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American Girl - Tom Petty (1976)
Chorded By: Zack Oxford.
4/4 TIME @ 114 BPM (3 Min. 31 Sec.) in 'D'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
E7 - 0 2 0 1 0 0 E G#-B-D-E -OR-
- 0 2 2 1 3 0
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G G-B-D -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3
A7 - x 0 2 0 2 0 A A-C#-E-G -OR-
- x 0 2 2 2 3
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0 E B-E-G
Bm - x 2 4 4 3 2 B B-D-F#
G7 - 3 2 0 0 0 1 G G-B-D-F -OR-
- 3 5 3 4 3 3
D7 - x x 0 2 1 2 D A-C-D-F#
As4 - x 0 2 2 3 0 A A-D-E
INTRO: [16 M]
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|D |D |D |D |D |D |D |D |
|D |E7 |G |A7 |D |E7 |G |A7 |
Oohâ¦
VERSE/CHORUS #1: [24 M]
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|D |E7 |G |
Well,⦠she was an Am-er-i-⦠can girl,⦠raised⦠onâ¦
|A7 |D |E7 |
prom-i-ses⦠She could-n't help⦠think-in'⦠that there⦠was a
|G |A7 |A7 |
lit-tle more⦠to life⦠some-where⦠else⦠Af-ter all it was a
|D |G |Em |
great big⦠world⦠with lots of pla-ces⦠to run⦠toâ¦
|A7 |A7 |A7 |
And⦠if she had to die⦠try-⦠in', she⦠had one lit-tle prom-ise
|A7 |G |A |
she was gon-na keep⦠Oh,⦠yeah,⦠al-⦠right,â¦
|D |Bm |G |
⦠take it eas-y, ba-by,⦠make it last all night⦠She⦠wasâ¦
|A7 |D |D |
an Am-er-⦠i-can girlâ¦
VERSE/CHORUS #2: [24 M]
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|D |E7 |G |
Well,⦠it was kind-a cold⦠that⦠night,⦠She⦠stood a-lone⦠on the
|A7 |D |E7 |
bal-co-ny⦠Yeah,⦠she could hear the cars⦠roll⦠by⦠out on
|G |A7 |
four for-⦠ty one⦠like waves⦠crash-in' on the beach,â¦
|A7 |D |G |
⦠And for one desp-'rate mo-ment⦠there⦠he⦠crept⦠back⦠in her
|Em |A7 |
mem-o-⦠ry⦠God,⦠it's so pain-ful when
|A7 |A7 |A7 |
some- thin' that's so close⦠is⦠still⦠so⦠far⦠out of reachâ¦
|G |A |D |
Oh,⦠yeah,⦠al-⦠right,⦠take it eas-y, ba-by,â¦
|Bm |G |A7 |
⦠make it last all night⦠She⦠was⦠an Am-er-⦠i-can
|D |D |
girlâ¦
GUITAR SOLO: [14 M]
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|G7 |A7 D7 |G7 |A7 D7 |G7 |A7 D7 |G7 |A7 D7 |
|G |A7 |D |D |D |D |
CODA: [22 M] More Lead Guitar Solo⦠-
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|D |E7 |G |As4 |D |E7 |G |As4 |
|D |E7 |G |As4 |D |E7 |G |As4 |
|D |E7 |G |As4 |D |D |