standard tuning
For [Cadd9] & [G] play
like a regular [Cadd9] & [G]
But put your pinkie
finger on the 1st string
and your ring finger on the
2nd string
Verse 1
[G] [Cadd9]
I hopped of the plane at LAX
[D] [C]
with a dream and my cardigan
[G] [Cadd9]
welcome to the land of fame excess, (Whoo)
[D] [C]
am I gonna fit in?
[G]
Jumped in the cab,
[Cadd9]
Here I am for the first time
[D] [C]
Look to the right and I see the Hollywood sign
[G] [Cadd9]
This is all so crazy
[D] [C]
Everybody seems so famous
Pre-Chorus 1
[G] [Cadd9]
My tummys turnin and I'm feelin kinda home sick
[D] [C]
Too much pressure and I'm nervous,
[G] [Cadd9]
That's when the taxi man turned on the radio
[G] (strum once)
and a Jay Z song was on
[Cadd9] (strum once)
and the Jay Z song was on
[D] (strum once)
and the Jay Z song was on
Chorus
[D] [G]
So I put my hands up
[Cadd9]
They’re playing my song,
[D] [C]
And the butterflys fly away
[G] [Cadd9]
Noddin’ my head like yea
[G] [C]
Movin my hips like yea
[G]
I got my hands up,
[Cadd9]
They’re playin my song
[D] [C]
I know im gonna be ok
[G] [Cadd9] [D] [C]
Yea, It's a party in the USA
Yea, It's a party in the USA
Verse 2
[G] [Cadd9]
Get to the club in my taxi cab
[D] [C]
Everybody's lookin at me now
[G] [Cadd9]
Like “whos that chick, thats rockin’ kicks?
[D] [C]
She gotta be from out of town”
[G] [Cadd9]
So hard with my girls all around me
[D] [C]
Its definitely not a Nashville party
[G] [Cadd9]
Cause’ all I see are stilletos
[D] [C]
I guess I never got the memo
Pre-Chorus 2
[G] [Cadd9]
My tummys turnin and I'm feelin kinda home sick
[D] [C]
Too much pressure and I'm nervous
[G] [Cadd9]
That's when the D.J. dropped my favorite tune
[G] (strum once)
and a Britney song was on
[Cadd9] (strum once)
and the Britney song was on
[D] (strum once)
and the Britney song was on
Chorus
[D] [G]
So I put my hands up
[Cadd9]
They’re playing my song,
[D] [C]
And the butterflys fly away
[G] [Cadd9]
Noddin’ my head like yea
[G] [C]
Movin my hips like yea
[G]
I got my hands up,
[Cadd9]
They’re playin my song
[D] [C]
I know im gonna be ok
[G] [Cadd9] [D] [C]
Yea, It's a party in the USA
Yea, It's a party in the USA
Bridge
[G] [Cadd9] [C] [D]
Feel like hoppin' on a flight (on a flight)
Back to my hometown tonight (town tonight)
Something stops me everytime (everytime)
The DJ plays my song and I feel alright
[Chorus] x2
[D] [G]
So I put my hands up
[Cadd9]
They’re playing my song,
[D] [C]
And the butterflys fly away
[G] [Cadd9]
Noddin’ my head like yea
[G] [C]
Movin my hips like yea
[G]
I got my hands up,
[Cadd9]
They’re playin my song
[D] [C]
I know im gonna be ok
[G] [Cadd9] [D] [C]
Yea, It's a party in the USA
Yea, It's a party in the USA
