Written by Jaren Johnston/Neil Mason/Lori McKenna
Intro Bm A D Bm G D verse 1 Bm A D We are graffiti on a subway train G D Two hands shape of a heart Bm A D Lyrics on a Coca-Cola classic can Bm D Promises whispered in the dark Bm D We are Hemingway in a dive bar Bm D I love you in a dead language Bm D Bm Progress running through the telephone wires G D Sneakers hangin' by the lacesverse 2 Bm D We are vampires on Hollywood Boulevard Bm G D Angels and sinners in our home town streets Bm D Bm An autobiography in a sleeve tattoo G D Our broken hearts that still beatBm D We are the back roads dirty water soul banks Bm G D From the city to the country doing our thing, our way Bm A D Say things that I was gonna say G D Bm A D Freedom of our age we are born and raised on American Slang Bm A D Born and raise on American Slang, yeahInstrumental D Bm A D A D G D Bridge A D She was Marilyn and Daisy Duke Bm D He was Dean and DiCaprio Bm A D Neon turned into LED G D Lost boys all came home singingBm D We are the back roads dirty water soul banks Bm G D From the city to the country doing our thing, our way Bm A D Say things that I was gonna say G D Bm A D Freedom of our age we are born and raised on American Slang Bm A D Born and raise on American Slang, yeah G D Born and raise on American Slang, yeahBm D We are the back roads dirty water soul banks Bm G D From the city to the country doing our thing, our way Bm A D Say things that I was gonna say G D Bm A D Freedom of our age we are born and raised on American Slang Bm A D Born and raise on American Slang, yeah Bm D We are the back roads dirty water soul banks Bm G D From the city to the country doing our thing, our way Bm A D Say things that I was gonna say G D Bm A D Freedom of our age we are born and raised on American Slang Bm A D Born and raise on American Slang