Blue American Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]I wr[A]ote[Am][F][A][Am][F][Fdim]
this [Am]novel [A]just for[Am] you[F]
It sounds pre[Am]ten t[A]ious b[Am]ut it's true[F]
I wrote this [Am]novel [Asus4]just for [Am]you[F]
That's why it's vul[Am]gar
[A]That's why[Am] it'[F]s blue
And I [G]say, [F]thank you
And I say, thank you

[Verse 2]
I wrote this [Am]novel [A]jus[Am]t for Mom[F]
For all [Am]the mommy things she's [F]done
For all [Am]the times she showed me [F]wrong
For all [Am]the time she sang god's [F]song
And I [G]say [F]thank you Mom
[Fdim]Hello Mom
[F]Tha[G]nk [F]you Mo[Fdim]m[F][Bdim]
[F]Hi Mom

[Verse 3]
I read [Am]a book [A]about Uncle [Am]Tom[F]
Where a whitey [Am]bas tard made a bomb
[F]But now[Am] Ebonic
[A]s rule our [Am]song[F]
Those mother[Am]fuckers got it [F]wrong
And I ask
[Fdim]Who is un [F]cle Tom?
Who [Bdim]is uncle T[G]om?[F][G][F]
[Fdim]Who is u[F]n cle [G]Tom?[F]
You are

[Verse 4]
I read [Am]a book about the [F]self
Said I should [Am]get expensive [F]help
Go fix my [A]head[Am]
Create [F]some wealth
[G]Put my neu[Am]rosis on
[F]the shelf
But I don't care for my[Bdim]self
[F]I d[Fdim]on't care
for my[F]self[G]
I don't care [F]for myself[G]
[F]I don't care
[G]I wro[F]te this

[Verse 5]
[Am]novel [A]just [Am]for you[F]
I'm [E]so pre[A]tentious, yes [Am]it's [F]true
I wrote this [Am]novel [A]jus[Am]t for[F] you
Just [E]for you
Just for you