American Secrets

***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 G|---------------------------------------| 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... G|-----------------------6---6-6-6-6-| D|-6-6-6-8-8---------6---------------| A|-----------8---9-------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Smell the truth in her hair, felt the world at my feet, yeah... G|-----------------------6---6-6-6-------| 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... G|--------------------------------------| 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... G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|---------2-----4------6------2------| E|-2--2-------2-------------------2---| And oh-owoo-ho... G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-2---------2-----4------6----2------| E|----2---------2-----------------2---| (2x) It took 25 years, but I finally see... G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-6----2------| E|---------2---| (2x) *********************************** | / Slide up | \ Slide down | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off ***********************************