Intro:

D (xx0232@1)

1st Verse:

D (xx0232@1)                   E7 (020130@1)          G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)    Well she was an American girl     raised on promises
D (xx0232@1)               E7 (020130@1)                      G (320003@1)                     A (x02220@1)    she couldn't help thinkin' there was a little more to life     somewhere else     
after all it was a
D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)                       Emgreat (022000@1)big world     with 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)    Oh yeah          all right
D (xx0232@1)                         Bm (x24432@1)    take it easy baby             make it last all night
G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)    she was          an American girl



2nd Verse:

D (xx0232@1)                    E7 (020130@1)                G (320003@1)                    A (x02220@1)    Well it was kinda cold that night     she stood alone on the balcony
D (xx0232@1)                          E7 (020130@1)                    G (320003@1)          A (x02220@1)    Yeah she could hear the cars roll by     out on 441     like waves crashin' on the 
beach     and for one desperate
D (xx0232@1)           G (320003@1)                   Emmoment (022000@1)there   he 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)    Oh yeah          all right
D (xx0232@1)                         Bm (x24432@1)    take it easy baby             make it last all night
G (320003@1)              A (x02220@1)              D (xx0232@1)    she was          an American girl



Break:
G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G G (320003@1)   G (320003@1)name="chord_xx1114@1">G# A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)name="chord_xx1114@1">G# D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     G (320003@1)name="chord_xx1114@1">G# A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)name="chord_xx1114@1">G# D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     G (320003@1)name="chord_xx1114@1">G# A (x02220@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A D (xx0232@1)   G (320003@1)name="chord_xx1114@1">G# D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     G (320003@1)name="chord_xx1114@1">G# A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D



Outro:
D (xx0232@1)   E7 (020130@1)   G (320003@1)   A