American Girl Everclear
As recorded by Everclear on the Heroin Girl Single
(Chords used)
[D] [Dsus2] [Dsus4] [D5] [G] [A] [Bm] [D(2)] [E] [G(2)] [A(2)]
e|-2---0-----3---5--3-0--2-------------------| B|-3---3-----3---3--3-2--3-------------------| G|-2---2-----2---2--0-2--4-----7---9--12--14-| D|-0---0-----0---0--0-2--4-----7---9--12--14-| A|------------------2-0--2-----5---7--10--12-| E|------------------3------------------------|
(INTRO)
[D] [D] [Dsus2] [Dsus4] [D5]
e|----2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--|x1 e|-2-2-2--0-0-0-|x5 e|-3-3-3--5-5-5-|x1 B|----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--| B|-3-3-3--3-3-3-| B|-3-3-3--3-3-3-| G|----2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--| G|-2-2-2--2-2-2-| G|-2-2-2--2-2-2-| D|----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-| A|-----------------------| A|--------------| A|--------------| E|-----------------------| E|--------------| E|--------------|
(Play this short solo over the third time you play the D, Dsus2 thing
above until the start of the verse)
e|-------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--3-5-5-5-| B|-7-7-7--7-5-5-5--5-3-3-3--3-5-5-5--5-7-7-7--7-5-5-5--5----------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse Riff. This is what the guitar plays, while the bass plays the root
notes of the chords. Either play the chords or this riff)
[D] [Bm] [G] [A]
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--2--2h4p2----2--2h4p2----2--2h4p2----2-2h4p2--| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
(Verse Riff x3)
[D]She was an [Bm]American girl [G]raised on [A]promises
[D]She couldn't [Bm]help thinking that there was a [G]little more to life
[A]Somewhere else
[D]After all it was a [Bm]great big world wi[G]th lots of places to ru[A]n to
And if [A]she had to die trying, she had one little promise she was gonna keep
[G]Oh yeah, [A]all right
[D]Take it easy baby
[Bm]Make it last all night
[G]She was an [A]American girl[D]
(Verse Riff x3)
[D]It was kind of [Bm]cold that night as she [G]stood alone on the [A]balcony
[D]She could hear the [Bm]cars roll by
out on [G]four forty one like [A]waves crashing on the beach
[D]And for one desperate [Bm]moment there [G]she crept back in her [A]memory
[A]God, it's so painful when something that's so close
[A]Is still so far out of reach
[G]Oh yeah, [A]all right
[D]Take it easy baby
[Bm]Make it last all night
[G]She was an [A]American girl[D]
(Solo - arranged for one guitar)
e|---------------2b-(let ring)-----------------2b-(let ring)---------| B|------------------------------3-3h5p3-3-2----3----3-2-----3----3-2-| G|--2--2h4p2-----2--2h4p2-------2-2h4p2------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------0---0--------0---0------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[D(2)] [E] [G(2)]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---3----3-2-----3----3-2-----3----3-2-----3----3-2------3----3-2-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0---------0---0------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[A(2)] [D(2)] [E] [G(2)] [A(2)]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---3----3-2-----3----3-2-----3----3-2-----3----3-2----3----3-2-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0-------0---0------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[D(2)] [E] [G(2)]
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
"Wah-oah" "Oah-oh" "Ah-oah"
[A(2)]
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----| D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----| A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----| E|----------------------------|
"Ohhh..."
[G]Oh yeah, [A]all right
[D]Take it easy baby
[Bm]Make it last all god*** night
[G]She was an [A]American girl[D]
D (with verse riff overdubbed, bass plays D instead of verse chords though)
Yeah American Girl
Yeah American Girl
American Girl......
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