INTRO:
Bm A D G
Bm A Bm G
(Hey)
INTRO:
Bm A
He was 18 and wasted
D G
Bedroom in the basement
Bm A
Parents' house, Tucson, Arizona
Bm G
What do expect from a high school diploma?
Bm A D
Working hours in the shoe store
G Bm
Selling dimes out the back door
A
And he puts on his prom crown
Bm G D
Says to his Mama, "I'm the king of this town"
PRE-CHORUS:
A
Won't you take me out?
D G D
I hear the midnight streets a-calling
A
You can hold me down
Bm G
But like a bird I'm just free falling
CHORUS:
G D A
Here's to these American nights
G Bm A
We're having the time of our lives
G D
Living, dreaming, feeling, never sleeping
A G
Till we see the morning light
Bm A Bm A D G Bm A Bm G
On these American nights (Hey) (Hey)
VERSE:
Bm A
Neighborhood kid, just back from the desert
D G Bm
Tattoo and a discharge letter
A
VA in the Saint John
Bm G Bm
Six times a week he still sleeps with his boots on
A D
She skipped track up to Brooklyn
G Bm
With a dream and some tanned skin
A
Graveyard at The Rhino
Bm G D
This is the place where the stars shine, y'know?
PRE-CHORUS:
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A
Won't you take me out?
D G D
I hear the midnight streets a-calling
A
You can hold me down
Bm G
But like a bird I'm just free falling
CHORUS:
G D A
Here's to these American nights
G Bm A
We're having the time of our lives
G D
Living, dreaming, feeling, never sleeping
A G
Till we see the morning light
Bm A G G G D
On these American nights
POST-CHORUS:
Bm A D G
(These American niiights)
Bm A Bm G
(These American niiights)
VERSE:
Bm A D
The sky's black in November
G
And nothing good lasts forever
Bm A
12-gauge heart in a machine-gun town
Bm G
Whole life running, ya can't stop now
CHORUS:
G D A
Here's to these American nights
G Bm A
We're having the time of our lives
G D
Living on a feeling, got a feeling
A G
That it's gonna be alright
Bm A
On these American nights
POST-CHORUS:
Bm A D G
(These American niiights)
Bm A Bm G
(These American niiights)
OUTRO:
Bm A D G
Hey, hey (These American niiights)
Bm A Bm G
(These American niiights)
Bm G
On these American nights
