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FINNEAS – American Cliché Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Bm Bm C#m

[Verse 1]
(Okay)
Bm                             C#m
Too little to do for too long and
D
Too little of you for my songs
  F#m    G               F#m
to be anything but lonely
      Em                       F#
In a couple weeks, you'll own me
Bm                             C#m
Too tired to sleep, good morning
D                                F#m
And I'm too wired to heed the warnin'
 G               F#m
That there's danger in the summer
     Em                     F#
The calm before the thunder

[Chorus]
        Bm
I'm an American cliché
           Dmaj7
Missin' a girl in a French café
             Gmaj7
I say, "God damn,
                G F#m
you're beautiful"
      Em                    F#
You blush and duck out of frame
        Bm
I'm an American cliché
           Dmaj7
Missin' a girl in a French café
             Gmaj7
I say, "How'd I get along
                   F#
so long without you"
               Bm
And you say, "Same"

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[Verse 2]
Bm D Bm C#m
Bm                          C#m
Graveyard, Jim Morrison, Forever
D
In my arms,
                            F#m
they'll have to bury us together
G                               F#m
'Cause I'm never gonna let you go
Em          F#
Uh-oh, uh-oh
Bm
Missed my flight,
                  C#m  D
makin' love in the morning
                           F#m
While everybody else was boarding
      G                          F#m
They love to say they told you so
Em                F#
I know, I know, I know

[Chorus]
        Bm          C#m
I'm an American cliché
           D
Missin' a girl in a French café
             Gmaj7
I say, "God damn,
                G F#m
you're beautiful"
      Em                    F#
You blush and duck out of frame
        Bm          C#m
I'm an American cliché
           Dmaj7
Missin' a girl in a French café
        F#m     Gmaj7
I say, "How'd I get along
                   F#
so long without you"
               Bm
And you say, "Same"

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[Bridge]
Bm C#m B C#m
Bm
Come on over now,
                    C#m
you're one layover down?
Bm
No one that we know around
                  C#m        G
Don't want the city without you
       F#
I want you
Bm
We'll go all over town
Bm                    C#m
No one that we know around
Bm
Can't say I'm sober now
                   C#m    G
Do something I'm not allowed to
        F#
I want you

[Chorus]
        Bm
I'm an American cliché
           Dmaj7
Missin' a girl in a French café
             Gmaj7
I say, "God damn,
                G F#m
you're beautiful"
      Em                    F#
You blush and duck out of frame
        Bm          C#m
I'm an American cliché
           Dmaj7
Missin' a girl in a French café
        F#m     Gmaj7
I say, "How'd I get along
            F#
so long without you"
                  Bm
And you say, "Same"

How to play American Cliché: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for American Cliché by FINNEAS on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

American Cliché by FINNEAS sits in B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 10 chords to play it: Bm, C#m, D, F#m, G, Em, F#, Dmaj7, Gmaj7 and B.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G – F#m – Em – F# (VI – v – iv – V in B minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, Bm, C, Em, F, Dm, E, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C#m chord on guitar (x46654) — C♯mC♯ E G♯

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

F# chord on guitar (244322) — F♯F♯ A♯ C♯

Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222) — Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯

Gmaj7 chord on guitar (320002) — Gmaj7G B D F♯

American Cliché chords: questions

What key is American Cliché in?

American Cliché by FINNEAS is in the key of B minor (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in American Cliché?

American Cliché uses 10 chords: Bm, C#m, D, F#m, G, Em, F#, Dmaj7, Gmaj7, B.

What is the chord progression of American Cliché?

The main progression is G – F#m – Em – F# (VI – v – iv – V).

Is American Cliché easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes Am, Bm, C, Em, F, Dm, E, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, A (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

How to play American Cliché: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

American Cliché chords: questions

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