Intro Intro - Guitar 1: 18 bars C Intro - Guitar 2: D7 D7 C C D D C C D7 D7 C C D7 D7 Verse 1

^CWell, she was an ^D7American girl ^CRaised on ^Dpromises ^CShe couldn't help ^D7thinkin' that there was a ^Clittle more to life ^Dsomewhere else

^DAfter all it was a ^Cgreat big world ^CWith lots of places to ^Amrun to ^DAnd if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep

Chorus

^CO yeah, ^Dall right, ^Ctake it easy, baby, ^Emmake it last all night ^CShe was ^Dan American ^Cgirl

Verse 2

^CWell, it was kinda ^D7cold that night ^CShe stood alone on the ^Dbalcony ^CYeah, she could hear the ^D7cars roll by Out on ^C441 like waves ^Dcrashin' on the beach

^DAnd for one desperate ^Cmoment there ^CHe crept back in her ^Ammemory ^DGod it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far out of reach

Chorus

^CO yeah, ^Dall right, ^Ctake it easy, baby, ^Emmake it last all night ^CShe was ^Dan American ^Cgirl

Outro: C C C C C# D C C C C C C# D C C C C C C# D C C C C D D D Repeat to end C D7 C D

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - American girl