Chords for Taylor Swift American Girl (Tom Petty cover)
Tempo:
101.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
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A
F#
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[B] Oh, she was [F#] on a magic thing, [A] girl.
[E] She [F#] couldn't help thinking if there [A] was a little more light [B] somewhere.
And after all the [E] ups and downs there were,
[A] realized the place [F#m] was too much for her.
[B] And when she had to die,
see that one little promise she was gonna [A] keep.
[E] take it easy [C#m] baby,
[A] she [B] was an American [E] girl.
[E] She [F#] couldn't help thinking if there [A] was a little more light [B] somewhere.
And after all the [E] ups and downs there were,
[A] realized the place [F#m] was too much for her.
[B] And when she had to die,
see that one little promise she was gonna [A] keep.
[E] take it easy [C#m] baby,
[A] she [B] was an American [E] girl.
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_ [B] Oh, she was [F#] on a magic thing, [A] girl.
_ [B] Lady Tom Parker. _
[E] _ She [F#] couldn't help thinking if there [A] was a little more light [B] somewhere. _ _
And after all the [E] ups and downs there were,
[A] realized the place [F#m] was too much for her. _
[B] And when she had to die,
_ she tried to see that one little promise she was gonna [A] keep.
_ Oh [B] yeah, _ _ _
[E] _ take it easy [C#m] baby,
you can ask her now,
[A] _ _ she [B] was an American [E] _ girl. _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, it was [F#] kinda cold that night,
[A] she slept alone [B] on the balcony. _ _
[E] _ And she could see [F#] the car blow by out [A] on 441.
_ [B] Like, wait, I'm hopin' I'm gonna be _ everyone next.
And the [E] moment failed,
[A] he crashed right through [F#m] her memory. _
[B] God, it's so painful,
something is so blood.
_ We're still so far out of reach.
[A] _ Oh yeah, [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ take it easy [C#m] baby,
you can ask her [A] now,
she [B] was an American [E] _ _ girl. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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oh, oh, _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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[E] _ oh, oh, oh, [F#] yeah. _ _ _
[E] _ Take it easy [B] baby,
you can ask her [E] now.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ Take it easy baby,
[B] take it easy now.
[E] _ _ [F#] Oh yeah, _ _ _
[A] _ _ she [B] was _ an American girl. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [B] Oh, she was [F#] on a magic thing, [A] girl.
_ [B] Lady Tom Parker. _
[E] _ She [F#] couldn't help thinking if there [A] was a little more light [B] somewhere. _ _
And after all the [E] ups and downs there were,
[A] realized the place [F#m] was too much for her. _
[B] And when she had to die,
_ she tried to see that one little promise she was gonna [A] keep.
_ Oh [B] yeah, _ _ _
[E] _ take it easy [C#m] baby,
you can ask her now,
[A] _ _ she [B] was an American [E] _ girl. _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, it was [F#] kinda cold that night,
[A] she slept alone [B] on the balcony. _ _
[E] _ And she could see [F#] the car blow by out [A] on 441.
_ [B] Like, wait, I'm hopin' I'm gonna be _ everyone next.
And the [E] moment failed,
[A] he crashed right through [F#m] her memory. _
[B] God, it's so painful,
something is so blood.
_ We're still so far out of reach.
[A] _ Oh yeah, [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ take it easy [C#m] baby,
you can ask her [A] now,
she [B] was an American [E] _ _ girl. _ _ _ _
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oh, oh, _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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[E] _ oh, oh, oh, [F#] yeah. _ _ _
[E] _ Take it easy [B] baby,
you can ask her [E] now.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ Take it easy baby,
[B] take it easy now.
[E] _ _ [F#] Oh yeah, _ _ _
[A] _ _ she [B] was _ an American girl. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _