C  G  C  G
C  G  Em D

[Verse 1]
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
We got 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

[Turnaround]
C  G   C  G
C  G   Em D

[Verse 2]
C           G        C         G
Blue Ribbon bottles, big block throttles
C                G      Em            D
All night if you wanna, gonna make it last
C                 G                 C          G
A little taste of freedom, a little small town 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]
G  F#m     Em  D
            American nights
G  F#m     Em  D
               Yeah

[Bridge]
G       F#m                  Em
Dreaded morning don't come
          D                 F#m
And these colors don't run
     Em          D
Stay up and stay on
          G        F#m    Em  D
American nights


[Chorus]
C        G       C       G
American nights, one headlight
C            G           E      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
C  G    Em D
              American nights
C  G  Em D
        Yeah, American nights
      C        G      C  G
Yeah, American nights
C        G      Em D

[Outro]
C     G      C        G
Faded Levis, worn out Chucks
C            G            Em             D
Twenty in my pocket feels like a million bucks
C     G                 C           G
         Yeah, it does
Em    D