Intro

Intro - Guitar 1:  18 bars  D
Intro - Guitar 2:  E7 E7 G G A A D D E7 E7 G G A7 A7

Verse 1

D (xx0232@1)              E7Well, (020130@1)she was an American girl
G (320003@1)       ARaised (x02220@1)on promises
D (xx0232@1)               E7She (020130@1)couldn't help thinkin' that there was a 
G (320003@1)                 Alittle (x02220@1)more to life somewhere else

A (x02220@1)                DAfter (xx0232@1)all it was a great big world
G (320003@1)                    EmWith (022000@1)lots of places to run to
AAnd (x02220@1)if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep

Chorus

G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)O yeah, all right, take it easy, baby, make it last all night
G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)         DShe (xx0232@1)was an American girl

Verse 2

D (xx0232@1)                E7Well, (020130@1)it was kinda cold that night
G (320003@1)                    AShe (x02220@1)stood alone on the balcony
D (xx0232@1)                      E7Yeah, (020130@1)she could hear the cars roll by
       G (320003@1)            AOut (x02220@1)on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach

A (x02220@1)                   DAnd (xx0232@1)for one desperate moment there
G (320003@1)                  EmHe (022000@1)crept back in her memory
AGod (x02220@1)it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far out of reach

Chorus

G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)        D (xx0232@1)                 Bm (x24432@1)O yeah, all right, take it easy, baby, make it last all night
G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)         DShe (xx0232@1)was an American girl

Outro:

G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G Ab (xx1114@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G Ab (xx1114@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G Ab (xx1114@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G G (320003@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A

Repeat to end
D E7 G A