American Secrets chords by Parachute

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: C#

Difficulty: Novice

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

Bridge:
         C        Am
It was all I knew
          G                     F
I was waiting for the big one
          G
And I stayed forever


Chorus:
C Am  F     G
Oh, oh, American secrets
C   Am         F
Oh, Oh, Had a dream that was ours
         G
That we just didn't know yet

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

Bridge:
        C      Am
It was all I knew
        G                        F
I was waiting for the big one
        G
And I stayed forever


Chorus:
C Am  F     G
Oh, oh, American secrets
C Am            F
Oh, oh, Had a dream that was ours
           G
That we just didn't know yet

C Am  F     G
Oh, oh, American secrets
C Am            F
Oh, oh, had a dream that was ours
            G                   C
That was lost in the regrets

C

Sub-Chorus:
C Am  F
      We were caught on the inside
C Am  F
      Left it all on that bedside

Am           G                       C     F
  Give me one more minute with those baby blues
               Am    G
We pull up

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

C Am  F G

Sub-Chorus:
         C                 Am
Give me one more, give me one more
          F                       G
Give me one more minute with my baby

(Oh, oh)
         C                  Am
Give me one more, give me one more
         F                        G
Give me one more minute with American secrets

(Oh, oh)
        C                  Am
Give me one more, give me one more

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



Switches Keys to F# - Keep the Capo on

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

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

Chorus:
        Bb  F
And oh, oh oh
        Bb   F   C
And oh, oh, oh, oh
           Dm                     Bb     F
It took twenty-five years but I finally see

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

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

Chorus:
        Bb  F
And oh, oh oh
        Bb   F   C
And oh, oh, oh, oh
          Dm                       Bb     F
It took twenty-five years but I finally see

         Bb  F
And oh, oh, oh
         Bb  F   C
And oh, oh, oh, oh

            Dm                     Bb     F
It took twenty-five years but I finally see
            Dm                    Bb      F
It took twenty-five years but I finally see
            Dm                     Bb     F
It took twenty-five years but I think I see