American Girl Chords by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Tempo:
114.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
Well, she [E] was an American girl, [G] raised [A] on promises.
[D] She couldn't [E] help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
It [D] was a great big world, [G] with lots of places [Em] to run [A] to.
And if she had the time, try and cheat,
but one little promise she was gonna [G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah, [D] take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
Well, it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone, [A] holding up my housecard name.
[D] Yeah, she put [E] in the cards, rolled back, had [G] all the fun and what.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
Left for one desperate [D] moment there.
[G] She kept that in [E] her memory.
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close,
but still so far out of [G] reach.
Oh yeah, [A] [D] alright, take it [G] 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] raised [A] on promises.
[D] She couldn't [E] help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
It [D] was a great big world, [G] with lots of places [Em] to run [A] to.
And if she had the time, try and cheat,
but one little promise she was gonna [G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah, [D] take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
Well, it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone, [A] holding up my housecard name.
[D] Yeah, she put [E] in the cards, rolled back, had [G] all the fun and what.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
Left for one desperate [D] moment there.
[G] She kept that in [E] her memory.
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close,
but still so far out of [G] reach.
Oh yeah, [A] [D] alright, take it [G] 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] _ _ raised [A] on promises.
_ _ [D] _ She couldn't [E] help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
It _ _ [D] was a great big world, [G] with lots of places [Em] to run _ [A] to.
And if she had the time, try and cheat,
but one little promise she was gonna _ [G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ _ [D] _ take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone, [A] holding up my housecard name.
[D] _ Yeah, she put [E] in the cards, rolled back, had [G] all the fun and what.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
Left for one desperate [D] moment there.
_ [G] She kept that in [E] her memory.
_ [A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close,
but still so far out of _ [G] reach.
Oh yeah, [A] _ _ [D] alright, _ take it [G] easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
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_ _ _ _ _ Well, she [E] was an American girl, [G] _ _ raised [A] on promises.
_ _ [D] _ She couldn't [E] help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
It _ _ [D] was a great big world, [G] with lots of places [Em] to run _ [A] to.
And if she had the time, try and cheat,
but one little promise she was gonna _ [G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ _ [D] _ take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone, [A] holding up my housecard name.
[D] _ Yeah, she put [E] in the cards, rolled back, had [G] all the fun and what.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
Left for one desperate [D] moment there.
_ [G] She kept that in [E] her memory.
_ [A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close,
but still so far out of _ [G] reach.
Oh yeah, [A] _ _ [D] alright, _ take it [G] easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
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