American Dreams
I'm 99% sure these are the chords to this song. This is my first tab and I
figured it out by ear and I'm pretty sure these are the right chords.
This is a great song and I love Paul Mcdonald :)
Comment if you think I'm wrong or missed anything.
(Palm mute the intro and beginning of the first verse)
Intro: C, E, Am, F
Verse 1:
C E
I met a girl with a lip tattoo
Am F
She looked skinny as a rail in those high heel shoes
C E
Shes got a spot above Webster Hall
Am F
Claims to run this town with her hair in a ball
C, E, Am, F
(Ooooo, ooooo)
C E
She was small town girl USA
Am F
hell, her daddys bagging groceries, living day by day
C E
I know she knows it aint her place
Am F
Shes tired of that living and the same clichs
C E
Now Shes the first in her family to hold a degree
Am F
and her mommas waiting tables down at Ruby Tuesdays
C E
& I aint saying that at all like its mean
Am F
cause her momma probably taught the girl
damn near everything
Chorus:
C E Am
So shes gonna do what she wants to do
G C
Shes gonna wear a one piece bathing suit
E Am
Shes gonna smile, shes gonna scream
G F
Shes a small town girl in a big city
G
Yeah, shes making her moves
Shes got American Dreams (C, E, Am, F x2)
Verse 2:
C E
So ohh look at you now
Am F
Youre a small town girl in a big old crowd
C E
Your Moving up Making your scene
Am F
Aint making a dime but youre living your dreams
C E
And up there youre gonna have your fights
Am F
But girl follow your heart You gonna do alirght
C E
& I know thats what you always do
Am
You were born to be free.
F
Born for breaking the rules
Chorus:
C E Am
So shes gonna do what she wants to do
G C
Shes gonna wear a one piece bathing suit
E Am
Shes gonna smile, shes gonna scream
G F
Shes a small town girl in a big city
G
Yeah, shes making her moves
Shes got American----
Bridge:
C E
Dreams dont come from anyone else
Theyre born in the beating deep inside
Am
of your chest
F
Lord knows they do
C
And the harder you try the harder you might fall
E
But youll never learn nothing if it
Am
aint ever your fault
F
So go on and do what you do
(C, E, Am, F x2)
Come on and make us a move Oooo, oooo yeahh
Rest of the song (fade out) Repeat: C, E, Am, F
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