[Intro]
G  Bm x2
[Strophe]
G             Bm 
Play house, put my favorite record on  
G             Bm 
Get down, get your Crystal Method on  
          C 
You were like, tall, tan, drivin' 'round the city  
    Am 
Flirtin' with the girls like, "You're so pretty."  
    C 
"Springsteen is the king, don't you think?"  
       Am 
I was like, "Hell yeah, that guy can sing."   
Em 
Like ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh  
C 
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-oh 
[Refrain]
              G                  Bm 
You make me crazy, you make me wild  
              G                           Bm 
Just like a baby, spin me 'round like a child  
       C             Am 
Your skin so golden brown  
      C             Am 
Be young, be dope, be proud  
  
Like an American  
 G                              Bm 
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ooh ooh-ooh  
Bm 
Like an American
Bm   
Like an American
[Strophe]
G              Bm 
Drive fast, I can almost taste it now  
G        Bm 
L.A., I don't even have to fake it now  
        C 
You were like so sick, everybody said it  
 Am 
You were way ahead of the trend, ge-get it  
 C 
Elvis is the best, hell yes  
 Am 
Honey, put on that party dress  
 Em 
Like ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh  
 C 
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-oh 
[Refrain]
              G                 Bm 
You make me crazy, you make me wild  
              G                          Bm 
Just like a baby, spin me 'round like a child  
       C             Am 
Your skin so golden brown  
     C                 Am 
Be young, be dope, be proud  
  
Like an American  
 G                             Bm 
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ooh ooh-ooh  
Bm 
Like an American  
G                               Bm 
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ooh ooh-ooh 
[Pont]
D                     Am 
Everybody wants to go fast  
                  D 
But they can't compare  
                        Am 
I don't really want the rest 
                       D 
Only you can take me there 
                             Em 
I don't even know what I'm saying, 
           C         D 
But I'm praying for you.
[Refrain]
              G                 Bm 
You make me crazy, you make me wild  
              G                           Bm 
Just like a baby, spin me 'round like a child  
      C               Am 
Your skin so golden brown  
      C                Am 
Be young, be dope, be proud  
  
Like an American  
G                              Bm 
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ooh ooh-ooh  
Bm 
Like an American
Bm  
Like an American
Bm   
Like an American