Date: Sun, 1 Oct 1995 22:01:55 -0600 From: jtb@xmission.com (J.T. Broderick) American Music by Dave Alvin The Blasters, "The Blasters" Slash Records, 1981, "The Blasters Collection" Slash Records, 1990 n.c.=no chord Intro: E, E6 (n.c.) E (n.c.) E (n.c.) Well a US soldier boy on leave in West Berlin E (n.c.) E (n.c.) No music there that rocks, just a thousand violins (n.c.) A7 E He wants to hear some American Music, American Music. E B7 A7 E They want to hear that sound right from the USA Well it can be sweet and lovely, it can be hard and mean But one thing's for sure: it's always on the beam They want to hear some American Music, American Music They want to hear that sound right from the USA It's a howl from the desert, the screams from the slums The Mississippi rollin' to the beat of the drums Because they're playing American Music, American Music They want to hear that sound right from the USA (bridge) E A7 E We got the Louisiana boogie and the Delta Blues A7 E Country swing and rockabilly, too E A7 E We got jazz, country-western and Chicago blues E B7 It's the greatest music that you ever knew A7 E A7 E A7 E Well it's American Music, it's American Music It's American Music E B7 A7 E It's the greatest sound right from the USA Well a US soldier boy has to stop right in his tracks When he hears that crazy beat, he turns and doubles back Because they're playing American Music, American Music The whole world digs that sound from the USA