Tom: G
C G C G
C G Em D
C G C G
C G Em D
[Verse 1]
C G C G
Blue Ribbon bottles, big block throttles
C G Em D
Marlboro's if you want 'em, go on and take a drag
C G C G
a little small town freedom, a little taste of dreamin'
C G Em D
No need to preach, no need to shout, we believe in
[Chorus]
C G C G
American nights, one headlight
C G Em D
Cutting down Main Street in the dark
C G C G
Muscle Shoals, muscle cars
C G Em D
Earning our strips underneath these stars
[Turnaround]
C G C G
C G Em D
[Verse 2]
C G C G
Faded Levi's, worn out Chucks
C G Em D
Twenty in my pocket, feels like a million bucks
C G C G
Blue-eyed beauty, leaning to me
C G
our own show in the back row
Em D
Miss the whole damn movie
[Chorus]
C G C G
American nights, one headlight
C G Em D
Cutting down Main Street in the dark
C G C G
Muscle Shoals, muscle cars
C G Em D
Earning our strips underneath these stars
[Post-Chorus]
C G C G
American Nights (oohh)
C G Em D
American Nights
C G C G
C G Em D
[Bridge]
C G
Pray the morning don't come
C G
These colors don't run
C G
Stay up, stay young
Em D
American nights
[Chorus]
C G C G
American nights, one headlight
C G Em D
Cutting down Main Street in the dark
C G C G
Muscle Shoals, muscle cars
C G Em D
Earning our strips underneath these stars
[Post-Chorus]
C G C G
American Nights (oohh)
C G Em D
American Nights
C G C G
C G Em D
