[Verse] 
CAm Well, she was an American girl
FG Raised on promises
CAmF She couldn't help thinking that there was a little more to life
G Somewhere else
 
GF After all it was a great big world
Am With lots of places to run to
G And if she had to die trying
GG She had one little promise she was going to keep
 [Chorus] 
FG Oh yeah, all right
C Take it easy baby
Am Make it last all night
FGC She was an American girl
 [Verse 2] 
CAm Well, it was kind of cold that night
FG She stood alone on her balcony
CAm She could see the cars roll by
F Out on 441
G Like waves crashing on the beach
GC And for one desperate moment there
Am He crept back in her memory
G God, it's so painful
GG It's something that's so close but still so far out of reach
 [Chorus] 
FG Oh yeah, all right
C Take it easy baby
Am Make it last all night
FGC She was an American girl
 [Chorus] 
FG Oh yeah, all right
C Take it easy baby
Am Make it last all night
FF Oh yeah, all right
C Take it easy baby
Am