American Girl - Tom Petty (1976)
Chorded By: Zack Oxford.
4/4 TIME @ 114 BPM (3 Min. 31 Sec.) in 'D'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D-F#
E7 - 0 2 0 1 0 0 E G#-B-D-E -OR-
- 0 2 2 1 3 0
G - 3 2 0 0 0 3 G G-B-D -OR-
- 3 2 0 0 3 3
A7 - x 0 2 0 2 0 A A-C#-E-G -OR-
- x 0 2 2 2 3
Em - 0 2 2 0 0 0 E B-E-G
Bm - x 2 4 4 3 2 B B-D-F#
G7 - 3 2 0 0 0 1 G G-B-D-F -OR-
- 3 5 3 4 3 3
D7 - x x 0 2 1 2 D A-C-D-F#
As4 - x 0 2 2 3 0 A A-D-E
INTRO: [16 M]
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|D |D |D |D |D |D |D |D |
|D |E7 |G |A7 |D |E7 |G |A7 |
Ooh…
VERSE/CHORUS #1: [24 M]
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|D |E7 |G |
Well,… she was an Am-er-i-… can girl,… raised… on…
|A7 |D |E7 |
prom-i-ses… She could-n't help… think-in'… that there… was a
|G |A7 |A7 |
lit-tle more… to life… some-where… else… Af-ter all it was a
|D |G |Em |
great big… world… with lots of pla-ces… to run… to…
|A7 |A7 |A7 |
And… if she had to die… try-… in', she… had one lit-tle prom-ise
|A7 |G |A |
she was gon-na keep… Oh,… yeah,… al-… right,…
|D |Bm |G |
… take it eas-y, ba-by,… make it last all night… She… was…
|A7 |D |D |
an Am-er-… i-can girl…
VERSE/CHORUS #2: [24 M]
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|D |E7 |G |
Well,… it was kind-a cold… that… night,… She… stood a-lone… on the
|A7 |D |E7 |
bal-co-ny… Yeah,… she could hear the cars… roll… by… out on
|G |A7 |
four for-… ty one… like waves… crash-in' on the beach,…
|A7 |D |G |
… And for one desp-'rate mo-ment… there… he… crept… back… in her
|Em |A7 |
mem-o-… ry… God,… it's so pain-ful when
|A7 |A7 |A7 |
some- thin' that's so close… is… still… so… far… out of reach…
|G |A |D |
Oh,… yeah,… al-… right,… take it eas-y, ba-by,…
|Bm |G |A7 |
… make it last all night… She… was… an Am-er-… i-can
|D |D |
girl…
GUITAR SOLO: [14 M]
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|G7 |A7 D7 |G7 |A7 D7 |G7 |A7 D7 |G7 |A7 D7 |
|G |A7 |D |D |D |D |
CODA: [22 M] More Lead Guitar Solo… -
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|D |E7 |G |As4 |D |E7 |G |As4 |
|D |E7 |G |As4 |D |E7 |G |As4 |
|D |E7 |G |As4 |D |D |