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
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Tom Petty American Girl Live 1985 - (Best Version) chords
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[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]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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To learn Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - (Live) American Girl chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, D, G, A, D and E. Set your pace at 58 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 117. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Major.

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[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] _ _ _

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