Taylor Swift – American Boy (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Chords

This was on Taylors demo when she was 12 or 13. A really pretty song and there weren't any other tabs of it so... here.
           G
American boy

            D
Living life as it goes.

              Am       C
Sittin on the fencepost

             G
Livin in the light.

         G
American boy

             D
Livin in the real world.

              Am          C
Tryin just to get the girl

            G
Tryin to survive.

    G                         D
The simple things in life are always new

Am                      C
Growing up on Sand Hill Avenue.

    G                          D
And mama makes her cookies and daddy’s just

    Am                       C
The greatest living hero that ever was.

G                         D            Am
Nothing in this world can ever once destroy

    C                   G
The hope of an American boy.

             D
Livin off of bar tips

            Am         C
Tryin for relationships.

           G
Lookin for love.

            G
Suddenly he finds

            D
An American beauty

            Am   C
Suddenly it hits:

                 G
She’s sent from above.
G D Am C
    G                         D
The simple things in life are always new

Am                      C
Growing up on Sand Hill Avenue.

    G                          C
And mama makes her cookies and daddy’s just

    Am                       C
The greatest living hero that ever was.

G                         D            Am
Nothing in this world can ever once destroy

    C                    G
The dream of an American boy.
G G G G G
         G
American boy

              D
Raising little baby,

                      Am   C
Keeps hearing “Daddy, maybe

             G
I’ll be like you.”

         G
Suddenly alive,

                  D
Seems just like a new toy.

               Am  C
There’s strong love

         G 
American boy.

    G                         D
The simple things in life are always new

Am                       C
Growing up on Grand View Avenue.

    G                          D
And mama makes her cookies and daddy’s just

    Am                        C
The greatest living hero that ever was.

G                          D            Am  C
Nothing in this world will ever once destroy

    G                          D            Am   
No, nothing in this world will ever once destroy

    C                   G   G G G G
The hope of an American boy.