IntroCCadd2AmAmG x2
(Play the last Am and G quickly throughout the song)
Verse 1CCadd2
I hopped off the plane at LAX
AmAmG
with a dream and my cardigan
CCadd2Am
welcome to the land of fame excess (whoa),
AmG
am I gonna fit in?
C
Jumped in the cab,
Cadd2Am
Here I am for the first time
AmAmG
Look to the right and I see the Hollywood sign
CCadd2Am
This is all so crazy
AmAmG
Everybody seems so famous
Pre-ChorusCCadd2Am
My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda home sick
AmAmG
Too much pressure and I'm nervous,
CCadd2
That's when the taxi man turned on the radio
AmAmG
and a Jay Z song was on
Am (let ring)
and a Jay Z song was on
(no chords)
and a Jay Z song was on
ChorusC
So I put my hands up
Cadd2
They’re playing my song,
AmAmG
And the butterflies fly away
CCadd2
Noddin’ my head like yea
AmAmG
Movin' my hips like yea
C
I got my hands up,
Cadd2
They’re playin my song
AmAmG
I know I'm gonna be ok
CCadd2AmAmG
Yea, It's a party in the USACCadd2AmAmG
Yea, It's a party in the USA
(Repeat chords from first Verse)
Verse 2
Get to the club in my taxi cab
Everybody's lookin' at me now
Like “who's that chick that's rockin’ kicks?
She gotta be from out of town”
So hard with my girls not around me
Its definitely not a Nashville party
'Cause all I see are stilettos
I guess I never got the memo
Pre-ChorusCCadd2Am
My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda home sick
AmAmG
Too much pressure and I'm nervous,
CCadd2
That's when the taxi man turned on the radio
AmAmG
and a Jay Z song was on
Am (let ring)
and a Jay Z song was on
(no chords)
and a Jay Z song was on
ChorusC
So I put my hands up
Cadd2
They’re playing my song,
AmAmG
And the butterflies fly away
CCadd2
Noddin’ my head like yea
AmAmG
Movin' my hips like yea
C
I got my hands up,
Cadd2
They’re playin my song
AmAmG
I know I'm gonna be ok
CCadd2AmAmG
Yea, It's a party in the USACCadd2AmAmG
Yea, It's a party in the USABridgeCadd2Am
Feel like hoppin' on a flight (on a flight)
Cadd2Am
Back to my hometown tonight (town tonight)
Cadd2Am
Something stops me every time (every time)
Cadd2G
The DJ plays my song and I feel alright
ChorusC
So I put my hands up
Cadd2
They’re playing my song,
AmAmG
And the butterflies fly away
CCadd2
Noddin’ my head like yea
AmAmG
Movin' my hips like yea
C
I got my hands up,
Cadd2
They’re playin my song
AmAmG
I know I'm gonna be ok
CCadd2AmAmG
Yea, It's a party in the USACCadd2AmAmG
Yea, It's a party in the USAC
So I put my hands up
Cadd2
They’re playing my song,
AmAmG
And the butterflies fly away
CCadd2
Noddin’ my head like yea
AmAmG
Movin' my hips like yea
C
I got my hands up,
Cadd2
They’re playin my song
AmAmG
I know I'm gonna be ok
CCadd2AmAmG
Yea, It's a party in the USACCadd2AmAmG
Yea, It's a party in the USA
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.