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[Intro 1] [C][C][C][C] [C][C][C][C] [C][D][F][G] [C][D][F][G] [Verse 1] [C]Well she was an Amer[D]ican girl [F]Raised on pro[G]mises [C]She couldn't help thi[D]nkin' that there Was a [F]little more to life [G]Somewhere else After all it was a [C]great big world [F]With lots of places to run[Dm] to [G]Yeah, and if she had to die tryin' She had one little promise [Chorus 1] She was gonna keep [F]Oh yea[G]h, alright [C]Take it easy baby [Am]Make it last all night [F]She was[G] an American girl [C][C] [Verse 2] [C]Well, it was kind of col[D]d that night [F]She stood alone on her [G]balcony [C]Yeah, she could hear the car[D]s roll by Out on [F]441 Like [G]waves crashin' on the beach And for one desperate [C]moment there [F]He crept back in her [Dm]memory [G]God it's so painful Something that is so close [Chorus 2] And still so far out of reach [F]Oh yea[G]h, alright [C]Take it easy baby [Am]Make it last all night [F]She was[G] an American girl [C][C] [Interlude 1] [F][G][C] [F][G][C] [F][G][C] [F][G] [Interlude 2] [C][C][C][C] [C][D][F][G] [C][D][F][G] [Solo 1] [C][D][F][G] [C][D][F][G] [C][D][F][G] [Repeat and fade]
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