Girl America Mat Kearney
Girl America by Mat Kearney
**the song has a pretty simple finger picking pattern to it**
**this tab is just to show you the chord changes in relation to lyrics**
**listen to the song to figure out the rhythem and fingerpicking**
(this tab should be more or less correct, chord progression is always
Em7,D,G,A/D, and if i'm off by a word or two on some, my bad, dont
hate me! lol)
Standard Tuning
[Cbords]
[Em7] [D] [G] [A/D]
e|--7----x----3----x----| B|--8----7----3----7----| G|--7----7----4----7----| D|--9----7----5----7----| A|--7----5----5----x----| E|--x----x----3----5----|
[intro]
[Em7] [D] [G] (M[A/D]y girl)
[Em7] (it's just for you)[D]
(i'[G]ll see you there[A/D])
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Right before transitioning to the verse,|
pluck the following as harmonics: |
|
e|-x-- |
B|-7*- |
G|-7*- |
D|-7*- |
A|-x-- |
E|-x-- |
(*=harmonic) |
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[verse]
my girl ameri[Em7]ca is just a youth is this w[D]orld
her smile is more prec[G]ious than the sparkle of p[A/D]earls
and though her age [Em7]reads sheâ??s just a you[D]ng girl
the age behind her eyes[G] show the pain that[A/D] sheâ??s swirled
through the hand thatâ??s been[Em7] dealt though itâ??s quie[D]t as kept
the weight was all f[G]elt last night when she s[A/D]lept
and as she crept into the d[Em7]reams of the things of her p[D]ast
seems to have grown so f[G]ast, way beyond her own[A/D] class
though they're right there w[Em7]ith her, her brothers and her si[D]sters
a natural born le[G]ader even when her peer[A/D]s dis her
my girl, sheâ??s at a c[Em7]rossroads, people praying fo[D]r her
some are preying on her ma[G]gazine ads, s[A/D]ex, drama
smoking marijuana, lo[Em7]nging for a father to ca[D]ll her, â??daughterâ??
sheâ??s part of a [G]generation longing [A/D]for reconciliation
and this future that they're [Em7]facing and this poison[D] that they're tasting
my girl, i k[D]now this love that[A/D] your chasing
[cborus]
[Em7] my girl americaâ??s [D]crying when sheâ?[G]?s lying on her be[A/D]d at night
[Em7] i can see that sheâ??s s[D]creaming when sheâ??[G]s dreaming for h[A/D]er freedom
[Em7] my girl americaâ??s [D]dying while sheâ??[G]s trying just [A/D]to stop this fight
[Em7]don't stop bel[D]ieving, my g[G]irl ameri[A/D]ca
[verse]
boys with hungry [Em7]eyes have been beating her d[D]oor
telling her tha[G]tâ??s what sheâ??s for, trying to rob at[A/D] her core
then leave calling her a [Em7]whore, but still she knows thereâ??s[D] more
i know she knows thereâ??s[G] more because there is a voice she can'[A/D]t ignore
â??cause it was founded in th[Em7]e foundations, from the day of her c[D]reation
in God we tr[G]ust engraved on the tre[A/D]asures of her nation
and the [Em7]void that the boys canâ??[D]t fill
with the ti[G]pping of the bottle or the po[A/D]pping of the pill
but still most of her f[Em7]riends don't care as they g[D]lare
ready to drown down the fu[G]nnel as they frown down the t[A/D]unnel
they stumble and the [Em7]tumble breaking down into ru[D]bble
my girl amer[G]ica, stop can't you [A/D]see
itâ??s not the circu[Em7]mstances that dete[D]rmine who you're gonna be
but h[G]ow you deal with these p[A/D]roblems and pains that come your way
itâ??s f[Em7]or you that i pray with [D]hope for a brighter day
and so i s[G]ay, your deliverance [A/D]is coming
[Repeat Cborus X2]
[Bridge]
[Em7]faith like a ch[D]ild from your first birth
you l[G]eft it in the dirt on your w[A/D]orst hurt
and i s[Em7]ee each tear and ev[D]ery scar
the h[G]ands that have held [A/D]you where you are
and i can [Em7]see that we've str[D]ayed so far
a king b[G]orn under that m[A/D]orning star
as a c[Em7]rown of thorns was[D] placed to erase
each t[G]ear thatâ??s touche[A/D]d your face
and his [Em7]palms and sides where[D] pierced with spears
he h[G]ung in love just t[A/D]o draw you near
[Em7]and my girl, out[D] of this whole world
[G]canâ??t you see this[A/D] is where we started
[Repeat Cborus x2]
[Ending]
(2 parts)
and his [Em7]palms and sides where[D] pierced with spears
he h[G]ung in love just to [A/D]draw you near
(1776 to a new heaven)
[Em7]and my girl, out[D] of this whole world
(just for you girl, i'll see you there)
[G]canâ??t you see this[A/D] is where we sta[Em7]rted
(don't stop believin')
[D] w[G]here we [A/D]started
(don't stop)
[Em7]where we st[D]arted... My g[G]irl A[A/D]meri-ica
(don't stop believin' boo)
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