The National – American Mary (Guitar)

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[email protected] Letters immediately after a slash (/) are a bass notes.
So the “C2  /C /B  D/A” is A C2 chord then C bass, B bass, 
then D chord with an A as the bass note.  There were a lot of
slashes to keep track of; let me know if I made any mistakes. It's hard to hear exactly what notes are in the chords, but this sounds close. D=XX0232 D/A=X0023X D4/B=X20032 D4/E=02003X C2=X32033 Asus4=X02230 Em7=022030
D                        D/A      D4/B        D4/E
   give my jewels to the army, my silverware and jeans 

D                       D/A               D4/B      D4/E
   give my love to your family; tell them anything.

D                   D/A              D4/B      D4/E
   give yourself to anyone; give yourself away 

D                      D/A      D4/B              D4/E
don't be a nightingale      for anyone's space to fill. 

C2  /C /B  D/A    /A /B  C2      /C /B  D/A      /A  /B
    if  i  could,           i'd be your star again 

C2  /C /B  D/A                      Asus4
           fall across your falling sky... 

D        D/A                        D4/B         D4/E
      it takes a lot of little rain           to make you feel like

D        D/A                        D4/B      D4/E  
nothing. 

D              D/A                  D4/B            D4/E
     anything, anything you can do,    do to me for everything 

          D         D/A            D4/B      D4/E
i did for you:                  ...nothing. 

C2  /C /B     D/A    /A   /B   C2         /C /B   D/A /A  /B
    i  didn't try to take your love away 

C2  /C /B   D/A              Asus4          
    I  just never knew i had it.

Em7           C2              D      G    D/F#    Em7       C2
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you 

D               G  D/F# 
    American.

Em7           C2              D      G    D/F#    Em7       C2
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you 

D          D       D/A      D4/B        D4/E
American.                                   American

D                D/A      D4/B        D4/E
Mary

D                 D/A                           
   if you kiss me kiss me with your silver eyes 

D4/B                     D4/E
   don't look at me like someone you don't

     D         D/A      D4/B                  D4/E
recognize             I didn't try to do this.  

C2  /C  /B   D/A    /A  /B  C2      /C   /B   D/A  /A  /B
        your arms around my shoulderblades 

C2  /C /B  D/A         Asus4          
       are useless. 

Em7           C2              D      G    D/F#    Em7        C2
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you 

D               G  D/F# 
    American.

Em7           C2              D      G    D/F#    Em7        C2
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you 

D          D     D/A      D4/B        D4/E
American.                                        American

D                D/A      D4/B        D4/E
Mary