Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Difficulty: Novice Intro: C G C G C G Em D C G C G C G Em D Verse 1: C G C G Blue Ribbon bottles, big block throttles C G Em D Marlboro's if you want 'em, go on and take a drag C G C G a little small town freedom, a little taste of dreamin' C G Em D No need to preach, no need to shout, we believe in
Chorus: C G C G American nights, one headlight C G Em D Cutting down Main Street in the dark C G C G Muscle Shoals, muscle cars C G Em D Earning our strips underneath these stars Turnaround: C G C G C G Em D Verse 2: C G C G Faded Levi's, worn out Chucks C G Em D Twenty in my pocket, feels like a million bucks C G C G Blue-eyed beauty, leaning to me C G our own show in the back row Em D Miss the whole damn movie Chorus: C G C G American nights, one headlight C G Em D Cutting down Main Street in the dark C G C G Muscle Shoals, muscle cars C G Em D Earning our strips underneath these stars Post-Chorus: C G C G American Nights (oohh) C G Em D American Nights C G C G C G Em D Bridge: C G Pray the morning don't come C G These colors don't run C G Stay up, stay young Em D American nights Chorus: C G C G American nights, one headlight C G Em D Cutting down Main Street in the dark C G C G Muscle Shoals, muscle cars C G Em D Earning our strips underneath these stars Post-Chorus: C G C G American Nights (oohh) C G Em D American Nights C G C G C G Em D