Olivia Rodrigo – So American Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Olivia Rodrigo – So American Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsBbAbBb7EbCmAbm

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[Intro]
Bb  Bb  Ab  Ab

[Verse 1]
Bb               Bb
   Driving on the right
 side road
Ab
   He says I'm pretty
Ab
wearing his clothes
Bb
   And he's got hands
     Bb
that make Hell seem cold
Ab
   Feet on the dashboard,
Ab
 he's like a poem
          Bb
I wish I wrote
          Bb7
I wish I wrote

[Chorus]
       Eb               Ab
And he laughs at all my jokes
        Bb           Eb
And he says I'm so American
    Ab
Oh, God, it's just
     Eb
 not fair of him
   Bb                Cm
To make me feel this much
    Bb Eb          Ab
I'd go anywhere he goes
       Bb            Eb
And he says I'm so American
    Ab             Eb
Oh, God, I'm gonna marry him
   Bb                 Cm  Bb
If he keeps this shit up
  Ab
I might just be in
             Abm
lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo
lo-lo-lo-lo-love

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[Verse 2]
Bb                   Bb
   God, I'm so boring and
 I'm so rude
      Ab
Can't have a conversation
         Ab
 if it's not all about you
Bb
   The way you dress
    Bb
 and the books you read
Ab
   I really love my bed
     Ab
 but man, it's hard to
                       Bb
sleep when he's with me
               Bb7
When he's with me

[Chorus]
       Eb               Ab
And he laughs at all my jokes
        Bb           Eb
And he says I'm so American
    Ab
Oh, God, it's just
      Eb
 not fair of him
   Bb                Cm
To make me feel this much
    Bb Eb          Ab
I'd go anywhere he goes
       Bb            Eb
And he says I'm so American
    Ab             Eb
Oh, God, I'm gonna marry him
   Bb                 Cm  Bb
If he keeps this shit up
  Ab
I might just be in lo-lo-lo
    Abm
 lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love
[Bridge]
Cm     Ab             Eb
I apologize if it's a little
 too much, just a
 little too soon
    Cm           Ab
But if the conversation
      Eb
 ever were to come up
        Eb
I don't wanna assume
      Cm
 this stuff
Ab              Eb
   But ain't it wrong?
                 Bb Bb7
I think I'm in love

[Chorus]
       Eb               Ab
And he laughs at all my jokes
        Bb           Eb
And he says I'm so American
    Ab                 Eb
Oh, God, it's just not fair
 of him
   Bb                Cm
To make me feel this much
    Bb Eb          Ab
I'd go anywhere he goes
       Bb            Eb
And he says I'm so American
    Ab             Eb
Oh, God, I'm gonna marry him
   Bb                 Cm  Bb
If he keeps this shit up
  Ab
I might just be in
             Abm
lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo
lo-lo-lo-lo-love

[Outro]
Okay
Stop it!
Ah! Ah!

Watch: Olivia Rodrigo - so american (Official Lyric Video)

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How to play So American: key, chords and progression

These are So American chords by Olivia Rodrigo on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

So American by Olivia Rodrigo sits in E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭), and you need 6 chords to play it: Bb, Ab, Bb7, Eb, Cm and Abm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb (I – IV – V – I in E♭ major), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk. In solfa, that is doh – fah – soh – doh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes E, D, E7, A, F#m, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭
Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131)
B♭7B♭ D F A♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Cm chord on guitar (x35543)
CmC E♭ G
Abm chord on guitar (466444)
A♭mA♭ C♭ E♭

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So American chords: questions

What key is So American in?

So American by Olivia Rodrigo is in the key of E♭ major (three flats: B♭, E♭, A♭).

What chords are in So American?

So American uses 6 chords: Bb, Ab, Bb7, Eb, Cm, Abm.

What is the chord progression of So American?

The main progression is Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb (I – IV – V – I), the I–IV–V–I, the backbone of gospel, blues and folk.

Is So American easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 6th fret and play the shapes E, D, E7, A, F#m, Dm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 0% without a capo).

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