Your Best American Girl

Mitski

Intro e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-7-7-0-0-5-5-7-7-0-0-0------------| verse 1 e|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| x3 |--0-0-0-0-7-7-0-0-5-5-7-7-0-0-0----| if i could i'd be your little spoon and kiss your fingers forever more but big spoon, you have so much to do and i have nothing ahead of me e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------| verse 2 e|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| a|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| x3 |--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0--| you're the sun, you've never seen the night but you hear its song from the morning birds but i'm not the moon, i'm not even a star but awake at night i'll be singing to the birds Pre-Chorus e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| don't wait for me, i can't go Chorus e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------| a|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------| D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------| your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me but i do, i think i do e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------| a|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------| D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------| and you're an all-american boy i guess i couldn't help trying to be your best american girl e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-5--------------------------| a|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-5--------------------------| D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-5--------------------------| verse 3 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7--------------------------| you're the one you're all i ever wanted i think i'll regret this e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------| a|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------| D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------| Chorus e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------| a|--5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------| D|--5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------| your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me but i do, i finally do e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------| a|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------| D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------| and you're an all-american boy i guess i couldn't help trying to be the best american girl e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------| your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me but i do, i think do Outro e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0--------------| a|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0--------------| D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0--------------| *********************************** | / Slide up ***********************************

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