Verse:
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Well she was an American girl.
G A
Raised on promises
D E7
She couldn't help thinking that there was
G A
a little more to life somewhere else
D
After all it was a great big world
G Em
with lots of places to run to
A
And if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep
Chorus:
G A D Bm G
Oh yeah, allright, take it easy baby make it last all night
A D
She was an American girl
Verse:
D E7
Well it was kinda cold that night
G A
She stood alone on the balcony
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Yeh, she could hear the cars roll by,
G A
out on four-fortyone like waves crashing on the beach
D
And for one des'rate moment there
G Em
he crept back in her memory
A
God it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far to reach.
Chorus:
G A D Bm G
Oh yeah, allright, take it easy baby make it last all night
A D
She was an American girl