(Verse 1)

I pick her up about 7 for the football game
My Camaro all painted up in flames
But damn, she was the one that was on fire
She was head-to-toe red, white and blue
That lipstick, tank top, daisy dukes
She had my head spinning faster than them 4 bald eagle tires

(Chorus)

I was all caught up in that American love
Two young hearts, one cool car
And all we wanted to do was park, kiss, smoke, drink
I love this song, baby, what do you think?
She turned it up, windows fogging up
We were living it up, up, up in that American love

(Verse 2)

I parked the Chevy by the levy on a Friday night
We were naming all the stars up in that sky
And I named the brightest one right after her
And the summer sunset was something to see
With her leaning all up real close to me
And with a six pack, the next thing I knew, we were in the backseat, you know

(Chorus)

American love
Two young hearts, one cool car
And all we wanted to do was park, kiss, smoke, drink
I love this song, baby, what do you think?
She turned it up, windows fogging up
We were living it up, up, up in that American love

(Chorus)

We got American love
Two young hearts, one cool car
And all we wanted to do was park, kiss, smoke, drink
I love this song, baby, what do you think?
She turned it up, windows fogging up
We were living it up, up, up in that American love
Park, kiss, smoke, drink
Love this song, baby, what do you think?
She turned it up windows fogging up
We were living it up, up, up in that American love

[Verse 1]
Box of sunshine, bottle of rain
Fist full of wind from a west Texas plain
Tell me you want it baby, that’s all you gotta do
I’ll do anything for you

[Verse 2]
I’d walk the Mississippi, I’d drown in your kiss
Catch a star in a mason jar, so you can make your wish
Whatever that maybe, baby I’ll make it true
I’ll do anything for

You, you are the reason I live, my religion,
The air that I breathe, you’re that deep in me
And I’ll give you my heart and my soul there’s no fire
I wouldn’t walk through, I’ll do anything for you

[Verse 3]
I’d call on the nightingale, to write you a song
I’ll sing you to sleep baby, and I’ll wake you at dawn
I’ll wrap you in sweet dreams the whole night through
I’ll do anything for

You, you are the reason I live, my religion,
The air that I breathe, you’re that deep in me
And I’ll give you my heart and my soul there’s no fire
I wouldn’t walk through, I’ll do anything for you

In the shadows, of the last sunset
I’ll bargain with God and say, take me instead
After all baby, it’s the least I can do
I’ll do anything for you
I’d do anything for you

I’ve lived all my life, with no ties that bind.
Wasn’t anything or anyone, I couldn’t leave behind.
I could always find a getaway, from what I’s hiding from.
It’s looking like I’ve run out, of places to run .

[Chorus 1]
Everywhere I go and everything I do,
There ain’t a corner that I turned,
That ain’t one big deja vu.
She told me when I walked away, this day would come.
She was right, I’ve run out, of places to run.

[Chorus 2]
Everywhere I go and everything I do,
There ain’t a corner that I turned,
That ain’t one big deja vu.
I could always find a getaway, From what I’s hiding from.
Well, she was right. I’ve finally run out, of places to run.

Oh, I finally run out, of places to run.

Verse:

It’s two tickets to a concert
It's a Daytona airbrush T-shirt
Wondering who’s gonna kiss who first
You know what I’m talking about
Hey baby whatcha doing tonight
It’s butterflies and Bud Lights
Under the stars and on the stripes of a beach towel in a Spring Break town

It’s playing in the night air
Through the speakers all night long
Couple kids just livin’
That American country love song

Chorus:
In every town, in every place
There’s a boy who’s trying to take a chance
and dance and find a way to run away with her heart
In the back of an old Ford truck
In the bar, just looking for luck
In a pair of oh my blue eyes, let them fireworks start
That American country love song
Ain’t ever gonna quit playing on and on and on

Verse:
It’s Chris loves Jenny on a license plate
It's daddy getting mad because you came home late
It’s one last kiss in the driveway
Hey radio DJ can you play that song
That she loves, so I can turn it up
And maybe turn on
An American country love song

Chorus:
In every town, in every place
There’s a boy who’s trying to take a chance
and dance and find a way to run away with her heart
In the back of an old Ford truck
In the bar, just looking for luck
In a pair of oh my blue eyes, let them fireworks start
That American country love song
Ain’t ever gonna quit playing on and on and on

