song about m[G]yself
Not some in[D]visible [Em]world    [C]

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

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)

[D]And I won't tell you what t[C]his means, cause yo[Em]u already [D]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]You came a[D]long and found the w[Em]eak spot - t[C]hat you've always wanted
[G]Let yours[D]elf be everythi[Em]ng that you’[C]ve always wanted
(While this is sung - the chorus is sung)
[G]It doesn’t have to[D] be so [Em]silent - that you'v[C]e always wanted
[G]No need for [D]explanations[Em] - that you've[C] always wanted

[Ending]

You[G]'ll fi[D]nd, what you f[Em]ind when you fi[C]nd there’s nothing (x 2)

End on [A] [G]

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