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American Girl

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
ChordsKeyDbeginner229 BPM
4.8(3k)

Chords in this song7

Intro

(Guitar 1: 18 bars)
 
(Guitar 2:)
              

Verse

Well, she was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldn't help thinkin' that there was a
little more to life somewhere else

Pre-Chorus

After all it was a great big world
With lots of places to run to
And if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep

Chorus

O yeah, all right, take it easy, baby, make it last all night
She was an American girl

Verse

Well, it was kinda cold that night
She stood alone on the balcony
Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
Out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach

Pre-Chorus

And for one desperate moment there
He crept back in her memory
God it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far out of reach

Chorus

O yeah, all right, take it easy, baby, make it last all night
She was an American girl

Outro

       
       
       
      
    
(Repeat to end)

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