Chords for American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976) FLAC Remaster HD Video
Tempo:
114.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[D] [A]
[D] [E]
[D]
Well, she [E] was an American girl, [G] raised [A] on promises.
[D] She couldn't [E] 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 to die trying, she had 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] on a fire, got mad.
[D] Yeah, she put [E] in the car, drove by at [G] 0441.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
Left for a [D] desperate moment there.
[G] She cried back in [Em] her memory.
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close.
It's damn so harsh.
[G] Oh [A] yeah.
Alright.
[D] 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]
Oh, what?
[E] [G] [D]
[E]
[A]
[D] [E]
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[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
[N]
[D] [A]
[D] [E]
[D]
Well, she [E] was an American girl, [G] raised [A] on promises.
[D] She couldn't [E] 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 to die trying, she had 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] on a fire, got mad.
[D] Yeah, she put [E] in the car, drove by at [G] 0441.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
Left for a [D] desperate moment there.
[G] She cried back in [Em] her memory.
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close.
It's damn so harsh.
[G] Oh [A] yeah.
Alright.
[D] 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]
Oh, what?
[E] [G] [D]
[E]
[A]
[D] [E]
[D]
[E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
[N]
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_ Well, she [E] was an American girl, [G] _ _ raised [A] on promises. _ _
[D] _ She couldn't [E] 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 to die _ trying, she had 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] on a fire, got mad. _
[D] _ Yeah, she put [E] in the car, drove by at [G] _ 0441.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
Left for a [D] desperate moment there. _
[G] She cried back in [Em] her memory. _
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close.
It's damn so harsh. _ _
[G] _ _ Oh [A] yeah.
_ Alright.
[D] _ Take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _ _ _ _ _
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Oh, what?
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_ Well, she [E] was an American girl, [G] _ _ raised [A] on promises. _ _
[D] _ She couldn't [E] 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 to die _ trying, she had 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] on a fire, got mad. _
[D] _ Yeah, she put [E] in the car, drove by at [G] _ 0441.
[A] Like waves crashing down the beach.
Left for a [D] desperate moment there. _
[G] She cried back in [Em] her memory. _
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close.
It's damn so harsh. _ _
[G] _ _ Oh [A] yeah.
_ Alright.
[D] _ Take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _ _ _ _ _
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Oh, what?
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