Chords for American Girl (Cover) - Tom Petty by Foxes and Fossils
Tempo:
107.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
E
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
Well, she was [F#] an American [A] girl, raised [B] on promises.
[E] She couldn't [F#] help thinking that there [A] was a little more to [B] life somewhere else.
After all, it [E] was a creepy world [A] with lots of places [F#m] to run to.
[B] And if she had a die, try it, she had one little promise she was gonna [A] keep.
Oh [B] yeah, [E] I see [C#m] baby, we are so [A] alive.
She [B] was an [E] American girl.
Well, it was [F#] kinda cold that [G#] night.
[A] She stood alone [B] on her balcony.
[E] She could [F#] see the cars roll by [A] out on 441.
[B] Like a razor, crushing all the beach.
After one [E] desperate moment there, [A] she grabs back in her [F#m] memories.
[B] God, it's so painful, something so close, but still so far out of [A] reach.
Oh [B] yeah, [E] we [D#] need the [C#m] baby, we are so [A] alive.
She [B] was an American [E] girl.
[A]
[B] [E] [A]
[Em] [A]
[B] [A] [G] [A]
[B] [E]
Oh yeah, oh yeah,
[F#] [A]
[B] [E]
[F#] alright, [A]
take it easy [B] baby, make it last [E] all night.
Oh [C#] [F#] yeah, [A] alright, take it easy [B] baby, oh, take it [E] easy now, now, now.
Oh yeah, [F#] [A] alright.
She was [B] an [E] American girl.
Rock on, rock on.
That was some great sambarine you were doing there, honey.
Well, she was [F#] an American [A] girl, raised [B] on promises.
[E] She couldn't [F#] help thinking that there [A] was a little more to [B] life somewhere else.
After all, it [E] was a creepy world [A] with lots of places [F#m] to run to.
[B] And if she had a die, try it, she had one little promise she was gonna [A] keep.
Oh [B] yeah, [E] I see [C#m] baby, we are so [A] alive.
She [B] was an [E] American girl.
Well, it was [F#] kinda cold that [G#] night.
[A] She stood alone [B] on her balcony.
[E] She could [F#] see the cars roll by [A] out on 441.
[B] Like a razor, crushing all the beach.
After one [E] desperate moment there, [A] she grabs back in her [F#m] memories.
[B] God, it's so painful, something so close, but still so far out of [A] reach.
Oh [B] yeah, [E] we [D#] need the [C#m] baby, we are so [A] alive.
She [B] was an American [E] girl.
[A]
[B] [E] [A]
[Em] [A]
[B] [A] [G] [A]
[B] [E]
Oh yeah, oh yeah,
[F#] [A]
[B] [E]
[F#] alright, [A]
take it easy [B] baby, make it last [E] all night.
Oh [C#] [F#] yeah, [A] alright, take it easy [B] baby, oh, take it [E] easy now, now, now.
Oh yeah, [F#] [A] alright.
She was [B] an [E] American girl.
Rock on, rock on.
That was some great sambarine you were doing there, honey.
Key:
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B
E
F#
F#m
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B
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_ _ _ _ _ Well, she was [F#] an American [A] girl, _ raised [B] on promises.
_ _ [E] _ She couldn't [F#] help thinking that there [A] was a little more to [B] life somewhere else.
_ After all, it [E] was a creepy world [A] with lots of places [F#m] to run to.
_ [B] And if she had a die, try it, she had one little promise she was gonna _ [A] keep.
Oh [B] yeah, _ _ [E] I see [C#m] baby, we are so [A] alive. _
She [B] was an [E] American _ girl.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, it was [F#] kinda cold that [G#] night.
[A] She stood alone [B] on her balcony.
_ [E] _ She could [F#] see the cars roll by [A] out on 441.
[B] Like a razor, crushing all the beach.
After one [E] desperate moment there, [A] she grabs back in her [F#m] _ memories.
[B] God, it's so painful, something so close, but still so far out of _ [A] reach.
Oh [B] yeah, _ _ _ [E] _ we [D#] need the [C#m] baby, we are so [A] alive. _
She [B] was an American [E] girl. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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Oh yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oh _ yeah, _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ alright, [A] _
take it easy [B] baby, make it last [E] all night.
Oh [C#] [F#] yeah, _ [A] alright, _ take it easy [B] baby, oh, take it [E] easy now, now, now.
Oh yeah, [F#] _ _ [A] alright. _
She was [B] an [E] American girl.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Rock on, rock on.
That was some great sambarine you were doing there, honey. _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, she was [F#] an American [A] girl, _ raised [B] on promises.
_ _ [E] _ She couldn't [F#] help thinking that there [A] was a little more to [B] life somewhere else.
_ After all, it [E] was a creepy world [A] with lots of places [F#m] to run to.
_ [B] And if she had a die, try it, she had one little promise she was gonna _ [A] keep.
Oh [B] yeah, _ _ [E] I see [C#m] baby, we are so [A] alive. _
She [B] was an [E] American _ girl.
_ _ _ _ _ Well, it was [F#] kinda cold that [G#] night.
[A] She stood alone [B] on her balcony.
_ [E] _ She could [F#] see the cars roll by [A] out on 441.
[B] Like a razor, crushing all the beach.
After one [E] desperate moment there, [A] she grabs back in her [F#m] _ memories.
[B] God, it's so painful, something so close, but still so far out of _ [A] reach.
Oh [B] yeah, _ _ _ [E] _ we [D#] need the [C#m] baby, we are so [A] alive. _
She [B] was an American [E] girl. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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Oh yeah, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ oh _ yeah, _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ alright, [A] _
take it easy [B] baby, make it last [E] all night.
Oh [C#] [F#] yeah, _ [A] alright, _ take it easy [B] baby, oh, take it [E] easy now, now, now.
Oh yeah, [F#] _ _ [A] alright. _
She was [B] an [E] American girl.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Rock on, rock on.
That was some great sambarine you were doing there, honey. _
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