American Secrets chords by Parachute

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: C#C#

Difficulty: Novice

Verse:
      C majorC                   A minorAm FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
When the sun set low in the blood red sky, yeah
     C majorC                    A minorAm FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
Every house called out as we passed them by, yeah
       C majorC         A minorAm          A minorAm FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
She would grab my hand as the trees leaned in, yeah
     C majorC            A minorAm          FF
Oh I'm still racing home from the place I've been

Bridge:
     C majorC    A minorAm
It was all I knew
     G+G           FF
I was waiting for the big one
     G+G
And I stayed forever


Chorus:
C majorC A minorAm FF   G+G
Oh, oh, American secrets
C majorC  A minorAm     FF
Oh, Oh, Had a dream that was ours
     G+G
That we just didn't know yet

Verse:
      C majorC                     A minorAm FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
We would drive out through every lonely street, yeah
        C majorC                        A minorAm FF C majorC FF G+G C majorC
Smell the truth in hear hair, felt the world at my feet, yeah
       A minorAm     G+G     C majorC      FF
But we were just two kids   in a beat-up car
     A minorAm      G+G       A minorAm  G+G   FF
Oh I'm still driving home from the things I've done

Bridge:
    C majorC   A minorAm
It was all I knew
    G+G            FF
I was waiting for the big one
    G+G
And I stayed forever

Chorus:
C majorC A minorAm FF   G+G
Oh, oh, American secrets
C majorC A minorAm      FF
Oh, oh, Had a dream that was ours
      G+G
That we just didn't know yet

C majorC A minorAm FF   G+G
Oh, oh, American secrets
C majorC A minorAm      FF
Oh, oh, had a dream that was ours
      G+G          C majorC
That was lost in the regrets

C majorC

Sub-Chorus:
C majorC A minorAm FF
   We were caught on the inside
C majorC A minorAm FF
   Left it all on that bedside

A minorAm      G+G            C majorC   FF
 Give me one more minute with those baby blues
        A minorAm  G+G
We pull up

Refrain:
      A minorAm      G+G    A minorAm  G+G  FF
Oh, she looks back and waves as I wait too long
     A minorAm     G+G     A minorAm  G+G  FF
I can picture her room as the lights turn on
     A minorAm    G+G       A minorAm G+G FF   G+G  A minorAm   C majorC
I'm still dancing alone with the way it was
      FF          G+G
I'm still dancing alone with the way it was

C majorC A minorAm FF G+G

Sub-Chorus:
     C majorC         A minorAm
Give me one more, give me one more
     FF            G+G
Give me one more minute with my baby

(Oh, oh)
     C majorC         A minorAm
Give me one more, give me one more
     FF            G+G
Give me one more minute with American secrets

(Oh, oh)
    C majorC         A minorAm
Give me one more, give me one more

Refrain:
     A minorAm       G+G    A minorAm   G+G  FF
Oh she looks back and waves as she slips inside
    A minorAm      G+G       A minorAm  G+G  FF
Every hope in the world in those bright blue eyes
       A minorAm   G+G       A minorAm G+G FF
I'm still dancing alone with the way it was


Switches Keys to F#F# - Keep the Capo on

Verse:
     FF
Got my mind made up
     Bb majorBb   FF    C majorC
And I'm coming back for you
    DmDm               Bb majorBb    FF
I can hear your voice calling and I'll be there soon

    FF
I can see you there
     Bb majorBb  FF     C majorC
In the bedroom by the stairs
     DmDm            Bb majorBb      FF
Oh, I've always been running but I don't know where

Chorus:
    Bb majorBb FF
And oh, oh oh
    Bb majorBb  FF  C majorC
And oh, oh, oh, oh
      DmDm           Bb majorBb   FF
It took twenty-five years but I finally see

Verse:
     FF
Not the boy I was
    Bb majorBb     FF   C majorC
In the car that you saw leave
    DmDm             Bb majorBb     FF
But I'm still not the man that I thought I'd be

         FF
But when those trumpets sound
     Bb majorBb     FF     C majorC
When the good Lord calls my name
        DmDm            Bb majorBb    FF
Oh, I'm gonna be with you, oh I'm gonna be with you

Chorus:
    Bb majorBb FF
And oh, oh oh
    Bb majorBb  FF  C majorC
And oh, oh, oh, oh
     DmDm            Bb majorBb   FF
It took twenty-five years but I finally see

     Bb majorBb FF
And oh, oh, oh
     Bb majorBb FF  C majorC
And oh, oh, oh, oh

      DmDm           Bb majorBb   FF
It took twenty-five years but I finally see
      DmDm          Bb majorBb   FF
It took twenty-five years but I finally see
      DmDm           Bb majorBb   FF
It took twenty-five years but I think I see