Tablature american without tears - Elvis Costello

          



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  {t:American Without Tears}

  {st:Elvis Costello}

  

  [G]Outside in New Orleans the [C]heat was almost[G] frightening

  But my [G]hotel room as usual was [A]freezing and un[D]kind

  On [G]TV they prosecute any[C]one who's ex[G]citing

  So I [G]put on my overcoat and [D]went down to [G]find

  In [G]Revlon and Crimpelene they [C]captured my [G]heart

  To the [G]strain of a piano and a [A]cocktail murd[D]eress

  She was [G]singing that "It's Too Late", I [C]agreed with that [G]part

  For [G]two English girls who had [D]changed their ad[G]dress

  

  {c:Chorus:}

  Now it [C]seems we've been crying for [G]years and for years

  Now I [Em]don't speak any English, just [C]American without [G]tears

  Just [C]American without [G]tears

  

  One had been a beauty queen and the other was her friend

  They had known rogues and rascals and showbiz impresarios

  While the boys were licking Hitler they had something to defend

  From men armed with chewing gum and fine nylon hose

  By a bicycle factory as they sounded the siren

  And returned into the dancehall she knew he was the one

  Though he wasn't tall or handsome she laughed when he told her

  "I'm the Sheriff of Nottingham and this is Little John"

  

  {Chorus}

  At a [A]dock in Southampton full of [D]tearful [A]goodbyes

  News[A]reel commentators said "Cheeri[B]o, G.I. [E]brides"

  [A]Soon they'll be finding the [D]cold facts and [A]lies

  New [A]words for suspenders and young [E]girls back[A]sides

  Now [A]I'm in America and [D]running from [A]you

  Like my [A]grandfather before me walked the [B]streets of New [E]York

  And I [A]think of all the women I pre[D]tend mean more than [A]you

  When I [A]open my mouth and I [E]can't seem to [A]talk

  

  Now it [D]seems we've been crying for [A]years and for years

  Now I [F#m]don't speak any English just A[D]merican without t[A]ears

   

  Just A[D]merican without [A]tears

  

  

   


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 American without tears, de Elvis costello 

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