Chords for Tom Petty American Girl Live 1985 - (Best Version)
Tempo:
117.05 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
E
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[E]
[D] [A] [D]
She [E] was an American girl, [G] [Em] but it's gone [A] from us, dear.
[D] She couldn't help [E] thinking that there was [G] a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
It was [D] a great big world, [G] lots of places [D] [Em] to run to.
[A] Yes, and you say, got to die trying to cheat.
Well, I promise she was kind of cute.
[G] Oh yeah, [A]
alright.
[D] Take it easy, baby.
[Bm] Make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
Well, it was [E] kind of cold that night.
[G] She stood alone [A] on her balcony.
[D] She could hear [E] the cars roll by [G] at a full 41.
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach.
And the [D] wind kept bringing more window.
[G] And he kept backing [Em] away.
[A] God, it's so painful.
Something is so bad.
No, no.
[G] Oh [A] yeah, [D] alright.
Take it easy, [Bm] baby.
Make it last [G] all night.
She [A] was an [D] American girl.
[G] [A] [Dm]
[G] [A] [Dm]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A]
[D]
[E]
[G] [D]
Oh yeah, [E]
[G] alright.
[D]
No, [E]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [D]
[A] oh [D] yeah. Oh yeah.
[E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[Dm]
[G] It's [N]
really hot here at the Wilton Theater, ain't it?
[B]
[G] [Am] Something like that.
[C#] [Dm]
[G]
[E]
[D] [A] [D]
She [E] was an American girl, [G] [Em] but it's gone [A] from us, dear.
[D] She couldn't help [E] thinking that there was [G] a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
It was [D] a great big world, [G] lots of places [D] [Em] to run to.
[A] Yes, and you say, got to die trying to cheat.
Well, I promise she was kind of cute.
[G] Oh yeah, [A]
alright.
[D] Take it easy, baby.
[Bm] Make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
Well, it was [E] kind of cold that night.
[G] She stood alone [A] on her balcony.
[D] She could hear [E] the cars roll by [G] at a full 41.
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach.
And the [D] wind kept bringing more window.
[G] And he kept backing [Em] away.
[A] God, it's so painful.
Something is so bad.
No, no.
[G] Oh [A] yeah, [D] alright.
Take it easy, [Bm] baby.
Make it last [G] all night.
She [A] was an [D] American girl.
[G] [A] [Dm]
[G] [A] [Dm]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A]
[D]
[E]
[G] [D]
Oh yeah, [E]
[G] alright.
[D]
No, [E]
[G] [D] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [D]
[A] oh [D] yeah. Oh yeah.
[E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[Dm]
[G] It's [N]
really hot here at the Wilton Theater, ain't it?
[B]
[G] [Am] Something like that.
[C#] [Dm]
[G]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ She [E] was an American girl, [G] _ [Em] but it's gone [A] from us, dear. _
_ [D] _ She couldn't help [E] thinking that there was [G] a little more to life _ [A] somewhere else.
_ _ _ It was [D] a great big world, _ [G] lots of places [D] [Em] to run to. _
[A] Yes, and you say, got to die trying to cheat.
Well, I promise she was kind of cute.
[G] _ Oh yeah, [A] _ _
alright.
[D] _ Take it easy, baby.
[Bm] _ Make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, it was [E] kind of cold that night.
[G] She stood alone [A] on her balcony. _
_ [D] _ She could hear [E] the cars roll by [G] at a full 41.
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach.
And the [D] wind kept bringing more window.
[G] And he kept backing [Em] _ away.
_ [A] God, it's so painful.
Something is so bad.
_ No, no. _ _
_ [G] _ Oh [A] yeah, _ _ [D] alright.
Take it easy, [Bm] baby.
Make it last [G] all night.
She [A] was an [D] American girl. _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Oh _ _ _ yeah, [E] _ _
_ [G] alright.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
No, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] oh [D] yeah. Oh yeah.
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_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] It's _ _ _ [N]
really hot here at the Wilton Theater, ain't it?
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] [Am] Something like that.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ She [E] was an American girl, [G] _ [Em] but it's gone [A] from us, dear. _
_ [D] _ She couldn't help [E] thinking that there was [G] a little more to life _ [A] somewhere else.
_ _ _ It was [D] a great big world, _ [G] lots of places [D] [Em] to run to. _
[A] Yes, and you say, got to die trying to cheat.
Well, I promise she was kind of cute.
[G] _ Oh yeah, [A] _ _
alright.
[D] _ Take it easy, baby.
[Bm] _ Make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _ _ _ _
_ Well, it was [E] kind of cold that night.
[G] She stood alone [A] on her balcony. _
_ [D] _ She could hear [E] the cars roll by [G] at a full 41.
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach.
And the [D] wind kept bringing more window.
[G] And he kept backing [Em] _ away.
_ [A] God, it's so painful.
Something is so bad.
_ No, no. _ _
_ [G] _ Oh [A] yeah, _ _ [D] alright.
Take it easy, [Bm] baby.
Make it last [G] all night.
She [A] was an [D] American girl. _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Oh _ _ _ yeah, [E] _ _
_ [G] alright.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
No, _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] oh [D] yeah. Oh yeah.
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_ _ [G] It's _ _ _ [N]
really hot here at the Wilton Theater, ain't it?
[B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] [Am] Something like that.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _