INTRO: |: Cm - Bb/C - | - - - - | - - Ab/C - | - - - - :|(3x) | Cm - Bb/C - | - - - - | - - Ab/C - | - - - Cm || ------------------------------------------------------ VERSE 1: Cm F/C The night's alive with wind and fire Cm7 We telegraph our heart's desire Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C Through the night with our eyes Cm Cm F/C Wheels are turniing fast and hard Cm7 Hearts are burning on the boulevard Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C Hear them pound, young and proud Cm It's the American heartbeat ------------------------------------------------------ PRE-CHORUS: Ab Chart the stars and Bb/Ab Ab Cm head out for the action Ab Hit the streets and Bb/Ab Ab EEb/Eb find some satisfaction G7+9 ------------------------------------------------------ CHORUS: Cm Bb/C Cm It's the American heartbeat Cm/Bb Bb Cm/Bb The American heartbeat Eb Bb/Eb Eb It's the American heartbeat Bb Cm/Bb Bb Oh, the American heartbeat ------------------------------------------------------ VERSE 2: Cm F/C The stage is set, the roles are chosen Cm7 The lights grow hot as the midnight's closing Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C In at last, it comes so fast Cm Cm F/C Pounding harder as the midnight's striking Cm7 It hits us like a bolt of lightning Ab(sus2)/C Bb(sus2)/C Deeper down, it's the sound Cm Of the American heartbeat ------------------------------------------------------ REPEAT PRE-CHORUS ------------------------------------------------------ REPEAT CHORUS ------------------------------------------------------ (~ INTERLUDE ~) (Use Intro as a guideline) ------------------------------------------------------ REPEAT CHORUS