Mitski – Your Best American Girl (Ukulele)

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F#m = a|--1--|
      E|--2--|
      C|--1--|
      G|--3--|

[Intro]
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------|
C|---------2-2-2-2----------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------|

a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3------------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-----2-2---------2-2-2--------------------|
G|---------2-2---------2-2--------------------------|

[Verse 1]
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-------2-2-2-2------------|
C|---------2-2-2-2----------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------|

   If I could, I'd be your little spoon
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------3-3--------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-------2-2-----------2-2-2----------------|
G|-----------2-2-----------2-2----------------------|

And kiss your fingers forevermore
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------3-3-3-3---------2-2-2-2--------|
C|---------2-2-2-2----------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------|

   But big spoon, you have so much to do
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------3-3-----------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-----2-2----------2-2-2-------------------|
G|---------2-2----------2-2-------------------------|
And I have nothing ahead of me

[Interlude]
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
C|---------2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2---------2-2-2-2--------------------------|

[Verse 2]
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------3-3-3-3-------2-2-2-2--|
C|--------------2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------|

      You're the sun, you've never seen the night
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3-3------------------|
C|-----2-2-2-2--------2-2--------------2-2-2--------|
G|---------------2-2---------------2-2--------------|

But you hear its song from the morning birds
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------3-3-3-3-----2-2-2-2-------|
C|--------------2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
G|---2-2-2-2----------------------------------------|

Well I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star
a|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-3----------------------|
C|---2-2-2-2-------2-2--------------------2-2-2-----|
G|-----------2-2-------------------2-2--------------|
But awake at night I'll be singing to the birds

[Pre-Chorus]

G      A    Bm F#m  G A     D
 Don't wait for me, I can't come

[Chorus]

D           G           Bm               F#m            G
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me

      D     A
But I do, I think I do

    D              G            Bm
And you're an all-American boy

            F#m          G        D             G   A   D A D A
I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl

D A F#m G [Verse 3]

A          D
You're the one

       G           F#m
You're all I ever wanted

        D        A
I think I'll regret this

[Interlude] D G A Bm G G A D D [Chorus]

G           A          Bm               F#m           G
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me

      D       A
But I do, I finally do

    G              A        Bm
And you're an all-American boy

            F#m         G         D            A        D
I guess I couldn't help trying to be the best American girl

[Outro]
a|-----------------------------2-2-2-2-----------------------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3--------------------2-2-2-2------------|
C|-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|

   Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
a|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------3-3-3-3---------------------------------------|
C|-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-2-2-2------------------------------|

      But I do, I think I do
a|-----------------2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
C|-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-|
G|---------2-2-2-2---------------------------2-2-2-2---------|