The American Girl Chords by Rick Springfield
Tempo:
118.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [E] [F#m]
[D] [A] [E] [F#m]
[G] [A] You can [E] see [F#] her walking [F#m] down on [D] the city [A] street.
[E] The [F#] American girl.
[A] [E] She's got the passion [F#m] in her eyes.
She's got [D] the blush [A] on her cheeks.
[E] The [F#] American girl.
[A] I love to [F#m] watch her move.
[D] Her body [A] sways.
She [E] whispers [F#m] and she laughs.
[D] Did you [E] hear what [D] she says?
I wanna know what she's talking about [A] [E] me.
Doing things [G] that daddy [A] can't see.
[D] The American girl.
I'll give her God.
She's [G] looking for love.
Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But that's not [G] enough.
She's [D] such a mystery [A] to me.
[E] [F#m]
[A] [E] [F#]
[F#m] [D] [A] Love is [E] full of [F#m]
intrigue and full [D] of bold [A] God mystique.
[E] The [F#m] American girl.
[A] She's got the [E] promise [F#m] in her night.
The romance [D] in the [A] back seat.
[E] The [F#] American [D] girl.
[A] [E] I love to [F#m] watch her move.
Her [D] body [A] sways.
She [E] whispers [F#m] and she laughs.
Did you [E] hear what [D] she says?
I wanna know what she's talking about [A] me.
[E] Doing things [G] that daddy [A] can't see.
The [D] American girl.
I'll give her God.
She's looking [G] for love.
Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
She's [D] such a mystery to me.
[A]
[G] [D] [A]
And [G] she's staring at [Bm] herself in the [A] harsh white light.
[G] And she draws in her [Bm] teacher [A] like a model.
[G] So unsure of [Bm] herself in the [A] big wide world.
[G] The American girl.
[A] [D] The American girl.
Out in the dark.
She's looking [G] for love.
[D] Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
She's [D] such a mystery to me.
The American girl.
Out in the dark.
She's [G] looking for love.
[D] [A] Oh, oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
[D] [A]
The [D] American girl.
Out in the dark.
She's looking [G] for love.
[A] [D]
[G]
[N]
[D] [A] [E] [F#m]
[G] [A] You can [E] see [F#] her walking [F#m] down on [D] the city [A] street.
[E] The [F#] American girl.
[A] [E] She's got the passion [F#m] in her eyes.
She's got [D] the blush [A] on her cheeks.
[E] The [F#] American girl.
[A] I love to [F#m] watch her move.
[D] Her body [A] sways.
She [E] whispers [F#m] and she laughs.
[D] Did you [E] hear what [D] she says?
I wanna know what she's talking about [A] [E] me.
Doing things [G] that daddy [A] can't see.
[D] The American girl.
I'll give her God.
She's [G] looking for love.
Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But that's not [G] enough.
She's [D] such a mystery [A] to me.
[E] [F#m]
[A] [E] [F#]
[F#m] [D] [A] Love is [E] full of [F#m]
intrigue and full [D] of bold [A] God mystique.
[E] The [F#m] American girl.
[A] She's got the [E] promise [F#m] in her night.
The romance [D] in the [A] back seat.
[E] The [F#] American [D] girl.
[A] [E] I love to [F#m] watch her move.
Her [D] body [A] sways.
She [E] whispers [F#m] and she laughs.
Did you [E] hear what [D] she says?
I wanna know what she's talking about [A] me.
[E] Doing things [G] that daddy [A] can't see.
The [D] American girl.
I'll give her God.
She's looking [G] for love.
Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
She's [D] such a mystery to me.
[A]
[G] [D] [A]
And [G] she's staring at [Bm] herself in the [A] harsh white light.
[G] And she draws in her [Bm] teacher [A] like a model.
[G] So unsure of [Bm] herself in the [A] big wide world.
[G] The American girl.
[A] [D] The American girl.
Out in the dark.
She's looking [G] for love.
[D] Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
She's [D] such a mystery to me.
The American girl.
Out in the dark.
She's [G] looking for love.
[D] [A] Oh, oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
[D] [A]
The [D] American girl.
Out in the dark.
She's looking [G] for love.
