AMERICAN HEARTBEAT
by Survivor
from the 1982 album Eye Of The Tiger
[INTRO]
Cm Bb/C Ab/C (3x)
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Cm
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[VERSE 1]
Cm F/C
The night's alive with wind and fire
Cm7
We telegraph our heart's desire
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
Through the night with our eyes
Cm
Cm F/C
Wheels are turniing fast and hard
Cm7
Hearts are burning on the boulevard
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
Hear them pound, young and proud
Cm
It's the American heartbeat
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[PRE-CHORUS]
Ab
Chart the stars and
Bb/Ab Ab Cm
head out for the action
Ab
Hit the streets and
Bb/Ab Ab Eb Bb/Eb Eb
find some satisfaction
G7+9
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[CHORUS]
Cm Bb/C Cm
It's the American heartbeat
Cm/Bb Bb Cm/Bb
The American heartbeat
Eb Bb/Eb Eb
It's the American heartbeat
Bb Cm/Bb Bb
Oh, the American heartbeat
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[VERSE 2]
Cm F/C
The stage is set, the roles are chosen
Cm7
The lights grow hot as the midnight's closing
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
In at last, it comes so fast
Cm
Cm F/C
Pounding harder as the midnight's striking
Cm7
It hits us like a bolt of lightning
Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C
Deeper down, it's the sound
Cm
Of the American heartbeat
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REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
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REPEAT CHORUS
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[~ INTERLUDE ~] (Use Intro as a guideline)
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REPEAT CHORUS