[Verse 1]
[Bm]                       [F#]
I took a walk with the palm trees as the daylight fell
[A]                     [E]
Sangria in a canteen, talking to myself
[G]                          [D]
This tattoo on my left hand is turning purple-ish blue
[Em]                       [F#]
Daydreams of the romance, daydreams of you
[Bm]                             [F#]
My pretty woman in a ballgown, I'm Richard Gere in a tux
[A]                                [E]
Getting married in a courthouse, writing vows in a rush
[G]                           [D]
Making out before the judge,with my teenage wife
[Em]                          [F#]
Got a wedding band done that I just might die with
 
[Hook 1]
[G]                          [D]
It's an American wedding
          [F#]               [Bm]
They don't mean too much, but we were so in love
[G]                          [D]
We had an American wedding
[Em]                        [F#]
Now what's mine is yours, that's American law
 
[Verse 2]
[Bm]                   [F#]
M-R-S dot Kennedy, she signed her name in pen
[A]                         [E]
In a fancy fancy cursive, then turned her term papers in
[G]                     [D]
A thesis on Islamic virgin brides and arranged marriage
[Em]                              [F#]
Hijabs and polygamist husbands, those poor unamerican girls
[Bm]                          [F#]
After school she ran to me, jumped in my 5.0, this is the
[A]                                    [E]
Home of the brave, land of the free, but your parents still didn't know
[G]                                         [D]
She said, "I've had a hell of a summer, so baby, don't take this hard
[Em]                                        [F#]
But maybe we should get an annulment, before this goes way to far."
 
[Hook 2]
[G]                              [D]
It's just an American wedding
[F#]                       [Bm]
They don't mean too much, they don't last enough
[G]                          [D]
We had an American wedding
[Em]                         [F#]
Now what's mine is yours, American divorce
 
[Verse 3]
[Bm]                           [F#]
Well you can have my Mustang, that's all I've got in my name
[A]                                      [E]
But Jesus Christ don't break my heart, this wedding ring won't ever wipe off
[G]                  [D]
But if you stay, oh if you stay
[Em]                                 [F#]
You'll probably leave later anyway, it's love made in the USA