(Palm mute the intro and beginning of the first verse) Intro: C5 , E5 , A5 , F5 Verse 1: C5 E5 I met a girl with a lip tattoo A5 F5 She looked skinny as a rail in those high heel shoes C5 E5 She?s got a spot above Webster Hall A5 F5 Claims to run this town with her hair in a ball C5 , E5 , A5 , F5 (Ooooo, ooooo) C5 E5 She was small town girl USA A5 F5 hell, her daddys bagging groceries, living day by day C5 E5 I know she knows it aint her place A5 F5 Shes tired of that living and the same clich?s C5 E5 Now She?s the first in her family to hold a degree A5 F5 and her mommas waiting tables down at Ruby Tuesdays C5 E5 & I aint saying that at all like its mean A5 F5 cause her momma probably taught the girl damn near everything Chorus: C5 E5 A5 So she?s gonna do what she wants to do G5 C5 She?s gonna wear a one piece bathing suit E5 A5 She?s gonna smile, she?s gonna scream G5 F5 She?s a small town girl in a big city G5 Yeah, she?s making her moves She?s got American Dreams ( C5 , E5 , A5 , F5 x2) Verse 2: C5 E5 So ohh look at you now A5 F5 You?re a small town girl in a big old crowd C5 E5 Your Moving up Making your scene A5 F5 Ain?t making a dime but you?re living your dreams C5 E5 And up there you?re gonna have your fights A5 F5 But girl follow your heart You gonna do alirght C5 E5 & I know that?s what you always do A5 You were born to be free. F5 Born for breaking the rules Chorus: C5 E5 A5 So she?s gonna do what she wants to do G5 C5 She?s gonna wear a one piece bathing suit E5 A5 She?s gonna smile, she?s gonna scream G5 F5 She?s a small town girl in a big city G5 Yeah, she?s making her moves She?s got American---- Bridge: C5 E5 Dreams don?t come from anyone else They?re born in the beating deep inside A5 of your chest F5 Lord knows they do C5 And the harder you try the harder you might fall E5 But you?ll never learn nothing if it A5 aint ever your fault F5 So go on and do what you do ( C5 , E5 , A5 , F5 x2) Come on and make us a move Oooo, oooo yeahh Rest of the song (fade out) Repeat: C5 , E5 , A5 , F5