Standard Tuning Capo 2
[Am] [E7]
I took a walk with the palm trees as the daylight fell
[G] [D]
Sangria in a canteen, talking to myself
[F] [C]
This tattoo on my left hand is turning purple-ish blue
[Dm] [E7]
Daydreams of the romance, daydreams of you
[Am] [E7]
My pretty woman in a ball gown, I'm Richard Gere in a tux
[G] [D]
Getting married in a courthouse, writing vows in a rush
[F] [C]
Making out before the judge, with my teenage wife
[Dm] [E7]
Got a wedding band done that I just might die with
[F] [C]
It's an American wedding
[E7] [Am]
They don't mean too much, but we were so in love
[F] [C]
We had an American wedding
[Dm] [E7]
Now what's mine is yours, thats American law
[Am] [E7]
M-R-S dot Kennedy, she signed her name in pen
[G] [D]
In a fancy, fancy cursive, then turned her term papers in
[F] [C]
A thesis on Islamic virgin brides and arranged marriage
[Dm] [E7]
Hijabs and polygamist husbands, those poor un-American girls
[Am] [E7]
After school she ran to me, jumped in my 5.0, this is the
[G] [D]
Home of the brave, land of the free, but your parents still didn't know
[F] [C]
She said, "I've had a hell of a summer, so baby, don't take this hard
[Dm] [E7]
But maybe we should get an annulment, before this goes way to far."
[F] [C]
It's an American wedding
[E7] [Am]
They don't mean too much, the dont last enough
[F] [C]
We had an American wedding
[Dm] [E7]
Now what's mine is yours, American divorce
[Am] [E7]
Well you can have my Mustang, that's all I've got in my name
[G] [D]
But Jesus Christ don't break my heart, this wedding ring won't ever wipe off
[F] [C]
But if you stay, oh if you stay
[Dm] [E7]
You'll probably leave later anyway, its love made in the USA