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

[Chorus]
C  G                   C G
      American nights,     one headlight
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

[Turnaround]
C  G    C  G
C  G    Em D

[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

[Chorus]
C  G                   C G
      American nights,     one headlight
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

[Post-Chorus]
C  G   C G
           American Nights (oohh)
C  G   Em D
           American Nights
C  G   C G
C  G   Em D

[Bridge]
C        G
Pray the morning don't come
C  G
     These colors don't run
C  G
     Stay up, stay young
Em D
          American nights

[Chorus]
C  G                   C G
      American nights,     one headlight
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

[Post-Chorus]
C  G   C G
           American Nights (oohh)
C  G   Em D
           American Nights
C  G   C G
C  G   Em D