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American English

Idlewild
ChordsKeyGCapoFret 4beginner
4.7(41)

Chords in this song4

capo 4 — sounds 4 semitones higher

Verse 1

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

Verse 2

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
You've contracted American dreams
Em D (slide up to G)
I require you to stop and look up.

Chorus

Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world 
[Verse 3] (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

Verse 4

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 x2)

Middle Part

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

Ending

You'll find, what you find when you find there’s nothing
You'll find, what you find when you find there’s nothing
 

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