Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Difficulty: Novice Intro: C G C G C G Em D C G C G C G Em D Verse 1: C G C G Blue Ribbon bottles, big block throttles C G Em D Marlboro's if you want 'em, go on and take a drag C G C G a little small town freedom, a little taste of dreamin' C G Em D No need to preach, no need to shout, we believe in
Pre-Chorus: C G C G American nights, wanted alive C G Em D Cutting down Main Street in the dark C G C G Muscle Shoals, muscle cars C G Em D Earning our strips underneath these stars Verse 2: C G C G Faded Levi's, worn out Chucks C G Em D Twenty in my pocket, feels like a million bucks C G C G Blue-eyed beauty, leaning to me C G our own show in the back row Em D Miss the whole damn movie Pre-Chorus: C G C G American nights, wanted alive C G Em D Cuttin' down Main Street in the dark C G C G Muscle Shoals, muscle cars C G Em D Earning our strips underneath these stars Chorus: C G C G American Nights C G Em D American Nights C G C G American Nights C G Em D Pre-Chorus: C G C G American nights, wanted alive C G Em D Cuttin' down Main Street in the dark C G C G Muscle Shoals, muscle cars C G Em D Earning our strips underneath these stars Chorus: C G C G American Nights C G Em D American Nights C G C G American Nights C G Em D Outro: C G Pray the morning don't come C G Stay up and stay young