American Girl Chords by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers

Tempo:
113.9 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

E

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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American Girl chords
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[E]
[D] [A]
[D] [E]
[D]
Well, she [E] was an American girl [G] [A] raised on promises.
[D] She [E] couldn't help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
There [D] was a great big world [G] with lots of places [Em] to run [A] to.
And if she had the time to try and cheat,
One little promise she was gonna
[G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah,
[D] take it easy [Bm] baby, make it [G] last all night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
Well, it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone, [A] hoping for a warm day.
[D] Yeah, she could [E] hear the cars roll by at [G] all 441.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
In a desperate [D] moment there,
[G] She cried that little [Em] memory.
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so pure.
It's damn so fine.
[G] Oh [A] yeah, [D] alright, take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [Dm]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [A]
[D]
[E]
[D]
[E]
[A]
[D] [E]
[D]
[E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
Em
121
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - American Girl chords, practice the chord sequence A, D, E, G, A, D, G and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 114. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Minor in mind.

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_ Well, she [E] was an American girl [G] _ _ _ [A] raised on promises. _
[D] _ She [E] couldn't help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
There _ _ [D] was a great big world [G] with lots of places [Em] to run _ [A] to.
And if she had the time to try and cheat,
One little promise she was gonna _
[G] keep.
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ _
[D] _ take it easy [Bm] baby, make it [G] last all night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl.
Well, _ _ _ _ _ _ it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone, [A] hoping for a warm day. _
[D] _ Yeah, she could [E] hear the cars roll by at [G] all 441.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
_ In a desperate [D] moment there, _
[G] She cried that little [Em] _ memory. _
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so pure.
It's damn so fine. _ _
[G] _ _ Oh [A] yeah, _ _ [D] alright, take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _ _ _ _ _
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