American Girl (CHORDS) by Elle King

[Intro]~
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[Verse]~
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Well, she was an American Girl, raised on promises

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She couldn't help thinking that there

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Was a little more to life somewhere else

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After all, it was a great big world

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With lots of places to run to

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And if she had to die tryin'

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She had one little promise she was gonna keep


[Chorus]~
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Oh yeah, alright

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Take it easy baby, make it last all night

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She was an American Girl!


[Verse]~
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Well, it was kinda cold that night

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She stood alone on her balcony

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Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by

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Out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach

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And for one desperate moment there

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He crept back in her memory

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God, it's so painful when something that's so close

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Is still so far out of reach!


[Chorus]~
     ~A      ~D
Oh yeah, alright

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Take it easy baby, make it last all night

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She was an American Girl!


[Outro]~
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