Chords for Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl (Live 1978)

Tempo:
118.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

D

E

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - American Girl (Live 1978) chords
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[D]
[B]
[D] [G]
[B]
[D]
Well, she was [E] an American girl, [G] raised on a [A] farmstead.
[D] She couldn't help [E] thinking that there was [G] a little more to life [A] somewhere else.
After all, it was a great big world, [G] lots of places [Em] to run to.
[A] Yeah, I knew she'd cut me down, try and cheat you.
That one little promise she was gonna keep.
[G] Oh [A] yeah, [D] alright, take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last [G] all night.
She [A] was an [D] American girl.
Well, it was [E] kinda cold that [G] night.
She stood alone [A] on a balcony.
[D] Yeah, she [E] couldn't hear the cars roll by [G] at all in 441.
[A] Like waves crashing on a beach.
After one [D] desperate moment there, [G] he crept back [Em] to remember [A] me.
God, it's so painful, something is so close, but still so far away.
[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]
[E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
Oh [D] yeah, alright, [E]
take [G] it [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] easy [E]
[G] baby, make it last all night.
[A] [D] [E]
[G] [A]
[D]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
B
12341112
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - (Live) American Girl chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, D, G, A, E, G, D, Em and G of chords. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 59 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 118 BPM. Considering the song's key of D Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ Well, she was [E] an American girl, [G] _ raised on a [A] farmstead.
_ [D] _ She couldn't help [E] thinking that there was [G] a little more to life _ [A] somewhere else.
_ After all, it was a great big world, _ [G] lots of places [Em] to run to.
[A] Yeah, I knew she'd cut me down, try and cheat you.
That one little promise she was gonna keep.
[G] _ _ Oh [A] yeah, _ _ [D] alright, take it easy [Bm] baby, make it last [G] all night.
_ She [A] was an [D] American girl. _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, it was [E] kinda cold that [G] night.
She stood alone [A] on a balcony.
_ [D] _ Yeah, she [E] couldn't hear the cars roll by [G] at all in 441.
[A] Like waves crashing on a beach.
After one [D] desperate moment there, [G] he crept back [Em] to remember _ [A] me.
God, it's so painful, something is so close, but still so far away.
[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] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Oh [D] yeah, alright, _ _ _ [E] _
take [G] it _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ easy [E] _ _ _
_ [G] baby, make it last all night.
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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This song was composed by Tom Petty.

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