Lyric discussion by wooleymoth 

Cover art for So American lyrics by Portugal. The Man

thanks myhers and singapore, your interpretations seem accurate. Here is a breakdown of the guitar if anyone is interested...

Key of C

(Verse : note proper theory is a em for C major scale though E major sounds like what they play) C - E - Am - D

theres a madness in us all - theres a madness in us all

  • F -C -F -C Pre chorus So who broke the rules - who broke the rules - who broke the rules, they said C - E - Am

everyone of you will never try to lend when the policemen dont understand
F - C - E - D

Chorus (boys all you boys) C - E - Am - G