Solo (Same Chords)

Bridge:
So let’s raise a glass, cheerleaders and quarterbacks
Cowboys and country girls, all around this small town world
To the same old pick up lines, we’ve tried a million times
All the bad and good as it gets, to the ones that you ain’t met yet

Chorus:
In every town, in every place
There’s a boy who’s trying to take a chance
and dance and find a way to run away with her heart
In the back of an old Ford truck
In the bar, just looking for luck
In a pair of oh my blue eyes, let them fireworks start
That American country love song
Ain’t ever gonna quit playing on and on and on

Half step tuning

INTRO: D

Didn’t come in here for your sympathy
And a honky-tonk queen is the last thing I need
Just set me up with your best whiskey
Yeah this is just between the bottle and me

I don’t wanna talk, I don’t need a friend
I don’t think I stuttered when I said
I’m here to deal with a memory
Yeah this is just between the bottle and me

CHORES:
A man can’t face the cold hard truth
With nothin’ less than 90 proof
And closin’ time is when I’ll leave
‘Til then it’s just between this bottle and me

You’re a good bartender, I know you wanna help
So if you see me talkin’ to myself
Just walk away and let me be
Yeah this is just between the bottle and me

CHORES

SOLO

CHORES

‘Til then it's just between this bottle and me

Verse 1
Well I love the way she dances around
In her underwear
She probly woke the neighbors up by now
AWWWe But she dona^t care
Oha^ what a pretty face spilling her wine all over the place
Shaking everything shes got around
the towel coming off and her hair coming down

(Chorus)
Shes got that look in her eye
Shes driving me [G/B]crazy, driving me crazy
Ana^ I cana^t believe shea^s beautifully, faithfully, hopelessly, fatefully mine

Verse 2
Shes prettier than all the other girls
With no makeup on
Shes a cupcake, Shes a milkshake, Shes coolwhip
Cherry on top ohh but not for long
Oh Ia^m a lucky guy, for the life of me I dona^t know why
She loves me but I know she does cuz she shows me every time we make love

(Chorus)
Shes got that look in her eye
Shes driving me [G/B]crazy, driving me crazy
Ana^ I cana^t believe shea^s beautifully, faithfully, hopelessly, fatefully mine
(Chorus)
Shes got that look in her eye
Shes driving me [G/B]crazy, driving me crazy
Ana^ I cana^t believe shea^s beautifully, faithfully, hopelessly, fatefully mine
Yeah shes mine all mine

Shes a cupcake, a milkshake, cool whip,
Cherry on top

Verse 1:

She rolled in[G/B]

My little sandy town[G/B]

She spent the summer there[G/B]

A couple houses down[G/B]

Well it was magic in the air[G/B]

When she caught my eye[G/B]

We shared three short months[G/B]

And one long goodbye[G/B]

Verse:

She was the one that got away

The one that wrecked my heart[G/B]

I should’ve never let her go

I should’ve [G/B]begged her to stay

She was the one that got away[G/B]

Yeah, the one that got away[G/B]

Verse 2:

Well she kissed my lips[G/B]

Down on Ocean Drive[G/B]

She set my world on fire[G/B]

On the fourth of July[G/B]

We wrote our names in the sand[G/B]

Under the star-soaked sky[G/B]

But it washed away like[G/B] she did

With the rising tide[G/B]

Verse:

She was the one that got away

The one that wrecked my heart[G/B]

I should’ve never let her go

I should’ve [G/B]begged her to stay

She was the one that got away[G/B]

Yeah, the one that got away[G/B]

Bridge:

Every summer that rolls around

I’m looking over my shoulder

Wishing I could see her face

Wishing I could hold her

Verse:

She was the one that got away

The one that wrecked my heart[G/B]

I should’ve never let her go

I should’ve [G/B]begged her to stay

She was the one that got away[G/B]

Yeah, the one that got away[G/B]

Verse:

Yeah, She was the one that got away

The one that wrecked my heart[G/B]

I should’ve never let her go

I should’ve [G/B]begged her to stay

She was the one that got away[G/B]

Yeah, the one that got away[G/B]

Verse:

She rolled in[G/B]

My little sandy town[G/B]

She spent the summer there[G/B]

A couple houses down [G/B]

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Notes: Some versions are standard tuning and some are tuned down 1/2 step.

