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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