Ryan Adams – English Girls Approximately (Ukulele)

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So far I’ve been pretty good at tabbing out Ryan Adams songs… I hope someone decides to use this tab, I know it’s just one of those songs that you to skip on the CD…but this song really got stuck in my head. I couldn’t find any tabs on internet so let’s hope this one works. Please leave a good rating, I really tried my best on this one and I think it sounds If you have any suggestions please post a comment. Thanks! No Capo Standard tuning Chords:
    C  Fadd9   Dadd4  Dsus  F/E
E|--3----3------5------3-----3----|
B|--3----3------5------3-----3----|
G|--0----0------0------2-----0----|
B|--0----2------4------2-----0----|
A|--2----3------5------0-----2----|
E|--3-----------0------------0----|
Intro and verse rhythm:
    C          Fadd9         C          Fadd9
E|--3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|--3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| (intro x4)
B|--0---0--0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---0--0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--2---2--2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2--2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--3---3--3-3---------------3---3--3-3---------------|
G G U G U G U G U G U G U G U G U G U G U G
C                 Fadd9                    C         Fadd9
English girls are pretty when they play guitar

C                       Fadd9                      C     Fadd9
Crazy like a day just a-breaking I ain't sure what for

C                     Fadd9              C        Fadd9
Ain't got a mother or father or place to fall           She’s got a

C                           Fadd9                     C      Fadd9
brother in the blues but he doesn't know the blues at all
Dadd4 Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
      Fadd9
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Dadd4 Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing,
Fadd9
English girls can be so mean
(Intro x2)
C                 Fadd9               C          Fadd9
She's got eyes as pretty as a pair of jewels

C                            Fadd9               C         Fadd9
Falling down a canyon like a couple drunken criminals

C               Fadd9                  C          Fadd9
She had a messy bedroom on the edge of town

        C                  Fadd9               C         Fadd9
I ain’t never been a good enough to ever keep around
Dadd4 Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
      Fadd9
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Dadd4 Said you didn't love me, didn't mean a thing,
Fadd9
English girls can be so mean

Dsus     F/E           Fadd9
 Ooooohh,  look at you now

Dsus     F/E           Fadd9
 Ooooohh,  look at you now

Dsus     F/E            Fadd9
Mmmmnn    best I'd ever seen

       Dadd4                                           Fadd9
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink
(Intro x2)
C                            Fadd9        C        Fadd9
Tall drink of water, she's a Norfolk waterfall

C                          Fadd9                 C      Fadd9
Little daybreaker, she's a shootin' like a cannonball

C                               Fadd9                 C      Fadd9
Crazy like a rocket when you're coming through my radio

C                            Fadd9                C        Fadd9
Kept me in your bed till the wintertime turned to fall

C                       Fadd9                    C      Fadd9
Fall time coming, and I guess my little bird can sing

C            Fadd9                  C        Fadd9
Come on Elizabeth, a come on a Bethany

C                      Fadd9               C       Fadd9
Come on further, I'm a tired and I want to sleep

C                        Fadd9                     C     Fadd9
My little dove do, and I guess she was a done with me
Dadd4 Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
      Fadd9
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Dadd4 Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing,
Fadd9
English girls can be so mean

Dsus     F/E           Fadd9
 Ooooohh,  look at you now

Dsus     F/E           Fadd9
 Ooooohh,  look at you now

Dsus     F/E            Fadd9
Mmmmnn    best I'd ever seen

       Dadd4                                           Fadd9
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink
(Intro x2 lightly)
C                           Fadd9                 C      Fadd9
Kiss me on the lips when my heart just laughed it off

C                               Fadd9              C      Fadd9
Words may move, but they aint’t never moving fast enough

C                            Fadd9                   C      Fadd9
Celebrate the differences, I celebrate the songs you sing

(Fadd9)
Just three words, my love:

Dsus      F/E    Fadd9
you meant eve-ry-thing

Dsus      F/E    Fadd9
You meant eve-ry-thing

Dsus      F/E    Fadd9
You meant eve-ry-thing

Dsus      F/E    Fadd9
You meant eve-ry-thing