Roger McGuinn - American girl

^DWell she was an A^E7merican girl ^Graised on ^Apromises ^DShe couldn't help ^E7thinking that there was A ^Glittle more to life ^Asomewhere else After all it was a ^Dgreat big world ^Gwith lots of places to ^Emrun to ^AAnd if she had to die trying she had one little promise she was gonna

^GOh yea ^Aallright ^Dtake it easy baby ^Bmmake it last all night ^GShe was ^Aan American ^Dgirl ^DWell it was kind ^E7cold that night she ^Gstood alone on the ^Abalcony ^DYea she could hear the cars ^E7roll by ^GOut on 441 like waves ^Acrashing on the beach And for one desperate ^Dmoment there ^Ghe crept back in her ^Emmemory ^AGod it's so painful when something that's so close

^GOh yea ^Aallright ^Dtake it easy baby ^Bmmake it last all night ^GShe was ^Aan American ^Dgirl