American Heartbeat — Survivor
Chords and lyrics for American Heartbeat by Survivor (key of G#).
Verse 1
by Survivor
from the 1982 album Eye Of The Tiger
Intro
[Cm] [Bb/C] [Ab/C]
[Cm] [Bb/C] [Ab/C] [Cm]
Verse 1
The [Cm]night's alive with [F/C]wind and fire
[Cm7] We telegraph our heart's desire
[Ab(sus2)/C]Through the night [Bb(sus2)/C]with our eyes
[Cm]
[Cm]Wheels are turniing [F/C]fast and hard
[Cm7] Hearts are burning on the boulevard
[Ab(sus2)/C]Hear them pound, [Bb(sus2)/C]young and proud
It's the [Cm]American heartbeat
[Ab]Chart the stars and
[Bb/Ab]head out[Ab] for the[Cm] action
[Ab]Hit the streets and
find [Bb/Ab]some [Ab][Eb][Bb/Eb]satisfaction[Eb]
[G7+9]
Chorus
It's the [Cm]American [Bb/C][Cm]heartbeat
The [Cm/Bb]American [Bb][Cm/Bb]heartbeat
It's the [Eb]American[Bb/Eb] [Eb]heartbeat
Oh, the [Bb]American [Cm/Bb][Bb]heartbeat
Verse 2
The [Cm]stage is set, the [F/C]roles are chosen
[Cm7]The lights grow hot as the midnight's closing
[Ab(sus2)/C]In at last, it [Bb(sus2)/C]comes so fast
[Cm]
[Cm]Pounding harder as [F/C]the midnight's striking
[Cm7]It hits us like a bolt of lightning
[Ab(sus2)/C]Deeper down, it's[Bb(sus2)/C] the sound
Of the [Cm]American heartbeat
[~ INTERLUDE ~] (Use Intro as a guideline)
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