American Secrets chords

  			
***Part 1*** 

verse 1 

When the sun set low in the blood red sky, yeah... 
G|-----------------------6---6-6-6-6-| 
D|-6-6-6-8-8---------6---------------| 
A|-----------8---9-------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

Every house called out as we passed them by, yeah... 
G|-----------------------6---6-6-6-------| 
D|-6-6-6-8-8---------6-------------8-----| 
A|-----------8---9---------------------8-| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

She would grab my hand as the trees leaned in, yeah... 
G|-----------------------6---6-6-6-3-----| 
D|-4-4-4-6-6-3---4---6-----------------3-| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

Oh I'm still racing home from the place I've been 
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D|-4(8x)-6(8x)-8(8x)-3(8x)-4(8x)-6(4x)---| 
A|---------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

Chorus 1 

And I stayed forever... 
G|---------------------6---6-6-6-----------------------6-6-6-6-6--| 
D|-8-8-8-8-8-6---4-4-4-----------6-6-6-8-8-8-3---4-4-4------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|             (2x) 

verse 2 

We would drive out through every lonely street, yeah... 
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D|-6-6-6-8-8---------6---------------| 
A|-----------8---9-------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

Smell the truth in her hair, felt the world at my feet, yeah... 
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D|-6-6-6-8-8---------6-------------8-----| 
A|-----------8---9---------------------8-| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

But we were just two kids, in a beat-up car... 
G|--------6---8--------------------------------------------| 
D|-4(16x)---------8---------6(8x)-8(8x)-3(8x)-4(8x)-6(4x)--| 
A|------------------8-9(8x)--------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

Chorus 2 

And I stayed forever... 
G|---------------------6---6-6-6-----------------------6-6-6-6-6--| 
D|-8-8-8-8-8-6---4-4-4-----------6-6-6-8-8-8-3---4-4-4------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|             (2x) 

G|-----------------------6--8-6------------------------6-6-6-6-6--| 
D|-8-8-8-8-8-6---4---6-8---------6-6-6-8-8-8-3---4-4-4------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

G|---------------------6---6-6-6-----------------------6-6-6-6-6--| 
D|-8-8-8-8-8-6---4-4-4-----------6-6-6-8-8-8-3---4-4-4------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------| 

G|---6~--------------1/6-6(repeat into bridge)--| 
D|-6--------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

Bridge 

We were caught on the inside... 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|-----3--------------------------| 
A|-4-----6-4-6------6/8-----------| 
E|------------------------2(16x)--|             (2x) 

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------3---4-| 
A|-1(8x)-------------------1(8x)-------4---6---1----------4---6-----4---| 
E|-------4(8x)-1(8x)-2(8x)-------4(8x)-----------1-2--------------------| 

I'm still dancing alone with the way it was... 
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D|--------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|-2(8x)-4(8x)-6(8x)-1(8x)-2(8x)-4(8x)--| 

Chorus 3 

I'm still dancing alone with the way it was... 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------4---4-4-4-----------------------4-4-4-4-4--| 
E|-6-6-6-6-6-4---2-2-2-----------4-4-4-6-6-6-1---2-2-2------------|             (2x) 

G|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------4--6-4------------------------4-4-4-4-4--| 
E|-6-6-6-6-6-4---2---4-6---------4-4-4-6-6-6-1---2-2-2------------| 

G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------3---4--| 
A|---------------------4---4-4-4---4---6---1----------4---6-----4----| 
E|-6-6-6-6-6-4---2-2-2-----------------------1-2---------------------| 

***part 2*** 

But when those trumpets sound... 
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D|------------------------------------| 
A|---------2-----4------6------2------| 
E|-2--2-------2-------------------2---| 

And oh-owoo-ho... 
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D|------------------------------------| 
A|-2---------2-----4------6----2------| 
E|----2---------2-----------------2---|         (2x) 

It took 25 years, but I finally see... 
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D|-------------| 
A|-6----2------| 
E|---------2---|                (2x) 


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