I met a girl in east LA in floral shorts as sweet as May 
     Em                            B7 
She sang in eighths and two barre-o chords 
           B7 
We fell in love but not in court 

( Em  B7 ) 
La la la la la la la (6x) 
 

Em 
I don't s.. I don't.. 

 Em                B7 
Ooh, America, Americano 
  B7               Em 
Ooh, America, Americano 

         Em                   B7 
Mis canciones son de la revolución 
      B7                       Em 
Mi córazon me duele por mi generación 

       Em                             B7 
If you love me, we can marry on the west coast 
       B7                       Em 
On a Wednesday en el verano en agosto 

          Em                             B7 
I don't speak your, I don't speak your lengua-uno     B7   Em 
I don't speak your, I won't speak your Jesús Cristo 


 Em                B7 
Ooh, America, Americano 
  B7               Em 
Ooh, America, Americano 

       Em                                 B7     
I will fight for, I have fought for how I love you 
       B7                              Em 
I have cried for, I will die for how I care 
       Em                             B7 
In the mountains, las campanas están sonando 
          B7                        Em 
Todos los chicos y los chicos están besando 


          Em                             B7 
I don't speak your, I don't speak your lengua-uno      B7     Em 
I don't speak your, I won't speak your Jesús Cristo 
          Em                                B7 
I don't speak your, I don't speak your Americano 
       B7                                   Em 
I don't speak your, I won't speak your Jesús Cristo 

 Em                B7 
Ooh, America, Americano 
  B7               Em 
Ooh, America, Americano 
 Em                B7 
Ooh, America, Americano 
  B7               Em 
Ooh, America, Americano 

Em                                                    B7 
Don't you try to catch me, don't you try to catch me, no, no, no, no 
     B7                                              Em 
I'm living on the edge of, living on the edge of the law, law, law, law 
Em                                                    B7 
Don't you try to catch me, don't you try to catch me, no, no, no, no 
B7                                                   Em 
Don't you try to catch me, living on the edge of the law, law, law, law