Lost In America

Words and music by
From the album The Last Temptation (1994)
Transcribed by E.T Olsgaard (AXCooper)

NOTE: the solo is not written by me, so please use this only for work and 
scholarship!

Intro. Play this twice.
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|--------------------------5----------------------------5-------------------|
d-|-5/7--7--7 --5--7--7-7-7--5---5/7--7-7---5-/7--7-7-7---5-------------------|
a-|-5/7--7--7 --5--7--7-7-7--3---5/7--7-7---5-/7--7-7-7---3-------------------|
E-|-3/5--5--5 --3--5--5-5-5------3/5--5-5---3-/5--5-5-5-----------------------|


Let's call this Riff 1.

e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|--------------------------5------------------------------------------------|
d-|-5/7--7--7 --5--7--7-7-7--5------------------------------------------------|
a-|-5/7--7--7 --5--7--7-7-7--3------------------------------------------------|
E-|-3/5--5--5 --3--5--5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|

And this Riff 2.

e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|-5/7--5---------5/7--5-----------------------------------------------------|
d-|-5/7--5--7------5/7--5--7--------------------------------------------------|
a-|-3/5--3--7------3/5--3--7--------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------5--------------5--------------------------------------------------|



And now, the lyrics; (play riff 1 after when the line is sung)

INTRO
VERSE 1: 
I ain't got a girl 'cuz I ain't got a car (Riff 1) 
I ain't got a car 'cuz I ain't got a job (Riff 1) 
I ain't got a job 'cuz I ain't got a car (Riff 1) 
So I'm looking for a girl with a job and a car (Riff 2) 
Play this riff (called Riff 3) and let it ring.

e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-|------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And sing: Ah, don't you know where you are!

Chorus. 
The same riffs as in the intro.
Lost in America, lost in America, lost in America, lost.

VERSE 2: (play the same riffs as the first verse) 

I got a mom but I ain't got a dad 
My dad's got a wife but she ain't my mom 
Mom's looking for a man to be my dad 
But I want my mom and dad to be my real mom and dad...

Riff 2, while this is sung : Is that so bad.


Riff 3, and let it ring.
Oh, I think I've been had:

Chrous. (Sing it twice)

Now bridge:

Play E chord and let it ring...


E|-7-4-------------------4-- 
B|-------7-4-7----7-4--7----   
G|-------------------------- 
(Well, I live at the seven eleven)

E|-7-4---------------------- 
B|-------7-4-7----7-4-----0-   
G|-------------------------- 
(Well, I'm tryin' to play this guitar)

E|-7-4-------------------4-- 
B|-------7-4-7----7-4--7----   
G|-------------------------- 
(Well, I'm learning ''Stairway to heaven''.

E|-7------------------------ 
B|-------7-4-7------4-----0-   
G|-------------------------- 
(Cuz heaven is where you are)


SOLO is written by Tuomo Pirinen, cuz solos is too hard for me.

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b-|----------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---13p12p10-------------------------------|
g-|-----7h9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------------12p11p9----------------------|
d-|-7h9---------------------------------------------------13p12p10------------|
a-|------------------------------------------------------------------12~------|
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-|-------------------------------17-17-------------------17-17------------|
b-|-------------------------------17-17--15-13h14--15-17--17-17--1513h14--|

g-|-7-7--7-7-------10b-rb-----------------------------------------------------|
d-|-7-7--7-7-7--9--10b-rb--9-7------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-|-----12--15b----15b---15b~~~-15rb-p12--------------------------------------|
b-|-----------------------------------------------15--15b--15p12--------------|
g-|-14-------------------------------------------------------------14~--------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


VERSE 3: 
I can't go to school 'cuz I ain't got a gun 
I ain't got a gun 'cuz I ain't got a job 
I ain't got a job 'cuz I can't go to school 
So I'm looking for a girl with a gun and a job... 
        
(Remember riff 2)

And a house... with cable 

Chorus x4

While singin' Lost...lost... hey...hey's... etc... 
Play the intro riff till the end.

End solo.
E|--------------5b-------------- 
B|-7---------6------------------ 
G|---8----7--------------------- 
D|-----9------------------------ 

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