Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - 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 tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep

^GOh yeah, ^Aall right, ^Dtake it easy baby^Bm make it last all n^Gight A D (jangle on D) She was an American girl

^DWell it was kinda ^E7cold that night ^GShe stood alone on the ^Abalcony ^DYeah, she could hear the ^E7cars roll by, out on ^Gfour-forty one like ^Awaves crashing 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 is still.. so.. far.. out of reach.