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Portugal The Man - So American Chords

Intro -x2-: C0  Em1
0
1Verse:
   C2
2If pain was a color to paint on you
     E73
3Your heart would be the color blue.
     Am4
4Be a gradient from there till your body met your hair
D5
5Which would remain a silver hue
C6
6You are the one they call Jesus Christ.
    E77
7Who didn't know no rock and roll.
       Am8
8Just a mission and a gun to paint rainbows in Vietnam
      D9
9And a heart that always told you
10
11Pre-Chorus:
          F10             C11
12There's a madness in us all.
          F12             C13
13There's a madness in us all.
14
15Chorus:
   C14
16So who broke the rules?
Em15
17Who broke the rules?
Am16
18Who broke the rules?
          F17                           C18
19They said every one of you will never try to lend a hand
         Em19                         Am20
20When the policemen don't understand.
C21             F22
21Boys, all you boys
                Am23         G24
22Think you're so American.
C25              F26
23Girls, all you girls
                Am27         G28
24Yeah you're so American.
25
26Verse:
C29
27He may not be born of this land
    E730
28But he was born of this world.
       Am31
29He was born of all the mothers and the colors of our brothers
        D32
30And the love that was taught to
31
C33
32you by the one they call Jesus Christ.
   E734
33He may not know no rock and roll.
      Am35
34There may not be a heaven, or a place of which to send you,
        D36
35But you know in the end
36
37Pre-Chorus -x2-:
          F37            C38
38There's a madness in us all.
          F39             C40
39There's a madness in us all.
40
41Chorus:
   C41
42So who broke the rules?
Em42
43Who broke the rules?
Am43
44Who broke the rules?
          F44                           C45
45They said every one of you will never try to lend a hand
         Em46                           Am47
46When the policemen don't understand.
C48             F49
47Boys, all you boys
                Am50         G51
48Think you're so American.
C52              F53
49Girls, all you girls
                Am54         G55
50Yeah you're so American.
51
52Bridge:
        F56                  C57
53There's two eyes for every one of us
             Em58                                Am59 G60
54But somebody got there first and took them all.
55
56
C61       F62
57Man, oh man
                  Am63         G64
58You think it's so American
C65       F66
59Man, oh man
               Am67         G68
60Yeah you're so American
61
62Outro:
        F69                  C70
63There's two eyes for every one of us
             Em71                                Am72 G73
64But somebody got there first and took them all.
65
        F74                  C75
66There's two eyes for every one of us
             Em76                                Am77
67But somebody got there first and took them all.
68

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