Chords for TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS - American Girl (1978 UK TV Performance) ~ HIGH QUALITY HQ ~
Tempo:
115.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[B] [D]
[E] [D]
[B] [G]
[B] [D] Well, she was [E] an American girl, [G]
raised [A] unpromising.
[D] She grew [E] up thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere.
After all, it [D] was a great big world.
[G] Well, that's the places [Em] to run to.
[A] Yeah, I knew she'd have to talk, try and see.
But that one little promise she was gonna keep.
[G]
Oh [A] yeah, [D] alright.
Take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an [D] American girl.
Well, it was [E] time to go that night.
[G] She stood alone [A] on a path on a [D] hill.
Yeah, she could [E] hear the cars roll by, [Em] not on the [G] 441.
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach.
What [D] desperate moments, [G] be it just back [Em] in her memory.
[A] God is so thankful for something that's so close.
She's so sorry.
[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] [D] [G]
[A] [Dm] [G]
[A] [D] [G]
[A] [D]
[G]
[B] [D]
[B] [G]
[B] Oh [D] yeah.
[E] [G]
[E] [B] [D]
[E] [G]
[A] [D]
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[E] [D]
[B] [G]
[B] [D] Well, she was [E] an American girl, [G]
raised [A] unpromising.
[D] She grew [E] up thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere.
After all, it [D] was a great big world.
[G] Well, that's the places [Em] to run to.
[A] Yeah, I knew she'd have to talk, try and see.
But that one little promise she was gonna keep.
[G]
Oh [A] yeah, [D] alright.
Take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an [D] American girl.
Well, it was [E] time to go that night.
[G] She stood alone [A] on a path on a [D] hill.
Yeah, she could [E] hear the cars roll by, [Em] not on the [G] 441.
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach.
What [D] desperate moments, [G] be it just back [Em] in her memory.
[A] God is so thankful for something that's so close.
She's so sorry.
[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] [D] [G]
[A] [Dm] [G]
[A] [D] [G]
[A] [D]
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[B] [D]
[B] [G]
[B] Oh [D] yeah.
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[E] [B] [D]
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Key:
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Well, she was [E] an American girl, [G] _ _
raised [A] _ unpromising.
_ [D] _ She grew [E] up thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere.
_ _ _ After all, it [D] was a great big world.
[G] Well, that's the places [Em] to run to.
_ [A] Yeah, I knew she'd have to talk, try and see.
But that one little promise she was gonna keep.
[G] _ _
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ [D] alright.
Take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night. _
She [A] was an [D] American girl. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, it was [E] time to go that night.
[G] She stood alone [A] on a path on a [D] hill.
Yeah, she could [E] hear the cars roll by, [Em] not on the [G] 441.
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach. _
What [D] desperate moments, _ _ [G] be it just back [Em] in her memory.
_ [A] God is so thankful for something that's so close. _
She's so sorry.
_ _ [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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_ [B] _ _ _ _ [D] _ Well, she was [E] an American girl, [G] _ _
raised [A] _ unpromising.
_ [D] _ She grew [E] up thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere.
_ _ _ After all, it [D] was a great big world.
[G] Well, that's the places [Em] to run to.
_ [A] Yeah, I knew she'd have to talk, try and see.
But that one little promise she was gonna keep.
[G] _ _
Oh [A] yeah, _ _ [D] alright.
Take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last all [G] night. _
She [A] was an [D] American girl. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Well, it was [E] time to go that night.
[G] She stood alone [A] on a path on a [D] hill.
Yeah, she could [E] hear the cars roll by, [Em] not on the [G] 441.
[A] Like waves crashing on the beach. _
What [D] desperate moments, _ _ [G] be it just back [Em] in her memory.
_ [A] God is so thankful for something that's so close. _
She's so sorry.
_ _ [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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