Intro: (C) (C) (Am) (C)
Verse 1:
(C)
She grew up on the side of the road
(Am)
Where the church bells ring and strong love grows
(F) (Dm)
She grew up good, She grew up slow
(C)
Like American honey
(C)
Steady as a preacher, free as a weed
(Am)
Couldn\'t wait to get going but wasn\'t quite ready to leave
(F) (Dm)
So innocent, pure and sweet
(C)
American honey
Chorus:
(F) (C) (Am) (G)
There\'s a wild, wild whisper blowin\' in the wind
(F) (C) (G)
Callin\' out my name like a long lost friend
(F) (C) (Am) (G)
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
(F)
Oh, nothin\' sweeter than summertime
(C)
And American honey
Verse 2:
(C)
Get caught in the race of this crazy life
(Am)
Tryin\' to be everything can make you lose your mind
(F) (Dm)
I just wanna go back in time
(C)
To American honey
Chorus:
(F) (C) (Am) (G)
There\'s a wild, wild whisper blowin\' in the wind
(F) (C) (G)
Callin\' out my name like a long lost friend
(F) (C) (Am) (G)
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
(F)
Oh, nothin\' sweeter than summertime
(C)
And American honey
Bridge:
(Am) (G) (F)
Gone for so long now
Em? (Dm)
I gotta get back to her somehow
(C)
To American honey
Instrumental: (F) (C) (Am) (G) (F) (C) (G)
Chorus:
(F) (C) (Am) (G)
There\'s a wild, wild whisper blowin\' in the wind
(F) (C) (G)
Callin\' out my name like a long lost friend
(F) (C) (Am) (G)
Oh, I miss those days as the years go by
(F)
Oh, nothin\' sweeter than summertime
(C)
And American honey
(C)
And American honey