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[Verse 1]
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Midnight riding in my old two seater, rolling down the boulevard
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Headlights shining on rusty fences as I pass the rail yard
Am
Black leather jacket on a Friday night
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Fire up the lighter and a lucky strike.  The
Am
radio's saying "Take a walk on the wild
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side."  And it's got me feeling like...



[Chorus 1]
C                                        F
Go wide open it's a pedal down kind of a thing.
F             C
Little bit of Mo-Town smooth
C               F
A little bit of Memphis Blues.  A
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sea of emotion raining all over me
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Give me that heart and that soul
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American rock 'n roll



[Verse 2]
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I can see the banner on the courthouse flying proud red, white, and blue.
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I can see her waiving on the corner, smiling cause she feels just like I do
Am
Now she's sitting right next to me
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Everything's how it oughta be
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Being young in the land of the free
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And she's got me feeling like...



[Chorus 2]
C                                      F
Go wide open it's a pedal down kind of thing
F               C
A little bit of Folsom Blues
C               F
A little bit of gangster smooth.  A
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sea of emotion raining all over me
F            Am             G  F
Give me that heart and that soul
N.C.             C    F   C
American rock 'n roll



[Bridge]
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[Verse 3]
C                                             F
Midnight riding in my old two seater, rolling down the boulevard
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Headlights shining on rusty fences, as I pass the rail yard
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And it's got me feeling like...



[Chorus 3]
C                                        F
Go wide open it's a pedal down kind of a thing
F               C
A little bit of Delta Blues
C                F
A little bit of "Blue Suede Shoes."  A
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sea of emotion, raining all over me
Dm           C              C  F
Give me that heart and that soul
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American rock 'n roll
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American rock 'n roll
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American rock 'n roll
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American rock 'n roll