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American Girl by Tom Petty American Girl Intro Intro - Guitar 1: 18 bars D Intro - Guitar 2: E7 E7 G G A A D D E7 E7 G G A7 A7 Verse 1 D E7 Well, she was an American girl G A Raised on promises D E7 She couldn't help thinkin' that there was a G A little more to life somewhere else A D After all it was a great big world G Em With lots of places to run to A And if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep Chorus G A D Bm O yeah, all right, take it easy, baby, make it last all night G A D She was an American girl Verse 2 D E7 Well, it was kinda cold that night G A She stood alone on the balcony D E7 Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by G A Out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach A D And for one desperate moment there G Em He crept back in her memory A God it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far out of reach Chorus G A D Bm O yeah, all right, take it easy, baby, make it last all night G A D She was an American girl Outro: G G G G G# A D G G G G G# A D G G G G G# A D G G G A A A Repeat to end D E7 G A --------------- version 2 Intro: 18 bars D Two bars E7, two G, A A , D D, E7 E7, G G, A7 A7 Verse 1 {D}Well she was an {E7}American girl. {G}Raised on {A}promises {D}She couldn't help {E7}thinking that there was a {G}little more to life {A}somewhere else After all it was a {D}great big world {G}with lots of places to {Em}run to {A}And if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep Chorus {G}Oh yeah,{A} allright, {D}take it easy baby {Bm}make it last all night{G} She was {A} an American {D}girl Verse 2 Well it was kinda cold that night She stood alone on the balcony Yeh, she could hear the cars roll by, out on four-fortyone like waves crashing on the beach And for one des'rate moment there he crept back in her memory God it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far to reach. ** (Chorus) Outro D, G7 G7, A D,D,D, lots of D's, G7, G7,A,A, D, D ,D, D,E7 ,G ,D (not really sure here as you see..) last piece D E7 e--5-2-0-3-2-0-5-2-0-3-2-0-|--repeat-|-7-4-0-5-4-0-7-4-0-5-4-0-|repeat--| b--------------------------|---------|----------------------------------| G D e--10-7-0-9-7-0-10-7-0-9-7-0-|-rep-|--12-9-0-10-9-0-12-9-0-10-9-0|-rep-- b----------------------------|-----|-----------------------------|------ and fade out --------------- version 3 Verse 1 (D)Well she was an (E7)American girl. (G)Raised on (A)promises (D)She couldn't help (E7)thinking that there was a (G)little more to life (A)somewhere else After all it was a (D)great big world (G)with lots of places to (Em)run to (A)And if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep Chorus (G)Oh yeah,(A) allright, (D)take it easy baby (Bm)make it last all night(G) She was (A) an American (D)girl Verse 2 [D]Well it was kinda cold [E7] that night [G]She stood alone on the [A] balcony [D]Yeh, she could hear the [E7]cars roll by, out on [G] four-fortyone like [A]waves crashing on the beach And for one des'rate [D]moment there [G]he crept back in her [Em]memory [A]God it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far to reach. ** (Chorus) --------------- version 4 4/4 TIME @ 114 BPM (3 Min. 31 Sec.) in 'D'. Chords Used: ----------- GUITAR KEYS E A D G B e Bass| Chord ------------------ --------------- 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] ----- |D |D |D |D |D |D |D |D | |D |E7 |G |A7 |D |E7 |G |A7 | Ooh… VERSE/CHORUS #1: [24 M] --------------- |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] --------------- |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] ----------- |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… - ---- |D |E7 |G |As4 |D |E7 |G |As4 | |D |E7 |G |As4 |D |E7 |G |As4 | |D |E7 |G |As4 |D |D | --------------- version 5 = = Hold notes for duration shown ~ = Vibrato h = Hammer-on p = Pull off ^ = Bend up a full note / = Slide up to x = Left hand muted percussive note Intro: Gtr1 + + + + + + + + +-10----10----10==================+=================+ |---------------------------------|-----------------| |-7-----7-----7===================|=================| |-0-----0-----0===================|=================| |---------------------------------|-----------------| +---------------------------------+-----------------+ |Gtr2 + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+-2--2------------+ |---------------------------------|-3--3--------3---| 0h2-----2-----2-----------2-------0h2--2--2-----2---| |-0-----0-----0-----------0-------|-0--0--0-----0---| |-0-----0-----0-------------------|-----------------| +---------------------------------+-----------------+ + + + + + + + + +-10----10----10------10--10101010+-10101010--1010101010----10101010+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-----7-----7-------7---7-7-----|-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-| |-0-----0-----0-------0-----------|-0-----0---0---------0-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+-------------2-------------------+ |-------------3---------------3---|-------3-----3-------------------| 0h2-----------2-----------2-------0h2-----2-----2-----------2---2---| |-------0-----0-------------------|-0-----0-----0-------0---0---0---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ Play the next 2 bars 6 times: + + + + + + + + +-1010101010101010101010--10101010+-10101010--101010101010--10101010+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| |-0-------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0-0-----0---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---| |/5----------/5----------/5-------|/5-----5-----5-------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ 1st & 2nd Verses: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +-5===============+-7===============+-10==============+-12==============+ |-3===============|-5===============|-8===============|-10==============| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 