American Boy chords by Taylor Swift

Chords with lyrics

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Capo on 2nd fret

      G+G
American boy
      D MajorD
Living life as it goes.
       C majorC
Sittin on the fencepost
       G+G
Livin in the light.

     G+G
American boy
       D MajorD
Livin in the real world.
       C majorC
Tryin just to get the girl
      G+G
Tryin to survive.

  D MajorD
The simple things in life are always new
C majorC
Growing up on Sand Hill Avenue.
  D MajorD
And mama makes her cookies and daddy’s just
  C majorC
The greatest living hero that ever was.
A minorAm
Nothing in this world can ever once destroy
  G+G
The hope of an American boy.

       D MajorD
Livin off of bar tips
      C majorC
Tryin for relationships.
      G+G
Lookin for love.

      G+G
Suddenly he finds
      D MajorD
An American beauty
      C majorC
Suddenly it hits:
         G+G
She’s sent from above.

C majorC

  D MajorD
The simple things in life are always new

C majorC
Growing up on Sand Hill Avenue.
  C majorC
And mama makes her cookies and daddy’s just
  C majorC
The greatest living hero that ever was.
A minorAm
Nothing in this world can ever once destroy
  G+G
The dream of an American boy.

G+G

     G+G
American boy
       D MajorD
Raising little baby,
           C majorC
Keeps hearing “Daddy, maybe
       G+G
I’ll be like you.”


     G+G
Suddenly alive,
         D MajorD
Seems just like a new toy.
        C majorC
There’s strong love
     G+G
American boy.


  D MajorD
The simple things in life are always new
C majorC
Growing up on Grand View Avenue.
  D MajorD
And mama makes her cookies and daddy’s just
  C majorC
The greatest living hero that ever was.
C majorC
Nothing in this world will ever once destroy
  A minorAm
No, nothing in this world will ever once destroy
  G+G
The hope of an American boy.

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