Tuning: G C E A

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: American Girl Intro: 18 bars D Two bars D7, two C, G G , G G, D7 D7, C C, D7 D7 Verse 1

Well she was an

American girl.

Raised on

promises

She couldn't help

thinking that there was a

little more to life

somewhere else After all it was a

great big world

with lots of places to

run to

And if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep

Chorus

Oh yeah,

allright,

take it easy baby

make it last all night

She was

an American

girl

Verse 2 Well it was kinda cold that night She stood alone on the balcony Yeh, she could hear the cars roll by, out on four-fortyone like waves crashing on the beach And for one des'rate moment there he crept back in her memory God it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far to reach. ** (Chorus) Outro G, C7 C7, G G,G,G, lots of G's, C7, C7,G,G, G, G ,G, G,D7 ,C ,G (not really sure here as you see..) last piece

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and fade out Credit to "Tom Petty guitar licks" ---------------- ** Sounds like "Far out of reach" to me -- JF

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - American girl