[A] [D]
[G]
[N]
Key:
A
D
E
G
F#m
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ You can [E] see [F#] her walking [F#m] down on [D] the city [A] street.
[E] The [F#] American girl.
[A] _ _ [E] She's got the passion [F#m] in her eyes.
She's got [D] the blush [A] on her cheeks.
[E] The [F#] American girl.
[A] _ _ I love to [F#m] watch her move.
[D] Her body [A] sways.
She [E] whispers [F#m] and she laughs.
[D] Did you [E] hear what [D] she says?
I wanna know what she's talking about [A] [E] me.
Doing things [G] that daddy [A] can't see.
[D] The American girl.
I'll give her God.
She's [G] looking for love.
Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But that's not [G] enough.
She's [D] such a mystery [A] to me.
_ [E] _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ Love is [E] full of [F#m]
intrigue and full [D] of bold [A] God mystique.
[E] The [F#m] American girl.
[A] _ _ She's got the [E] promise [F#m] in her night.
The romance [D] in the [A] back seat.
[E] The [F#] American [D] girl.
_ [A] _ [E] I love to [F#m] watch her move.
Her [D] body [A] sways.
She [E] whispers [F#m] and she laughs.
Did you [E] hear what [D] she says?
I wanna know what she's talking about [A] me.
[E] _ Doing things [G] that daddy [A] can't see.
The [D] American _ girl.
I'll give her God.
She's looking [G] for love.
Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
She's [D] such a mystery to me.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A]
And [G] she's staring at [Bm] herself in the [A] harsh white light.
[G] And she draws in her [Bm] teacher [A] like a model.
[G] So unsure of [Bm] herself in the [A] big wide world.
[G] The American _ girl. _
_ [A] [D] The American girl.
Out in the dark.
She's looking [G] for love.
[D] Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
She's [D] such a mystery to me.
_ The American girl.
Out in the dark.
She's [G] looking for love.
[D] [A] Oh, oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
_ [D] _ [A] _
The [D] American girl.
Out _ in the dark.
She's looking [G] for love.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ You can [E] see [F#] her walking [F#m] down on [D] the city [A] street.
[E] The [F#] American girl.
[A] _ _ [E] She's got the passion [F#m] in her eyes.
She's got [D] the blush [A] on her cheeks.
[E] The [F#] American girl.
[A] _ _ I love to [F#m] watch her move.
[D] Her body [A] sways.
She [E] whispers [F#m] and she laughs.
[D] Did you [E] hear what [D] she says?
I wanna know what she's talking about [A] [E] me.
Doing things [G] that daddy [A] can't see.
[D] The American girl.
I'll give her God.
She's [G] looking for love.
Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But that's not [G] enough.
She's [D] such a mystery [A] to me.
_ [E] _ [F#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ [F#] _
[F#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ Love is [E] full of [F#m]
intrigue and full [D] of bold [A] God mystique.
[E] The [F#m] American girl.
[A] _ _ She's got the [E] promise [F#m] in her night.
The romance [D] in the [A] back seat.
[E] The [F#] American [D] girl.
_ [A] _ [E] I love to [F#m] watch her move.
Her [D] body [A] sways.
She [E] whispers [F#m] and she laughs.
Did you [E] hear what [D] she says?
I wanna know what she's talking about [A] me.
[E] _ Doing things [G] that daddy [A] can't see.
The [D] American _ girl.
I'll give her God.
She's looking [G] for love.
Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
She's [D] such a mystery to me.
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A]
And [G] she's staring at [Bm] herself in the [A] harsh white light.
[G] And she draws in her [Bm] teacher [A] like a model.
[G] So unsure of [Bm] herself in the [A] big wide world.
[G] The American _ girl. _
_ [A] [D] The American girl.
Out in the dark.
She's looking [G] for love.
[D] Oh, [A] oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
She's [D] such a mystery to me.
_ The American girl.
Out in the dark.
She's [G] looking for love.
[D] [A] Oh, oh.
[D] The American girl.
She breaks hearts.
But [G] that's not enough.
_ [D] _ [A] _
The [D] American girl.
Out _ in the dark.
She's looking [G] for love.
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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