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The site was created in 1999 by Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen, two high school friends from Baltimore, Maryland as a means to stay in touch when they attended college. It has since grown considerably and is operated by Connected Ventures, a New York company comprising Abramson, Van Veen, Jakob Lodwick, and Zach Klein as partners, that also owns Defunker, BustedTees, and Vimeo. Site traffic averages eight million monthly unique visitors; most visitors are men between the ages of 18 and 24.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Verse 1]
E
This country’s sure got problems
A E
Corruption, crime, and drugs.
E
And though we try to fix the world
B
The world just hates our guts.
E
But for all our woes and troubles
A E
I still love the US
E
‘Cause compared to the rest of the world
B E
America sucks less
[Verse 2]
E
They call us all polluters
A E
With our Hummer SUV’s
E
But in China you can taste the air
B
And it tastes like iPhone 3’s
E
You may hate our politicians
A E
And protest what they say
E
But think about how much it sucks
B E
To be Russian and gay
[Verse 3]
E
Our congress can’t do anything
A E
Our senators are goons
E
But at least they were elected
B
And their name’s not Kim Jong–un
E
Japan makes better cars than us
A E
Games and cartoon shows
E
But I saw The Cove on Netflix huh
B E
And that was pretty fucked up, bros
[Chorus]
A E B E
America, I love you, out of necessity
A E
You’re not too hot and not too cold
B
And mostly not diseased
A E
Compared to the alternative
B C#m
You’re probably the best
A E
‘Cause the whole world sucks
B E
But America sure sucks less
[Verse 4]
E
Our economy is tanking
A E
But we’re not as fucked as Greece
E
Our fast food is disgusting
B
But Italians eat maggot cheese
E
The NSA is spying on
A E
Our emails and phone calls
E
But good luck finding WiFi
B E
In some village in Nepal
[Verse 5]
E
Brazil is full of riots
A E
Australia’s full of snakes
E
Mexico’s got cartels
B
And their water makes you shit for days
E
Dubai is just Las Vegas
A E
Without alcohol or fun
E
And Africa’s in a post-colonial tailspin
B E
Of genocide and oppression
[Chorus 2]
A E
America, I love you
B E
Though you’re run by old white men
A
Republicans are assholes
B
But at least they’re not the French
A E
We’d probably get a solid B
B C#m
If they gave the world a test
A E
‘Cause the whole world blows
B B
But America sure blows less
[Chorus 3]
B F#
America, I love you
C# F#
For your lack of murder squads (lack of murder squads)
B
Your working indoor plumbing
C#
And your mostly valid laws
B F#
In a world of mostly shit
C# D#m
America stinks the best
[Outro]
B F#
‘Cause the whole world sucks
C# F#
But America sure sucks less
E
This country’s sure got problems
A E
Corruption, crime, and drugs.
E
And though we try to fix the world
B
The world just hates our guts.
E
But for all our woes and troubles
A E
I still love the US
E
‘Cause compared to the rest of the world
B E
America sucks less
[Verse 2]
E
They call us all polluters
A E
With our Hummer SUV’s
E
But in China you can taste the air
B
And it tastes like iPhone 3’s
E
You may hate our politicians
A E
And protest what they say
E
But think about how much it sucks
B E
To be Russian and gay
[Verse 3]
E
Our congress can’t do anything
A E
Our senators are goons
E
But at least they were elected
B
And their name’s not Kim Jong–un
E
Japan makes better cars than us
A E
Games and cartoon shows
E
But I saw The Cove on Netflix huh
B E
And that was pretty fucked up, bros
[Chorus]
A E B E
America, I love you, out of necessity
A E
You’re not too hot and not too cold
B
And mostly not diseased
A E
Compared to the alternative
B C#m
You’re probably the best
A E
‘Cause the whole world sucks
B E
But America sure sucks less
[Verse 4]
E
Our economy is tanking
A E
But we’re not as fucked as Greece
E
Our fast food is disgusting
B
But Italians eat maggot cheese
E
The NSA is spying on
A E
Our emails and phone calls
E
But good luck finding WiFi
B E
In some village in Nepal
[Verse 5]
E
Brazil is full of riots
A E
Australia’s full of snakes
E
Mexico’s got cartels
B
And their water makes you shit for days
E
Dubai is just Las Vegas
A E
Without alcohol or fun
E
And Africa’s in a post-colonial tailspin
B E
Of genocide and oppression
[Chorus 2]
A E
America, I love you
B E
Though you’re run by old white men
A
Republicans are assholes
B
But at least they’re not the French
A E
We’d probably get a solid B
B C#m
If they gave the world a test
A E
‘Cause the whole world blows
B B
But America sure blows less
[Chorus 3]
B F#
America, I love you
C# F#
For your lack of murder squads (lack of murder squads)
B
Your working indoor plumbing
C#
And your mostly valid laws
B F#
In a world of mostly shit
C# D#m
America stinks the best
[Outro]
B F#
‘Cause the whole world sucks
C# F#
But America sure sucks less
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Colombre
Colombus
Colon
Colonel Lou