American Secrets bass tab by Parachute

***Part 1***

verse 1

When the sun set low in the blood red sky, yeah...
G|-----------------------6---6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-8-8---------6---------------|
A|-----------8---9-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Every house called out as we passed them by, yeah...
G|-----------------------6---6-6-6-------|
D|-6-6-6-8-8---------6-------------8-----|
A|-----------8---9---------------------8-|
E|---------------------------------------|

She would grab my hand as the trees leaned in, yeah...
G|-----------------------6---6-6-6-3-----|
D|-4-4-4-6-6-3---4---6-----------------3-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Oh I'm still racing home from the place I've been
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4(8x)-6(8x)-8(8x)-3(8x)-4(8x)-6(4x)---|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Chorus 1

And I stayed forever...
G|---------------------6---6-6-6-----------------------6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-6---4-4-4-----------6-6-6-8-8-8-3---4-4-4------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|       (2x)

verse 2

We would drive out through every lonely street, yeah...
G|-----------------------6---6-6-6-6-|
D|-6-6-6-8-8---------6---------------|
A|-----------8---9-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

Smell the truth in her hair, felt the world at my feet, yeah...
G|-----------------------6---6-6-6-------|
D|-6-6-6-8-8---------6-------------8-----|
A|-----------8---9---------------------8-|
E|---------------------------------------|

But we were just two kids, in a beat-up car...
G|--------6---8--------------------------------------------|
D|-4(16x)---------8---------6(8x)-8(8x)-3(8x)-4(8x)-6(4x)--|
A|------------------8-9(8x)--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2

And I stayed forever...
G|---------------------6---6-6-6-----------------------6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-6---4-4-4-----------6-6-6-8-8-8-3---4-4-4------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|       (2x)

G|-----------------------6--8-6------------------------6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-6---4---6-8---------6-6-6-8-8-8-3---4-4-4------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------6---6-6-6-----------------------6-6-6-6-6--|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-6---4-4-4-----------6-6-6-8-8-8-3---4-4-4------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---6~--------------1/6-6(repeat into bridge)--|
D|-6--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Bridge

We were caught on the inside...
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----3--------------------------|
A|-4-----6-4-6------6/8-----------|
E|------------------------2(16x)--|       (2x)

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------3---4-|
A|-1(8x)-------------------1(8x)-------4---6---1----------4---6-----4---|
E|-------4(8x)-1(8x)-2(8x)-------4(8x)-----------1-2--------------------|

I'm still dancing alone with the way it was...
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-2(8x)-4(8x)-6(8x)-1(8x)-2(8x)-4(8x)--|

Chorus 3

I'm still dancing alone with the way it was...
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------4---4-4-4-----------------------4-4-4-4-4--|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-4---2-2-2-----------4-4-4-6-6-6-1---2-2-2------------|       (2x)

G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------4--6-4------------------------4-4-4-4-4--|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-4---2---4-6---------4-4-4-6-6-6-1---2-2-2------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------3---4--|
A|---------------------4---4-4-4---4---6---1----------4---6-----4----|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-4---2-2-2-----------------------1-2---------------------|

***part 2***

But when those trumpets sound...
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---------2-----4------6------2------|
E|-2--2-------2-------------------2---|

And oh-owoo-ho...
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-2---------2-----4------6----2------|
E|----2---------2-----------------2---|     (2x)

It took 25 years, but I finally see...
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-6----2------|
E|---------2---|        (2x)


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