American Rock N Roll

	  		
Intro C F C F 

verse 1 
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Midnight riding in my old two seater, rolling down the boulevard 
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Headlights shining on rusty fences as I pass the rail yard 
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Black leather jacket on a Friday night 
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Fire up the lighter and a lucky strike.  The 
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radio's saying "Take a walk on the wild 
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side."  And it's got me feeling like... 

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Go wide open it's a pedal down kind of a thing. 
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Little bit of Mo-Town smooth 
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A little bit of Memphis Blues.  A 
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sea of emotion raining all over me 
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Give me that heart and that soul 
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American rock 'n roll 


verse 2 
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I can see the banner on the courthouse flying proud red, white, and blue. 
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I can see her waiving on the corner, smiling cause she feels just like I do 
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Now she's sitting right next to me 
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Everything's how it oughta be 
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Being young in the land of the free 
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And she's got me feeling like... 

C                                      F 
Go wide open it's a pedal down kind of thing 
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A little bit of Folsom Blues 
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A little bit of gangster smooth.  A 
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sea of emotion raining all over me 
F            Am             G  F 
Give me that heart and that soul 
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American rock 'n roll


Bridge 
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verse 3 
C                                             F 
Midnight riding in my old two seater, rolling down the boulevard 
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Headlights shining on rusty fences, as I pass the rail yard 
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And it's got me feeling like... 

C                                        F 
Go wide open it's a pedal down kind of a thing 
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A little bit of Delta Blues 
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A little bit of "Blue Suede Shoes."  A 
C                                Dm 
sea of emotion, raining all over me 
Dm           C              C  F 
Give me that heart and that soul 
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American rock 'n roll 
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American rock 'n roll 
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American rock 'n roll 
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American rock 'n roll