INTRO:
VERSE 1:
The [Cm]night's alive with [F/C]wind and fire
[Cm7] We telegraph our heart's desire
[Ab(sus2)/C]Through the night [Bb(sus2)/C]with our eyes
[Cm]
[Cm]Wheels are turniing [F/C]fast and hard
[Cm7] Hearts are burning on the boulevard
[Ab(sus2)/C]Hear them pound, [Bb(sus2)/C]young and proud
It's the A[Cm]merican heartbeat
PRE-CHORUS:
[Ab]Chart the stars and
[Bb/Ab]head out[Ab] for the[Cm] action
[Ab]Hit the streets and
find som[Bb/Ab]e satis[Ab]factio[Eb]n[Bb/Eb][Eb]
[G7+9]
CHORUS:
It's the A[Cm]merican [Bb/C]heartb[Cm]eat
The A[Cm/Bb]merican [Bb]heart[Cm/Bb]beat
It's the A[Eb]merican[Bb/Eb] heartb[Eb]eat
Oh, the A[Bb]merican [Cm/Bb]heartbe[Bb]at
VERSE 2:
The [Cm]stage is set, the r[F/C]oles are chosen
[Cm7]The lights grow hot as the midnight's closing
[Ab(sus2)/C]In at last, it com[Bb(sus2)/C]es so fast
[Cm]
[Cm]Pounding harder as t[F/C]he midnight's striking
[Cm7]It hits us like a bolt of lightning
[Ab(sus2)/C]Deeper down, it's[Bb(sus2)/C] the sound
Of the A[Cm]merican heartbeat
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
REPEAT CHORUS
(~ INTERLUDE ~) (Use Intro as a guideline)
REPEAT CHORUS
|: Cm - Bb/C - | - - - - | - - Ab/C - | - - - - :|(3x)
| Cm - Bb/C - | - - - - | - - Ab/C - | - - - Cm ||
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VERSE 1:
The [Cm]night's alive with [F/C]wind and fire
[Cm7] We telegraph our heart's desire
[Ab(sus2)/C]Through the night [Bb(sus2)/C]with our eyes
[Cm]
[Cm]Wheels are turniing [F/C]fast and hard
[Cm7] Hearts are burning on the boulevard
[Ab(sus2)/C]Hear them pound, [Bb(sus2)/C]young and proud
It's the A[Cm]merican heartbeat
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PRE-CHORUS:
[Ab]Chart the stars and
[Bb/Ab]head out[Ab] for the[Cm] action
[Ab]Hit the streets and
find som[Bb/Ab]e satis[Ab]factio[Eb]n[Bb/Eb][Eb]
[G7+9]
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CHORUS:
It's the A[Cm]merican [Bb/C]heartb[Cm]eat
The A[Cm/Bb]merican [Bb]heart[Cm/Bb]beat
It's the A[Eb]merican[Bb/Eb] heartb[Eb]eat
Oh, the A[Bb]merican [Cm/Bb]heartbe[Bb]at
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VERSE 2:
The [Cm]stage is set, the r[F/C]oles are chosen
[Cm7]The lights grow hot as the midnight's closing
[Ab(sus2)/C]In at last, it com[Bb(sus2)/C]es so fast
[Cm]
[Cm]Pounding harder as t[F/C]he midnight's striking
[Cm7]It hits us like a bolt of lightning
[Ab(sus2)/C]Deeper down, it's[Bb(sus2)/C] the sound
Of the A[Cm]merican heartbeat
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REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
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REPEAT CHORUS
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(~ INTERLUDE ~) (Use Intro as a guideline)
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REPEAT CHORUS