Chords
[Intro]
G6/B B Am6 Am6 Am Am7
G6/B B Am6 Am Am7
Cmaj7 Em
[Verse 1]
Emaj7 This a number one
Champion sound
Cmaj7Yeah, Estelle,
We 'bout to get down
Am Who the hottest
In the world right now?
Just touched down
In Am/DLondon town
Emaj7 Bet they give me a pound
Cmaj7Tell them put the money
In my hand right now
AmTell the promoter
We need more seats
We just sold out
All the Fmaj7floor seats
[Chorus]
Emaj7Take me on a trip,
I'd like to Cmaj7go some day
AmTake me to New York,
I'd love to see LA Am/D
I Emaj7really want to
Come Cmaj7kick it with you
AmYou'll be my American boy Fmaj7
[Verse 2-1]
Emaj7 He said, "Hey, sisCmaj7ter,
It's really, really nice to meetAm ya"
I just met this fivefootseven guy Am/D
Who's just my type Emaj7
Like the way he's speakCmaj7in',
His confidence is peakAmin'
Don't like his baggy jeans But I might like
Fmaj7
What's underneathEmaj7 them
[Verse 2-2]
And, no, I ain't Cmaj7been to MIA
I Amheard that Cali never rains
And New York's all the way Am/D
Emaj7First let's see the West End,
I'll Cmaj7show you to my bredrin
I'm Amlikin' this American boy,
American boy
[Chorus]
Emaj7Take me on a trip,
I'd like to Cmaj7go some day
AmTake me to New York,
I'd love to see LA Am/D
I Emaj7really want to
Come Cmaj7kick it with you
AmYou'll be my American boy,
AFmaj7merican boy Emaj7
[Post-Chorus]
La, la la,Cmaj7 la la, eya Am
La, la la, la la,Am/D eya Emaj7
La, la la,Cmaj7 la la, yeah
Will Amyou be my
American boy?
American boy Emaj7
[Verse 3-1]
Can we get away
This weekCmaj7end?
Take me to Broadway Am
Let's go shopping, baby, Then we'll go Am/D
to a cafe Emaj7
Let's go on the subCmaj7way,
Take me to your hood Am
I never been to Brooklyn And I'd like Fmaj7
to see what's good Emaj7
[Verse 3-2]
Dressed in Cmaj7all your fancy clothes
AmSneakers lookin' fresh to death,
I'm lovin' those Shell Toes Am/D
Emaj7Walkin' that walk,
Cmaj7Talk that slick talk
I'm Amlikin' this American boy,
AAm/Dmerican boy
[Chorus]
Emaj7Take me on a trip,
I'd like to Cmaj7go some day
AmTake me to New York,
I'd love to see LA Am/D
I Emaj7really want to
Come Cmaj7kick it with you
AmYou'll be my American boy
Tell 'em wagwan, blud!
[Verse 4-1]
Emaj7Who killin' them in the UK?
Cmaj7Everybody gonna say, "You, K"
Am Reluctantly, 'cause most of
This press don't fuck with Fmaj7me
Estelle once Emaj7said to me,
"Cool down, down
Cmaj7Don't act a fool now, now."
I Amalways act a fool oww, oww
Ain't nothing new Am/Dnow, now
Emaj7 He crazy, I know what you thinkin'
Cmaj7 Ribena, I know what you're drinkin'
Am Rap singer, chain blinger
Holler at the next chick
Fmaj7Soon as you're blinkin'
[Verse 4-2]
Emaj7 What's your persona aCmaj7bout
This Americana rhyAmmer?
Am I shallow âcause
All my clothes deAm/Dsigner? Uh
Emaj7 Dressed smart like a London bloke
BeCmaj7fore he speak his suit bespoke
And you thought he was cute before
Look at this pea coat, tell me he's broke
Emaj7 And I know you ain't into all that
I Cmaj7heard your lyrics, I feel your spirit
AmBut I still talk that caaash
'Cause a lotta wags Am/Dwanna hear it
Emaj7 And I'm feelin' like Mike at his badCmaj7dest
Like The Pips at their gladAmdest
And I know they love it
So to hell with all that Fmaj7rubbish
[Bridge]
Emaj7 Would you be myCmaj7 love,
My love?
Am Could you be my love, My Am/D
love?
Emaj7 Could you be myCmaj7 love,
My love?
Would Amyou be my American boy?
AFmaj7merican boy
[Chorus]
Emaj7Take me on a trip,
I'd like to Cmaj7go some day
AmTake me to New York,
I'd love to see LA Am/D
I Emaj7really want to
Come Cmaj7kick it with you
AmYou'll be my American boy,
AFmaj7merican boy
Emaj7Take me on a trip,
I'd like to Cmaj7go some day
AmTake me to New York,
I'd love to see LA Am/D
I Emaj7really want to
Come Cmaj7kick it with you
AmYou'll be my American boy,
AFmaj7merican boy Emaj7
[Post-Chorus (Fade Out)]
La, la la,Cmaj7 la la, eya Am
La, la la, la la,Am/D eya Emaj7
La, la la,Cmaj7 la la, yeah
Will Amyou be my
American boy? Fmaj7
