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American Love

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Capo 1st fret
[Verse]
EmShe doesn't panic from the warning signs
EmShe's hiding under foreign cotton and sheets of ice
EmUntil I come around and clear her mind
Dsus4But I know who you are, so why don't we start Emagain
[Chorus]
It was colder by the Dpond
So she wore a pair of my Emgloves
Then she flew me to DMilan
She Ccalls me her american love
DAmerican Clove
DAmerican Clove
American Dlove
[Verse]
EmA bay-and-gable in a small lake town
DShe wants to buy it from her dad just to tear it down
EmThen tell her uncles they can have it now
Dsus4But we're still coming by, just for the Emfireworks
[Chorus]
It was colder by the Dpond
So she wore a pair of my Emgloves
Then she flew me to DMilan
She Ccalls me her american love
DAmerican Clove
DAmerican Clove
American Dlove
[Bridge]
C D Em7 C
C D Em7 C
If CI belonged to Danyone
I'd Em7choose a blonde and hCave a son
And Cdress him up in Dtennis shoes
And Em7play along untCil he's good
If CI belonged to Danyone
I'd Em7choose a blonde and hCave a son
And Cteach him things to Dget him by
The Em7city girls will nCever bite
If CI belonged to Danyone
I'd Em7choose a blonde and hDave a son
And Cdress him up in Dtennis shoes
And Em7play along untCil he's good
[Chorus]
YeahC  
American loveAm  
American loveC  
American Dlove
Oh C  
DAmerican Clove
It's the Damerican Clove
DAmerican CloveD  C  

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American Love

by Smallpools

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4

Em7

Capo 1st fret

[Verse]

She doesn't panic from the warning signs

She's hiding under foreign cotton and sheets of ice

Until I come around and clear her mind

Dsus4 Em

But I know who you are, so why don't we start again

[Chorus]

It was colder by the pond

So she wore a pair of my gloves

Then she flew me to Milan

She calls me her american love

D C

American love

D C

American love

[Verse]

A bay-and-gable in a small lake town

She wants to buy it from her dad just to tear it down

Then tell her uncles they can have it now

Dsus4 Em

But we're still coming by, just for the fireworks

[Chorus]

It was colder by the pond

So she wore a pair of my gloves

Then she flew me to Milan

She calls me her american love

D C

American love

D C

American love

[Bridge]

C D Em7 C

C D

If I belonged to anyone

Em7 C

I'd choose a blonde and have a son

C D

And dress him up in tennis shoes

Em7 C

And play along until he's good

C D

If I belonged to anyone

Em7 C

I'd choose a blonde and have a son

C D

And teach him things to get him by

Em7 C

The city girls will never bite

C D

If I belonged to anyone

Em7 D

I'd choose a blonde and have a son

C D

And dress him up in tennis shoes

Em7 C

And play along until he's good

[Chorus]

Yeah

American love

D C

American love

D C

It's the american love

D C D C

American love

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