American English

Verse- B /Abm /E/B (C/Am/F/C with guitar tuned down 1/2 step)

Songs when the(y're) truth are all dedicated to you
In this invisible world I choose to live in

And if you believe that for now I understand
Why words mean so much to you
They'll never be about you

Maybe you're young without youth
Maybe you're old without knowing anything's true
I think you're young without youth


Bridge- F# /E /Abm/F# x2 (G/F/Am/G)

Then you contract the American dream
You never look up once
You've contracted American dreams
I require you to stoop and look up.


Chorus- B/F# /Abm/F# x2 (C/G/Am/G)

Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world


As Verse

Constantly searching to find something new
But what will you find when you think that nothing's true
Maybe it's that nothing is new

So you let me hear songs that were written all about you
Because songs weren't written for you
They'll never be about you


Bridge 2

Then you contract the American dream
You never look up once
You've contracted American dreams
You never look up once, so don't look up

Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world
Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world

Middle Bit- F#/E/Abm/F# x2 (G/F/Am/G)

I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know
I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know

Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world
Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world

(so you came along and found the weak spot that you've always wanted?)

comments to apesnorkel@aol.com 

 IDLEWILD - AMERICAN ENGLISH   (best version here)


I first heard this song when i saw them live at Brixton
Academy supporting the Hives. I fell in love with this song.

Anyways - enjoy it. This is the best tab of this song on here,
the rest are so rubbish I had to tab it myself.
This is my first tab - hope you think it sounds ok!!!


Have fun


Chords to use:
B -  799877
Abm- 466444
E -  022100
F# - 244322

Intro: (this is played 3 times before the chords + vocals kick in)

Guitar 1 plays this throughout every verse.

e-----------------|
B-13--------------|
G---12------------|
D------15---14----|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|

Verse 1

 B                                   Abm
Songs when they're true, are all dedicated to you
           E
In this invisible world I choose to live in
 B                                  Abm
And if you believe that for now I understand
                      E
Why words mean so much to you
                   B
They'll never be about you


Verse 2
B
Maybe you're young without youth
             Abm                              E
Maybe you're old without, knowing anything's true
                        B
I think you're young without youth....


Pre Chorus  - drums begin, riff stops.

 F#                      E
Then you contract the American dream
      Abm         F#
You never look up once
F#                  E
You've contracted American dreams
Abm               F#           (slide up to B)
I require you to stop and look up.


Chorus

B      F#          Abm
Sing a song about myself
               E           B
Keep singing a song about myself
           F#       Abm       E
Not some invisible world

(guitar 1 plays riff again)

Verse 3 - same chords as above

Constantly searching to find something new
But what will you find when you think that nothing's true?
Maybe it's that nothing is new

Verse 4

So you let me hear songs that were written all about you
Because songs weren't written for you
They'll never be about you

Pre Chorus

Chorus x 2

Middle Bit

F#                         E                  Abm        F#
And I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know
And I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know.......

So - Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world


B         F#                  Abm          E
You came along and found the weak spot - that you've always wanted
B        F#              Abm         E
Let yourself be everything that youve always wanted             (While this is sung - the chorus is sung 
it)
B                 F#     Abm                 E
It doesnt have to be so silent - that you've always wanted
B           F#         Abm            E
no need for explanations - that you've always wanted

Ending

   B     F#            Abm            E
You'll find, what you find when you find theres nothing x 2


End on a B


Tabbed by Liam - Norwich, Norfolk, England.
If you have any comments, or improvements - email me:
Conservative_me@hotmail.com 

 Idlewild:    American english
tabbed by:   keith clark      20/6/02
email:       mrnicesg@blueyonder.co.uk

Power Chords
B    =799xxx
Abm  =466xxx
E    =022xxx
F#   =244xxx



Intro:
e----------------------------------------
B------12--12----------------------------
G---------------11--11-------------------
D-----------------------14--14--13--13---
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------


Verse: (is the same as the intro)
e----------------------------------------
B------12--12----------------------------
G---------------11--11-------------------
D-----------------------14--14--13--13---
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------



B                                   Abm
Songs when they're truth are all dedicated to you
              E                                B
In this invisible world I choose to live in


B                                   Abm
And if you believe that for now I understand
			E
Why words mean so much to you
			B
They'll never be about you 

B			     	
Maybe you're young without youth
	     Abm			       E
Maybe you're old without knowing anything's true
			B
I think you're young without youth


Bridge:
e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------
D-----8--8--9--9--11--11-9--9------------
A----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------
					Repeat till chorus
F#                      E
Then you contract the American dream
   Abm            F#
You never look up once
F#			E
You've contracted American dreams
   Abm            F#
I require you to stop and look up.
					   

Chorus:

B                   F#
Sing a song about myself
Abm                  E
Keep singing a song about myself
B           F#        Abm    E
Not some invisible world


Verse: same as before
Constantly searching to find something new
But what will you find when you think that nothing's true
Maybe it's that nothing is new

So you let me hear songs that were written all about you
Because songs weren't written for you
They'll never be about you


Bridge 2: same chords as brigde 1
Then you contract the American dream
You never look up once
You've contracted American dreams
You never look up once, so don't look up


Chorus:
Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world
Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world


Middle 8:
F#			      E     Abm               F#
I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know
F#			      E     Abm               F#
I won't tell you what this means, cause you already know


Chorus:
Sing a song about myself 
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world
Sing a song about myself
Keep singing a song about myself
Not some invisible world
(so you came along and found the weak spot that you've always wanted…)

Acoustic:
B         F#      Abm      E
B         F#      Abm      E....................B


Hope this is enough
sorry couldnt work out tab for the chorus 
please feel free to eamil me with it and ill update it cheers