Counting Crows – American Girls (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(3)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Intro (with riff) - the bars provide a timing reference
F Bb | F Bb | F Bb | C | Bb |
F Bb | F Bb | Bb |
Verse 1:
F Bb She comes out on Fridays every time F Stands out in a line C Bb F F Bb F Bb Bb I could have been anyone she'd seen (Riff 1) F Bb She waits another week to fall apart F She couldn't make another day C Bb C I wish it was anyone but me Bb C I could have been anyone you see Gm Bb She had something breakable just under her skin
Chorus 1:
Dm Bb F American girls all weather and noise C Dm Playing the changes for all of the boys Bb F Holding a candle up to my hand C Making me feel so incredible
Verse 2:
Bb F Bb She comes out of closets every night F But then she locks herself away C Bb C Where she could keep anything from me Bb C I could have been anyone you see Gm Bb She's nothing but porcelain underneath her skin
Chorus 2:
Dm Bb F American girls all weather and noise C Dm Playing the changes for all of the boys Bb F Holding a candle up to my hand C Making me feel so incredible
Interlude: (play intro riff with vocals)
F Bb Little shivers shaking me everyday F Bb But I could get the same thing anywhere F Bb So if she goes away Gm C Well, it's alright and I'm okay F Bb "Hey", she said, "Come back again tonight." F Bb And I said "I might, I might, I might." F Bb She said "Well, that's alright. Gm Am Dm If it's alright, it's alright with you Gm C Bb then it's alright if it's alright with me
Verse 3:
F Bb I waited for an hour last Friday night F She never came around C Bb F F Bb She took almost everything from me F I'm going through my closets Bb F Trying on her clothes, almost everyday C Bb I could've been anyone you see C Bb C I wish it was anyone but me Gm Bb There's nothing but pills and ashes under my skin
Chorus 3:
Dm Bb F American girls all weather and noise C Dm Playing the changes for all of the boys Bb F Holding a candle up to my hand C Making me feel so incredible