Chords for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl

Tempo:
114.2 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

A

E

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl chords
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[D]
Well, she was an [E] American [G] girl, [A] raised on promises.
[D] She [E] couldn't help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
It [D] was a great big world [G] with lots of places [Em] to run to.
[A] Yeah, I think 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 [D] American girl.
Well, it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone [A] on a balcony.
[D] Yeah, she put [E] in a car's rollback [G] at her home in Hollywood.
[A] Black waves crashing down the beach.
That fool was [D] desperate and on Monday, [G] he clipped back in [E] her memory.
[A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close, still so far away.
[G] Oh yeah.
[A] Alright, [D] take it [Bm] easy 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]
[G]
[D]
[E] [G]
[D]
[E] [G]
[D]
[A] [G]
[D] [A] [D]
[E] [G]
[A] [D]
[E] [G] [A]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Walter Adler & Sara Paretsky - Kapitel 2.15 chords, practice playing A, D, G, A, D, E, G and D in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 114. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D# Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ Well, she was an [E] American [G] girl, _ _ [A] raised on promises.
_ [D] _ She [E] couldn't help thinking that there [G] was a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
_ _ It [D] was a great big world [G] with lots of places [Em] to run to.
[A] Yeah, I think 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 [D] American girl. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well, it was [E] kinda cold that night.
[G] She stood alone [A] on a balcony.
_ _ [D] Yeah, she put [E] in a car's rollback [G] at her home in Hollywood.
[A] Black waves crashing down the beach.
That fool was [D] desperate and on Monday, _ [G] he clipped back in [E] her memory.
_ [A] God, it's so painful, something that is so close, still so far away.
[G] _ _ Oh yeah.
[A] _ _ Alright, [D] _ take it [Bm] easy baby, make it last all [G] night.
She [A] was an American [D] girl. _ _
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This song was featured on the Tod an Pier 7 album.

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