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