Key: A
Introduction:
Am7 F7M E7M C7M
She came up to me, and she said (What'd she say Solo, hey) She said
C7M Am7
"Hey, mister, it's really, really nice to meet ya"
E7M
I just met this five-foot-seven girl who's just my type
C7M Am7
Like the way she's speakin', confidence is peakin'
E7M
Don't like those baggy jeans, but I might like what's underneath them
C7M
Dressed in all your fancy clothes
Am7
Sneakers looking fresh to death, I'm loving those shell-toes
E7M C7M
Walking that walk, talk that slick talk
Am7 F7M
Liking this American girl, American girl
E7M C7M
Take me on a trip I'd love to go some day
Am7 F7M
Take me to New York, I'd love to see LA
E7M C7M
I really want to come kick it with you
Am7 F7M E7M
Would you be my American girl? American girl
C7M Am7
"Can we get away this weekend? Let's go to Broadway
E7M
Watch a flick at Hoyts and then hit up Intencity
C7M Am7
Let's go on the subway, take me to your hood
E7M
I never been to Ashfield and I'd like to see what's good"
C7M
Dressed in all your fancy clothes
Am7
Sneakers looking fresh to death, I'm loving those shell-toes
E7M C7M
Walking that walk, talk that slick talk
Am7 D E7M
Liking this American girl, American girl
E7M C7M
Take me on a trip I'd love to go some day
Am7 F7M
Take me to New York, I'd love to see LA
E7M C7M
I really want to come kick it with you
Am7 F7M E7M
Would you be my American girl? American girl
E7M C7M
Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day
Am7 F7M
Take me to Chicago, San Francisco bay
E7M C7M
I really want to come kick it with you
Am7 E7M
(Check, check, check) Liking this American girl, American girl
E7M
Who killin' 'em in the S.Y.D.?
C7M
Kid Solo on the M.I.C
Am7
But I'm stuck you see
F7M
'Cause most of these girls don't fuck with me, but
E7M
I'ma tell you 'bout a little romance
C7M
Chillin' overseas up in Amsterdam
Am7
Sippin' on , spliff in hand
When this chick walks in and I'm just like, "Damn"
E7M
Who dat? How she look so good?
C7M
Wonder what she doin' in this neighbourhood
Am7
"Hey miss, come sit with me
F7M
Maybe give me a piece of your history"
E7M
So she had a couple tokes and started relaxing
C7M
Now that's what I call a chain-smoke reaction
Am7
Said she like my accent
F7M E7M
I like hers too so we quite the match then
C7M
So we get to chattin'
Am7
"What you do? Where ya been?
Where you're at?" and we chat about love
F7M E7M
She from Minneapolis so we chat about Slug
C7M
And it seemed like we talked for days
Am7
Till our time ran out and we had to part ways
American girl, it was nice to know ya
F7M E7M
Minnesota {?} in the middle of Europa
C7M
Now she all up on my Facebook
Am7
Askin' me if she could stay so I say, "Look
You're welcome anytime you wanna come kick it"
F7M E7M
She on her way out for a visit, you dig?
C7M
Would you be my love?
Am7
Would you be mine?
F7M E7M
Would you be my love? Would you be mine?
C7M
Would you be my love?
Am7 F7M E7M
Would you be my American girl? American girl
E7M C7M
Take me on a trip I'd love to go some day
Am7 F7M
Take me to New York, I'd love to see LA
E7M C7M
I really want to come kick it with you
Am7 F7M E7M
Would you be my American girl? American girl
E7M C7M
Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day
Am7 F7M
Take me to Chicago, San Francisco bay
E7M C7M
I really want to come kick it with you
Am7 D F7M E7M
Liking this American girl, American girl