{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":800871,"song":"American Boy","artist":"Taylor Swift","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/800871-american-boy-chords-by-taylor-swift/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/800871?type=chord","rating":4.9218,"votes":8,"content":"This was on Taylors demo when she was 12 or 13. A really pretty song and there \r\nweren't any other tabs of it so... here.\r\n\r\nCapo on 2nd fret\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAmerican boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLiving life as it goes.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSittin on the fencepost[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLivin in the light.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAmerican boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLivin in the real world.[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTryin just to get the girl[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTryin to survive.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe simple things in life are always new[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGrowing up on Sand Hill Avenue.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd mama makes her cookies and daddy’s just[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe greatest living hero that ever was.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNothing in this world can ever once destroy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe hope of an American boy.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLivin off of bar tips[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTryin for relationships.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLookin for love.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSuddenly he finds[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAn American beauty[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nSuddenly it hits:[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe’s sent from above.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe simple things in life are always new[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGrowing up on Sand Hill Avenue.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd mama makes her cookies and daddy’s just[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe greatest living hero that ever was.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNothing in this world can ever once destroy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe dream of an American boy.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAmerican boy[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRaising little baby,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nKeeps hearing “Daddy, maybe[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI’ll be like you.”[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSuddenly alive,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nSeems just like a new toy.[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThere’s strong love[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch] \r\nAmerican boy.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe simple things in life are always new[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nGrowing up on Grand View Avenue.[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd mama makes her cookies and daddy’s just[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThe greatest living hero that ever was.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNothing in this world will ever once destroy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]   \r\nNo, nothing in this world will ever once destroy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe hope of an American boy.[/tab]","plain_text":"This was on Taylors demo when she was 12 or 13. A really pretty song and there \nweren't any other tabs of it so... here.\n\nCapo on 2nd fret\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG D Am C\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nG G G G G","chords":["A","G","D","Am","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}