(Chorus)
Don’t you put your lips up to my mouth and tell me you can’t stay
Don’t slip your hand under my shirt and tell me it’s okay
Don’t say it doesn’t matter
cause it’s gonna matter to m[D/F#]e

I can’t be alone with…

You’ve got me out on the e[D/F#]dge every time you call
And I know it would k[D/F#]ill me, if I fall
I can’t be a[D/F#]lone with you

Please don’t chain that door
I can’t win this war
Your body is like a pill I shouldn’t take

(Chorus)(2x)
Don’t you put your lips up to my mouth and tell me you can’t stay
Don’t slip your hand under my shirt and tell me it’s okay
Don’t say it doesn’t matter
cause it’s gonna matter to [D/F#]me
I can’t be alone with…

You’ve got me out on the [D/F#]edge every time you call
And I know it would [D/F#]kill me, if I fall
I can’t be a[D/F#]lone with you

Ending:
I don’t see you like
you don’t call me back
Cadd9 G (let it rang)
But you kiss me when you’re drunk.

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Fingerings: G- 320033
Em7- x22033
Cadd9- x32033
D/F#- 200233

[F#m/B]Tryin’ to keep that [D/B]wolf at bay
[Em/B]Twelve out of twenty-four [F#m/B]hours a day
I’m bustin’ it, I’m breakin’ my back
[F#m/B]Swing that hammer, [D/B]stomp that shovel
[Em/B]Boss man says “boy your [F#m/B]pullin; a double”
It’s always me pickin’ up the slack, nobody said it was easy

But girl its been a hard long day, it seems we work our lives away
Five o’- clock I’m beat, dead on these two feet
But girl when I come home to you, the only thing I wanna do
Is baby hold you tight, ‘cause all that gets me through
After a long day is a long night with you

[F#m/B]One of those nights where [D/B]we don’t sleep
The [Em/B]two of us fittin’ like a [F#m/B]puzzle piece
Turnin’ up the heat with the lights down low
So [F#m/B]go ahead honey and [D/B]pour the wine
I’m a [Em/B]little overdue for some [F#m/B]overtime in your lovin’ arms
I ain’t lettin’ you go, yeah tonight we’ll take it slow and easy

But girl its been a hard long day, it seems we work our lives away
Five o’- clock I’m beat, dead on these two feet
But girl when I come home to you, the only thing I wanna do
Is baby hold you tight, ‘cause all that gets me through
After a long day is a long night with you

[Instrumental]
/ / / | D / / G | Bm / / / | Bm / / A | G / / / | Em /

Girl when I come home to you, the only thing I wanna do
Is baby hold you tight, ‘cause all that gets me through
After a long day is a long night, girl, it’s been a long day
And I’ll need a long night with you

It’s a little bit longer, baby, it’s a little longer with you

| Bm | Bm | D | D

I had a one night stand with my best friend’s baby sister
To this day he still won’t speak to me
I pawned my grandpa’s old guitar in college
For a case of beer and a tank of gasoline

I took a swing at my old man one Christmas
I never dreamed that it would be his last
I wish mom had rung my neck when she caught me with those cigarettes
Which reminds me, I’m down to my last pack

If I had a dime, for half the things [(F#)]I did
That didn’t make no sense at all,
I’d be livin’ a little higher on the hog
If only I’d a known, that later on down the road
I’d look back and not like what I see
I’d a changed a lot of things, startin’ with me

I called my brother everything I could think of
The night he wouldn’t bail me out of jail
I lost a job most folks ‘round here would die for
By layin’ out all night and raisin’ hell

I let a woman that I love slip through my fingers
Chalk another dumb move up to my foolish pride
I wasn’t there standin’ by the bed, when the preacher bowed his head
With the family, the day my grandma died

If I had a dime, for half the things I did
That didn’t make no sense at all, I’d be livin’ a little higher on the hall
If only I’d a known, that later on down the road
I’d look back and not like what I see
I’d a changed a lot of things, startin’ with me

(solo) B G#m E F#

If only I’d a known, that later on down the road
I’d look back and not like what I see
I’d a changed a lot of things, startin’ with me
Startin’ with me

Outro: B G#m