Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American 
Drop-D tuning: D A D G B E 
Guitar 1 - left channel 
Guitar 2 - right channel 

Intro: 
Guitar 1 
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Guitar 2 
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Verse: 
Guitar 1 
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last time 
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Guitar 2 
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Chorus: 
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Guitar 2 
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Bridge: 
Guitar 1 
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Guitar 2 
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Solo: 
Guitar 1 continue Bridge riff 

Guitar 2 
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Structure + Lyrics 

Intro 

Verse 

I’m not alone cause the TV’s on, yeah 
I’m not crazy cause I take the right pills everyday 
and rest, clean your conscious, clear your thoughts, with [?] with your brain 
Clean your conscious, clear your thoughts, with [?] 

Chorus 

soft swerve sugar on the asphalt 
our hearts littering the topsoil 
sue her and we can get the last call 
uh no soft cold 
soft swerve sugar on the asphalt 
our hearts ya littering the topsoil 
sign up to take it on the long way, uh no 

Verse 

I’m not alone cause the TV’s on, yeah 
I’m not crazy cause I take the right pills everyday 
and rest, clean your conscious, clear your thoughts, with [?] and your brain 
clean your conscious, clear your thoughts, with [?] 

Chorus 

soft swerve sugar on the asphalt 
our hearts littering the topsoil 
soft serve sugar on the asphalt, our hearts littering the topsoil 
sign up and take it on the long way 
Sue her and we can get the last call 
uh huh, soft cold 

Bridge 

real far out 
won’t they give it a rest now? 

Guitar Solo 

Chorus 

soft swerve sugar on the asphalt 
our hearts littering the topsoil 
sue her and we can get the last call 
uh huh, soft cold 
soft swerve sugar on the asphalt, our hearts littering the topsoil 
sign up and (take it on the long way?)