Def Leppard - American Girl: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "American Girl" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
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 Well it was kinda cold that night She stood alone on her balcony Yeah, she could hear the cars roll by Out on 441 like waves crashin' on the beach And for one desperate moment There he crept back in her memory God it's so painful when something that's so close Is still so far out of reach Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  Em  E7  G  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "American Girl" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "American Girl" by Def Leppard.