IntroCmBb/CAb/C (3x)
CmBb/CAb/CCm
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Verse 1CmF/C
The night's alive with wind and fire
Cm7
We telegraph our heart's desire
Ab(sus2)/CBb(sus2)/C
Through the night with our eyes
CmCmF/C
Wheels are turniing fast and hard
Cm7
Hearts are burning on the boulevard
Ab(sus2)/CBb(sus2)/C
Hear them pound, young and proud
Cm
It's the American heartbeat
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Pre-ChorusAb
Chart the stars and
Bb/AbAbCm
head out for the action
Ab
Hit the streets and
Bb/AbAbEbBb/EbEb
find some satisfaction
G7+9
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ChorusCmBb/CCm
It's the American heartbeat
Cm/BbBbCm/Bb
The American heartbeat
EbBb/EbEb
It's the American heartbeat
BbCm/BbBb
Oh, the American heartbeat
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Verse 2CmF/C
The stage is set, the roles are chosen
Cm7
The lights grow hot as the midnight's closing
Ab(sus2)/CBb(sus2)/C
In at last, it comes so fast
CmCmF/C
Pounding harder as the midnight's striking
Cm7
It hits us like a bolt of lightning
Ab(sus2)/CBb(sus2)/C
Deeper down, it's the sound
Cm
Of the American 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
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