Chords for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl (Live Aid 1985)
Tempo:
116.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E]
[G] [Dm] [A]
[D] Well, she was an [E] American girl,
[G] raised [A] on promises
[D] She couldn't help [E] thinking that there was [G] a little more to life [A] somewhere else
Thought [C#m] it was [D] a great big world,
[G] lots of [D] places [Em] to run to
[A] Guessing if she had to die, trying she
And what little promise she was gonna [G] keep
Alright, [A]
[D] take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last [G] all night
She [A] was an [D] American girl
It was [E] kinda cold that night, [G] she stood alone [A] on her balcony
[D] She could [E] hear the cars roll by [Em] at a 441
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach
And for one [D] desperate moment there
[G] He crept [D] back [Em] in her memory
[A] God, it's so painful, we've still been this so close
And still so watery
[G] Alright, [A]
[D] 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] [Dm]
[G] [A]
[D]
[E] [D]
[G] [D]
Oh yeah, [E]
[G] [D] [A] let's [D] go, [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A] oh yeah
[D] [E]
[G] [A] [D]
[E] [G]
[A]
[D] [E] [G]
[A] [D]
[E] [G]
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
[N] [D#]
[F#]
[E] [D]
[E]
[G] [Dm] [A]
[D] Well, she was an [E] American girl,
[G] raised [A] on promises
[D] She couldn't help [E] thinking that there was [G] a little more to life [A] somewhere else
Thought [C#m] it was [D] a great big world,
[G] lots of [D] places [Em] to run to
[A] Guessing if she had to die, trying she
And what little promise she was gonna [G] keep
Alright, [A]
[D] take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last [G] all night
She [A] was an [D] American girl
It was [E] kinda cold that night, [G] she stood alone [A] on her balcony
[D] She could [E] hear the cars roll by [Em] at a 441
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach
And for one [D] desperate moment there
[G] He crept [D] back [Em] in her memory
[A] God, it's so painful, we've still been this so close
And still so watery
[G] Alright, [A]
[D] 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] [Dm]
[G] [A]
[D]
[E] [D]
[G] [D]
Oh yeah, [E]
[G] [D] [A] let's [D] go, [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A] oh yeah
[D] [E]
[G] [A] [D]
[E] [G]
[A]
[D] [E] [G]
[A] [D]
[E] [G]
[A]
[D] [A] [D]
[N] [D#]
[F#]
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A
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[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] Well, she was an [E] American girl, _
[G] _ _ raised [A] on promises _
[D] She _ couldn't help [E] thinking that there was [G] a little more to life _ [A] somewhere else
Thought _ [C#m] it was [D] a great big world, _
[G] lots of [D] places [Em] to run to _
[A] Guessing if she had to die, trying she
And what little promise she was gonna _ [G] keep
_ Alright, [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last [G] all night
She [A] was an [D] American girl _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It was [E] kinda cold that night, [G] she stood alone [A] on her balcony _ _
[D] _ _ She could [E] hear the cars roll by [Em] at a 441
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach
And for one [D] desperate moment there _
[G] He crept [D] back [Em] in her memory _
[A] God, it's so painful, we've still been this so close
And still so _ watery
[G] _ _ Alright, [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last [G] all night
She [A] was an [D] American girl _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
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Oh _ _ yeah, [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] let's [D] go, _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ oh yeah
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[G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] Well, she was an [E] American girl, _
[G] _ _ raised [A] on promises _
[D] She _ couldn't help [E] thinking that there was [G] a little more to life _ [A] somewhere else
Thought _ [C#m] it was [D] a great big world, _
[G] lots of [D] places [Em] to run to _
[A] Guessing if she had to die, trying she
And what little promise she was gonna _ [G] keep
_ Alright, [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last [G] all night
She [A] was an [D] American girl _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It was [E] kinda cold that night, [G] she stood alone [A] on her balcony _ _
[D] _ _ She could [E] hear the cars roll by [Em] at a 441
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach
And for one [D] desperate moment there _
[G] He crept [D] back [Em] in her memory _
[A] God, it's so painful, we've still been this so close
And still so _ watery
[G] _ _ Alright, [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last [G] all night
She [A] was an [D] American girl _ _ _ _ _
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Oh _ _ yeah, [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] let's [D] go, _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ oh yeah
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