Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – American Girl chords

Intro

Intro - Guitar 1:  18 bars  D
Intro - Guitar 2:  E7 E7 G G A A D D E7 E7 G G A7 A7

Verse 1

D                E7Well, she was an American girl
G         ARaised on promises
D                 E7She couldn't help thinkin' that there was a 
G                   Alittle more to life somewhere else

A                  DAfter all it was a great big world
G                      EmWith lots of places to run to
AAnd if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep

Chorus

G       A          D                   Bm O yeah, all right, take it easy, baby, make it last all night
G       A           DShe was an American girl

Verse 2

D                  E7Well, it was kinda cold that night
G                      AShe stood alone on the balcony
D                        E7Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by
       G              AOut on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach

A                     DAnd for one desperate moment there
G                    EmHe crept back in her memory
AGod it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far out of reach

Chorus

G       A          D                   Bm O yeah, all right, take it easy, baby, make it last all night
G       A           DShe was an American girl

Outro:

G G G G G# A D 
G G G G G# A D 
G G G G G# A D 
G G G A A A

Repeat to end
D E7 G A