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