American Girl Chords by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Tempo:
114.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

A

E

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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American Girl chords
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[D]
Well, she was [E] 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 to.
[A] Yeah, then she had to die trying, she had one little promise she was gonna [G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah,
[D] take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last [G] all night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
Well, it was [E] kinda cold that night, [G] she stood alone, all [A] alone by her car.
[D] Yeah, she put in [E] the car the road back out [G] of Hollywood.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach, for a desperate [D] moment there.
[G] She kept that in [E] her memory.
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close, it's still so hard to [G] reach.
Oh yeah, [A]
[D] alright, take it [Bm] easy baby, make it last [G] all night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [Dm]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[E]
[G] [D]
[E]
[G] [D]
[E] [A]
[G] [D]
[A] [D] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - American Girl chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, D, G, A, D, E, G and D. For best results, commence at 57 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 114. Given the song's key of D# Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ Well, she was [E] 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 to.
[A] Yeah, then she had to die _ trying, she had one little promise she was gonna _ [G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah, _ _
_ [D] _ take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last [G] all night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, it was [E] kinda cold that night, [G] she stood alone, all [A] alone by her car. _
[D] _ Yeah, she put in [E] the car the road back out [G] of Hollywood.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach, for a desperate [D] moment there.
[G] She kept that in [E] her memory.
_ [A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close, _ it's still so hard _ to [G] reach.
Oh yeah, [A] _ _
[D] alright, _ take it [Bm] easy baby, make it last [G] all night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _ _ _ _
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