Intro: C E Am F
Verse 1:
C E
I met a girl with a lip tattoo
Am F
She looked skinny as a rail in those high heel shoes
C E
She’s got a spot above Webster Hall
Am F
Claims to run this town with her hair in a ball
C E Am F
(Ooooo, ooooo)
C E
She was small town girl USA
Am F
hell, her daddys bagging groceries, living day by day
C E
I know she knows it aint her place
Am F
Shes tired of that living and the same clichés
C E
Now She’s the first in her family to hold a degree
Am F
and her mommas waiting tables down at Ruby Tuesdays
C E
& I aint saying that at all like its mean
Am F
cause her momma probably taught the girl
damn near everything
C E Am
So she’s gonna do what she wants to do
G C
She’s gonna wear a one piece bathing suit
E Am
She’s gonna smile, she’s gonna scream
G F
She’s a small town girl in a big city
G
Yeah, she’s making her moves
She’s got American Dreams (C E Am F )
Verse 2:
C E
So ohh look at you now
Am F
You’re a small town girl in a big old crowd
C E
Your Moving up Making your scene
Am F
Ain’t making a dime but you’re living your dreams
C E
And up there you’re gonna have your fights
Am F
But girl follow your heart You gonna do alirght
C E
& I know that’s what you always do
Am
You were born to be free.
F
Born for breaking the rules
C E Am
So she’s gonna do what she wants to do
G C
She’s gonna wear a one piece bathing suit
E Am
She’s gonna smile, she’s gonna scream
G F
She’s a small town girl in a big city
G
Yeah, she’s making her moves
She’s got American
Bridge:
C E
Dreams don’t come from anyone else
They’re born in the beating deep inside
Am
of your chest
F
Lord knows they do
C
And the harder you try the harder you might fall
E
But you’ll never learn nothing if it
Am
aint ever your fault
F
So go on and do what you do
(C E Am F )
Come on and make us a move Oooo, oooo yeahh
Rest of the song (fade out) Repeat: C E Am F