B5                       F#5
I took a walk with the palm trees as the daylight fell
A5                     E5
Sangria in a canteen, talking to myself
G5                          D5
This tattoo on my left hand is turning purple-ish blue
E5                       F#5
Daydreams of the romance, daydreams of you
B5                             F#5
My pretty woman in a ballgown, I'm Richard Gere in a tux
A5                                E5
Getting married in a courthouse, writing vows in a rush
G5                           D5
Making out before the judge,with my teenage wife
E5                          F#5
Got a wedding band done that I just might die with

[Hook]
G5                          D5
It's an American wedding
          E5               B5
They don't mean too much, but we were so in love
G5
We had an American wedding
E5                        F#5
Now what's mine is yours, that's American law

[Verse 2]
B5                   F#5 
M-R-S dot Kennedy, she signed her name in pen
A5                         E5
In a fancy fancy cursive, then turned her term papers in
G5                     D5
A thesis on Islamic virgin brides and arranged marriage
E5                              F#5
Hijabs and polygamist husbands, those poor unamerican girls
B5                          F#5
After school she ran to me, jumped in my 5.0, this is the
A5                                    E5
Home of the brave, land of the free, but your parents still didn't know
G5                                         D5
She said, "I've had a hell of a summer, so baby, don't take this hard
E5                                        F#5
But maybe we should get an annulment, before this goes way to far."

[Hook]
G5                              D5
It's just an American wedding
E5                       B5
They don't mean too much, they don't last enough
G5
We had an American wedding
E5                         F#5
Now what's mine is yours, American divorce

[Verse 3]
B5                           F#5
Well you can have my Mustang, that's all I've got in my name
A5                                      E5
But Jesus Christ don't break my heart, this wedding ring won't ever wipe off
G5                  D5
But if you stay, oh if you stay
E5                                 F#5
You'll probably leave later anyway, it's love made in the USA

Verse chords repeat.
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