Key: D
D
E7
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
Yes and if she had to die trying she'd
that's one real promise she was gonna keep
G
A
Oh yeah, allright
D
Bm
Take it easy baby, make it last all night
G
A
D
She was, an American girl
D
E7
Well it was kinda cold that night
G
A
She stood alone on her balcony
D
E7
She could hear the cars roll by
G
A
Out on 441 like waves crashing on the beach
D
And for one desperate moment baby
G
Em
He crept back in her memory
A
God it's so painful when something is so close
But still so hard to reach
G
A
Oh yeah, allright
D
Bm
Take it easy baby, make it last all night
G
A
D
She was, an American girl
G
A
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