American Nights

Bm A D G Bm A Bm G (Hey) 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" 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 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) 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? 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 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 Bm A D G (These American niiights) Bm A Bm G (These American niiights) 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 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 Bm A D G (These American niiights) Bm A Bm G (These American niiights) Bm A D G Hey, hey (These American niiights) Bm A Bm G (These American niiights) Bm G On these American nights