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+---------------------+-------------0-2-+-3---------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------+-------2---------+-------3---------+ |-2--2--2-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2--2--2-------------|---------------0-|-0--0------------| |-2--2--2-------------|-0--0------0-----|-----------------| |-0--0--0---------0h2-|----0------------|-----------------| +---------------------+-------------0-2-+-3---------------+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +-------0---------+-------5--------5+-------5---------+ |----0------------|-------5--------5|-------5---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2-------------0-|-----------------|-2--2------------| |-----------------|-0--0------------|-0--0------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | +-0---------------+-------5---------+-----------------+ |----0--------0---|----2--5---------|-----------------| |-------------0---|----2--2---------|-----------------| |-------2---------|-2--2--2---------|----2------------| |-----------------|-0--0--0---------|-0--0--0-----0---| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ + + + + + + + + +-----------------+-----------------+ |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-2---------------|-------2---------| |-0--0--0---------|-0--0-00---0-2---| +-----------------+-----------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +-----------------+-----------------+ |-------5---------|-2--2--2---------| |-------2---------|-2--2--2---------| |-2--2--2---------|-2--2--2---------| |-0--0--0---------|-0--0-00---------| +-----------------+-------------0-2-+ Chorus: Gtrs 1+2 + + + + + + + + + + + + +-------3-------------+-------5-------------+-------2-------7-+ |-------3-------------|-------5-------------|----3----------7-| |----0----------------|---------------------|----2------------| |---------------------|-2-------------------|-0--0------------| |---------------0h2---|-0--0------------0h2-|-----------------| +-3-------------------+---------------------+-----------------+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +-----7-----7---------+-------3---------+-------5---------+ |-------------7-------|-------------0---|-------5---------| |-9-^---9^------9p7---|-0--0------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-0--0------------|-2--2------------| |---------------------|-----------------|-0--0------------| +---------------------+-----------------+-----------------+ Play F# notes in brackets 1st time only + + + + + + + + +-10101010----10----10----10101010+-1010--10----10101010----10------+ |(7-7-7-7-----7-----7-7)--7-7-7-7-|-7-7---7-----7-7-7-7-7---7---0---| |-7-------------------7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7---7-----7-7-7-7-7---7---0---| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------0---0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0-0---0-0-------0---0---0-0-|-0---0-0---0-0-----0-0---0---0---| |/5----------/5----------/5-------|/5----------/5-------5---5---5---| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ Go back and repeat verse and chorus sections Interlude: (Gtr1 - Slight Palm Muting) Play the next 2 bars 3 times before moving on + + + + + + + + +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------| |-5-----5-----5---------------5-6-|-7-----7-------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------x-x-5-6-7~~-----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------x---5-------------------| +-3-x-x-3-x-x-3---x-x-x-x-x---3-4-+-5---x-5-------------------------+ + + + + + + + + +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-----5-----5---------------5-6-|-7-----7-----7-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------x-x-x-x-x-x-----| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------x-x-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +-3-x-x-3-x-x-3---x-x-x-x-x---3-4-+-5---x-5---x-5-------------------+ Play the next 2 bars 6 times altogether + + + + + + + + +-10----10----10----1010--101010--+-10101010----1010101010--10101010+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-----7---7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---|-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-| |-0-------------------------------|-------------------------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| |/5----------/5-------------------|/5----------/5-------------------| +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ Outro Gtr Solo: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +----14-----14----+----14-----14----+----14-----14----+----14-----14----12-+ |-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15----12/14--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+--------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | +----14-------14--+----14-------14--+----14-------14--+----14-----14----12-+ |-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15----12/14--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+--------------------+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +----14-----14----+----14-----14--14+----14-----14----+----14-----14----12-+ |-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15----12/14--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+--------------------+ | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | + + + + | +----14-------14--+----14-------14--+----14-------14--+----14-----14----12-+ |-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15--------|-15----15----12/14--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| +-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+--------------------+ Repeat the last 4 bars to fade Gtr1 +---------------------------------------------------------+ |-10p7---8-p7---10p7---8-p7----10p7---8-p7---10p7---8-p7---| |------7------7------7------7------7------7------7------7-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| +---------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------+ |-12p9---10p9---12p9---10p9---12p9---10p9---12p9---10p9---| |------9------9------9------9------9------9------9--------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| +---------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------+ |-15p12--14p12--15p12--14p12--15p12--14p12--15p12--14p12--| |------12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12-----12| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| +---------------------------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------------------+ |-17p14--15p14--17p14--15p14--17p14--15p14--17p14--15p14--| |------14-----14-----14-----14-----14-----14-----14-----14| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| +---------------------------------------------------------+ --------------- version 6 Intro |--10---10---10===--| |---X----X----X===--| Hold untill the rthym does its bit |---7----7----7===--| |---0----0----0===--| |-------------------| |-------------------| |--10--10-10--10-10-1010101010-101010-10101010-101010101010--| |---X---X--X---X--X--X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X--| |---7---7--7---7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| |---0---0--0---0--0--------0----0------0-----0----0-----0----| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |--1010101010-101010-10101010-101010101010-1010101010101010--| |---X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--| Strum this bar |---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| untill verse |-----0--------0----------0--------0----------0-------0------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| Verse she_______american girl__raised____promises |--5======-|-7======-|-10======-|-12======--| |--3======-|-5======-|--8======-|-10======--| |----------|---------|----------|-----------| |----------|---------|----------|-----------| |----------|---------|----------|-----------| |----------|---------|----------|-----------| she_______________there_____________else |--5======-|-7======-|-10======-|-12======-12--12-| |--3======-|-5======-|--8======-|-10======-10--10-| |----------|---------|----------|-----------------| |----------|---------|----------|-----------------| |----------|---------|----------|-----------------| |----------|---------|----------|-----------------| after______________world__________________to |---------3-----------------3------------0------| |------------2------------------------0---------| |------2-----------------0------4---------------| |--0-------------------------------2---------0--| |-----------------------------------------------| |---------------0--2--3-------------------------| Yeah____________tryin________________________keep |-------5----5----------5----------------------------| |-------5----5----------5----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |---------------2--2-------2-----------------2-------| |--0--0---------0--0-------0--0--0---0--0--0-0--0-2--| |----------------------------------------------------| Chorus Oh_________yeah__Oh__________Right__Take___________Baby |--------3-------------|-------5-------------|-------2-------7--| |--------3-------------|-------5-------------|----3----------7--| |-----0----------------|---------------------|----2-------------| |----------------------|-2-------------------|-0--0-------------| |----------------0h2---|-0--0------------0h2-|------------------| |--3-------------------|---------------------|------------------| make____________night__she__________an_________girl |------7-----7---------|-------3---------|-------5----------| |--------------7-------|-------------0---|-------5----------| |--9B----9B------9p7---|-0--0------------|------------------| |----------------------|-0--0------------|-2--2-------------| |----------------------|-----------------|-0--0-------------| |----------------------|-----------------|------------------| |--10--10-10--10-10-1010101010-101010-10101010-101010101010--| |---X---X--X---X--X--X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X--| |---7---7--7---7--7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--| |---0---0--0---0--0--------0----0------0-----0----0-----0----| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| Verse Chorus Interluded bit |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-----------------------7--(5h6h7~)--| play this bit 3 times |-5---5---5---5-6-7--7---------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-5---5---5---5-6-7--7--7~--| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |--1010101010-101010-10101010-101010101010-1010101010101010--| |---X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--| Strum this bar |---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| untill solo |-----0--------0----------0--------0----------0-------0------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| Solo |-----14-----14-14-----14-----14-14-----14----14-14------14---14-------12--| |--15-----15--------15-----15--------15----15--------15----15-----12/14----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----14-----14-14-----14-----14-14-----14----14-14------14---14-------12--| |--15-----15--------15-----15--------15----15--------15----15-----12/14----| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------| |-10p7---8p7----| |------7-----7--| |---------------| repeat |---------------| |---------------| |----------------| |-12p9---10p9----| |------9------9--| repeat |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |--------------------| |-15p12----14p12-----| |-------12-------12--| repeat |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |-17p14----15p14-----| |-------14-------14--| repeat |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |---------------| |-10p7---8p7----| |------7-----7--| |---------------| repeat |---------------| |---------------| |----------------| |-12p9---10p9----| |------9------9--| repeat |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |--------------------| |-15p12----14p12-----| |-------12-------12--| repeat |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |-17p14----15p14-----| |-------14-------14--| repeat |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| ----------