American Girl Chords by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Tempo:
113.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[E]
[D] [A]
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Well, she [E] was an American girl [G] [A] raised on promises.
[D] She [E] couldn't help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
There [D] was a great big world [G] with lots of places [Em] to run [A] to.
And if she had the time to try and cheat,
One little promise she was gonna
[G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah,
[D] take it easy [Bm] baby, make it [G] last all night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
Well, it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone, [A] hoping for a warm day.
[D] Yeah, she could [E] hear the cars roll by at [G] all 441.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
In a desperate [D] moment there,
[G] She cried that little [Em] memory.
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so pure.
It's damn so fine.
[G] Oh [A] yeah, [D] alright, take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
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Well, she [E] was an American girl [G] [A] raised on promises.
[D] She [E] couldn't help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
There [D] was a great big world [G] with lots of places [Em] to run [A] to.
And if she had the time to try and cheat,
One little promise she was gonna
[G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah,
[D] take it easy [Bm] baby, make it [G] last all night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
Well, it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone, [A] hoping for a warm day.
[D] Yeah, she could [E] hear the cars roll by at [G] all 441.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
In a desperate [D] moment there,
[G] She cried that little [Em] memory.
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so pure.
It's damn so fine.
[G] Oh [A] yeah, [D] alright, take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
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_ Well, she [E] was an American girl [G] _ _ _ [A] raised on promises. _
[D] _ She [E] couldn't help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
There _ _ [D] was a great big world [G] with lots of places [Em] to run _ [A] to.
And if she had the time to try and cheat,
One little promise she was gonna _
[G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ _
[D] _ take it easy [Bm] baby, make it [G] last all night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone, [A] hoping for a warm day. _
[D] _ Yeah, she could [E] hear the cars roll by at [G] all 441.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
_ In a desperate [D] moment there, _
[G] She cried that little [Em] _ memory. _
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so pure.
It's damn so fine. _ _
[G] _ _ Oh [A] yeah, _ _ [D] alright, take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Well, she [E] was an American girl [G] _ _ _ [A] raised on promises. _
[D] _ She [E] couldn't help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
There _ _ [D] was a great big world [G] with lots of places [Em] to run _ [A] to.
And if she had the time to try and cheat,
One little promise she was gonna _
[G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ _
[D] _ take it easy [Bm] baby, make it [G] last all night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone, [A] hoping for a warm day. _
[D] _ Yeah, she could [E] hear the cars roll by at [G] all 441.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
_ In a desperate [D] moment there, _
[G] She cried that little [Em] _ memory. _
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so pure.
It's damn so fine. _ _
[G] _ _ Oh [A] yeah, _ _ [D] alright, take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _ _ _ _ _
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