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American Nights by Plain White T's

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Tuning: Drop Chord diagramD MajorD

Here's this song of the new Album "American Nights".
The tabs are played as accurate as possible out of how Tom plays it.
Any correction please let me know.

Note: This song is played with a guitar tunned Drop D, but it can be played at
Standard-E tunning and still sounds good. It would have a little changes though, but not that much.

Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---5--5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5----5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---0--0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0----0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0---------|

"On this american nights":
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---5--5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5----5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---0--0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0----0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0---------|

Play this until says:

          Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
The first rounds on me
Then starts playing chords:

              Chord diagramG5G5
We're gonna light up these streets baby,
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2          Chord diagramG5G5
Shake the dust off your dreams baby,
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2           Chord diagramG5G5
We're gonna lose a little sleep baby
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
On these American nights!

Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---5--5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5----5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---0--0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0----0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0---------|

          Chord diagramB minorBm
Under the stars and shops
              Chord diagramD MajorD
We live in doubt with our friends
           Chord diagramB minorBm
There's nothing we can't do,
          Chord diagramD MajorD
As soon as our sun sets
          Chord diagramB minorBm
I'm gonna find the girl,
              Chord diagramD MajorD
I'm gonna try and make her laugh
               Chord diagramB minorBm
And once she kiss me without look
          Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
I'm gonna take her hand

            Chord diagramG5G5
'Cause everything about her reminds me
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2         Chord diagramG5G5
Of all the broken romance behind me
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2          Chord diagramG5G5
I'm giving lover another chance to find me
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
On these American nights!

Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---5--5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5----5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---0--0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0----0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0---------|

Days like these don't come up any higher
We've got main street light up like a fire

Chord diagramE5E5         Chord diagramF#5F#5
Nothing compares to breathe in the air
   Chord diagramG5G5         Chord diagramA5A5
When I'm back in my hometown
Chord diagramE5E5          Chord diagramF#5F#5
Someday my kids will run like I did
  Chord diagramG5G5            Chord diagramA5A5
On these streets and old playgrounds!

I wanna drive all night
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---5--5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5----5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---0--0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0----0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0---------|

Plays this again until says:

            Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
I shut the whole world out
           Chord diagramG5G5
So come and ride with me baby
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2          Chord diagramG5G5
I'm saving you the front seat baby
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2        Chord diagramG5G5
Feeling nothing but free baby
Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
On these American nights!

Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---5--5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5----5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---0--0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0----0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0---------|

Chord diagramB minorBm   Chord diagramD MajorD
Oooooooooh x4

On these American nights!

Outro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---5--5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5----5---9-9-10-9---9-9--7-7--5-5-5-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---0--0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0----0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0-0-0-------|

I hope you're able to understand it ^^'
Also hope you enjoy it.
Once again, is as accurate as possible the way Tom plays it.
I learned it out of videos where Tom's playing.
You could replace the Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 Chords with Chord diagramA augmentedA and still sounds good.

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