Bm
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I took a walk with the palm trees
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F#
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As the daylight fell
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A
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Sangria in a canteen
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E
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Talking to myself
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G
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This tattoo on my left hand
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D
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Is turning purple-ish blue
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Em
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Daydreams of the romance
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F#
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Daydreams of you
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Bm
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My pretty woman in a ballgown
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F#
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I'm Richard Gere in a tux
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A
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Getting married in a courthouse
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E
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Writing vows in a rush
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G
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Making out before the judge
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D
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With my teenage wife
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Em
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Got a wedding band done
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F#
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That I just might die with
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G D
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It's an American wedding
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Em
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They don't mean too much
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Bm7
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But we were so in love
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G D
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We had an American wedding
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Em
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Now what's mine is yours
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F#
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That's American law
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Bm
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M-R-S dot Kennedy
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F#
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She signed her name in pen
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A
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In the fancy, fancy cursive
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E
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Then turned her term papers in
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G
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A thesis on Islamic
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D
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Virgin brides and arranged marriage
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Em
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Hijabs and polygamist husbands
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F#
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Those poor un-American girls
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Bm
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After school she ran to me
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F#
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Jumped in my 5.0, This is the
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A
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Home of the brave,
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Land of the free
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E
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But your parents still didn't know
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G
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She said,
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"I've had a hell of a summer
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So,
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D
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Baby, don't take this hard
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Em
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But maybe we should get
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An annulment
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F#
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Before this goes way too far"
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G D
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It's just an American wedding
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Em
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They don't mean too much
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Bm7
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They don't last enough
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G D
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We had an American wedding
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Em
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Now what's mine is yours
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F#
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American divorce
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Bm
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Well, you can have my Mustang
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F#
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That's all I've got in my name
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A
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But Jesus Christ,
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Don't break my heart
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E
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This wedding ring
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Won't ever wipe off
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G
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But if you stay
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D
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Oh, if you stay
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Em
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You'll probably leave later,
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F#
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Anyway It's love made in the USA
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