0Verse: D0 E71 1Well she was an American girl. G2 A3 2Raised on promises D4 E75 3She couldn't help thinking that there was G6 A7 4a little more to life somewhere else D8 5After all it was a great big world G9 Em10 6with lots of places to run to A11 7And if she had to die tryin' she had one little promise she was gonna keep 8 9Chorus: G12 A13 D14 Bm15 G16 10Oh yeah, allright, take it easy baby make it last all night A17 D18 11She was an American girl 12 13Verse: D19 E720 14Well it was kinda cold that night G21 A22 15She stood alone on the balcony D23 E724 16Yeh, she could hear the cars roll by, G25 A26 17out on four-fortyone like waves crashing on the beach D27 18And for one des'rate moment there G28 Em29 19he crept back in her memory A30 20God it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far to reach. 21 22Chorus: G31 A32 D33 Bm34 G35 23Oh yeah, allright, take it easy baby make it last all night A36 D37 24She was an American girl 25