Instruments

| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | F11 F7 | Bb11 Bdim | [x2]

Verse

| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | F11 F7 | She said, "Hey sister, it's really, really nice to meet ya" | Bb11 Bdim |I just met this five-foot-seven guy who's just my type| Cmaj7 Abmaj9 | F11 F7 | Like the way he's speakin', his confidence was peakin' | Bb11 Bdim | Cmaj7 |Don't like his baggy jeans, but I'ma like what's underneath them | Abmaj9 |No, I ain't been to MIA| F11 F7 | Bb11 Bdim |I heard that Cali never rains but New York's heart awaits| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | First, let's see the West End, I'll show you to my brethren | F11 F7 | Bb11 |I'm likin' this American boy

* Hook

| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | Take me on a trip, I'd like to go someday| F11 F7 | Bb11 Bdim | Take me to New York, I'd love to see LA| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 |I really want to come kick it with you| F11 F7 | Bb11 | You'll be my American boy, American boy

Verse

| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | Can we get away this weekend? Take me to Broadway| F11 | Bb11 Bdim | Let's go shoppin', baby, then we'll go to a Café| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | Let's get on the subway, take me to your hood| F11 F7 | Bb13 Bdim | Cmaj7 But I've never been to Brooklyn, and I'd like to see what's good | Abmaj9Dressed in all your fancy clothes| F11 F7 | Bb11 Bdim |Sneaker's lookin' Fresh to death, I'm lovin' those Shell Toes| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | Walkin' that walkin', I talk that slick talk | F11 F7 | Bb11 |I'm likin' this American boy, American boy

* Hook

| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | Take me on a trip, I'd like to go someday| F11 F7 | Bb11 Bdim | Take me to New York, I'd love to see LA| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 |I really want to come kick it with you| F11 F7 | Bb11 | You'll be my American boy, American boy

Instruments

| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | F11 F7 | Bb11 | Ooh-ooh| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | F11 F7 | Bb11 | Ooh, ooh, ooh| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | Would you be my love?Yeah, would you be mine?| F11 F7 | Bb11 | Yeah, would you be my love?Yeah, would you be mine?| Cmaj7 | Abmaj9 | Would you be my love, my love? | F11 F7 | Bb11 |Would you be my American boy?

Bridge

| C Abmaj7 | It's another one Champion sound| F7 | Bb9 |Me and Estelle, we 'bout to get down| C Abmaj7 | Who the hottest in the world right now?| F9 Bb9 | Just touched down in London town, uh| C Abmaj7 | Bet they give me a pound| F7 | Bb9 | Tell him, put the money in my hand right now| C Abmaj7 | Tell the promoter we need more seats| F7 Bb Bdim |We just sold out all the floor seats

Hook

| C Abmaj7 | F7 Bb11 Bdim | Take me on a trip, I'd like to go someday| C Abmaj7 | F7 Bb11 Bdim | Take me to New York, I'd love to see LA | C Abmaj7 | F7 Bb11 Bdim |I really want to come kick it with you | C Abmaj7 | F7 Bb11 Bdim |I'm likin' this, I'm likin' this. I'm likin' this American boy

Outro

| C Abmaj7 | F9 Bb9 | American boy| C Abmaj7 | F9 Bb9 | C Abmaj7 | F9 Bb9 | Oh, oh-oh, oh, yeah | C Abmaj7 | Fm9 |I'm likin' this American boy. American boy