Placebo – Blue American

Intro: G# Em G# Em

             G#             Em
I wrote this novel just for you
          G#                   Em 
It sounds pretentious but it`s true
             G#             Em
I wrote this novel just for you
                 G#
That`s why it`s vulgar
               Em
That`s why it`s blue
       B         Em  
And I say, thank you
        B        Em
And I say, thank you

             G#             Em
I wrote this novel just for mom
          G#                 Em 
For all the mommy thing she`s done
          G#                   Em 
For all the time she showed me wrong
                 G#
For all the time she sang God`s song
       B             Em      
And I say thank you mom
B        Em
  Hello mom
B           Em  
  Thank you mom
B       Em
  Hi mom

             G#           Em
I read a book about uncle Tom
          G#                 Em 
Where whitey bastard made a bomb
          G#              Em 
But now Ebonics rule our song
                 G#
Those motherfucker got it wrong
       Em
And I ask
        B      Em
Who is uncle Tom?
        B      Em
Who is uncle Tom?
        B     Em
Who is uncle Tom?
   B  Em
You are

             G#         Em
I read a book about thyself
          G#                Em 
Said I should get expensive help
          G#                   Em 
Go fix my head, create some wealth
       G#
Put my neurosis on a shelf
       Em
But I don`t care for myself
        B        Em
I don`t care for myself
        B        Em
I don`t care for myself
     B   Em
I don`t care

             G#             Em
I wrote this novel just for you
          G#                 Em 
I`m so pretentious,yes it`s true
              G#              Em
I wrote this novel just for you
          G#
Just for you
          Em
Just for you