Standard tuning Capo 4 Chord progression: [Verse] E C#m A [Prechorus] B [Chorus] E C#m A B Broken up by measure the song follows this pattern: [Verse] E E C#m C#m -> A (C#m for a half measure to A for a half measure) [Chorus] E E C#m C#m A B [Verse 1] E I live under a rock with a blacklight C#m A I'm a dumb pop star in my own right E C#m A Started life at age 15, got ahead with fake ID's if you're with me E Sold my soul to the man with a handshake C#m A Lost control but I don't think it's too late E C#m A We're dying young on broadcast news, Forever 21 is cool if I make it [Pre-Chorus] B Girls, let's put on all of our clothes [Chorus] E I don't wanna be like american kids C#m I am not on drugs and I've never been A B I don't care about your party, I belong to nobody E I don't wanna be like american kids C#m Drugs don't work like they did for my parents A B I'm not down with the new hit, Cause today I just don't get american kids [Verse 2] E Last time I told mom that "I love you" C#m A Was the last time I ate food from a drive thru E C#m A It never happened like they say, I think my father may be gay but I don't know E So I burned all my shit in a bonfire C#m A All my teen regrets were a trip wire E C#m A I should be everything you hate, I should be higher now than space but I'm static [Pre-Chorus] B Boys, aren't even boys anymore [Chorus] E I don't wanna be like american kids C#m I am not on drugs and I've never been A B I don't care about your party, I belong to nobody E I don't wanna be like american kids C#m Drugs don't work like they did for my parents A B I'm not down with the new hit, Cause today I just don't get american kids [Bridge] E Liberty isn't cheap and it ain't free C I'm a millennial blame it all on me E American kids E American kids E American kids
