Girl America Mat Kearney
Girl America by Mat Kearney
Album: Bullet (2004)
www.matkearney.com
**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 she’s just a young[D] girl
the age behind her eyes[G] show the pain that[A/D] she’s swirled
through the hand that’s been d[Em7]ealt though it’s quiet as[D] 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, she’s at a cro[Em7]ssroads, people praying for [D]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, ‘daughter’
she’s part of a ge[G]neration longing fo[A/D]r 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 america’s cr[D]ying when she’s l[G]ying on her bed at[A/D] night
[Em7] i can see that she’s scr[D]eaming when she’s dr[G]eaming for her f[A/D]reedom
[Em7] my girl america’s dy[D]ing while she’s tr[G]ying just to s[A/D]top 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]t’s what she’s for, trying to rob at her[A/D] core
then leave calling her a [Em7]whore, but still she knows there’s m[D]ore
i know she knows there’s m[G]ore because there is a voice she can't [A/D]ignore
‘cause it was founded in the [Em7]foundations, from the day of her cre[D]ation
in God we tr[G]ust engraved on the tre[A/D]asures of her nation
and the [Em7]void that the boys can’t [D]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
it’s not the circums[Em7]tances that determ[D]ine who you're gonna be
but h[G]ow you deal with these p[A/D]roblems and pains that come your way
it’s for[Em7] you that i pray with ho[D]pe 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 that’s touched [A/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]can’t you see this i[A/D]s 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]can’t you see this i[A/D]s where we start[Em7]ed
(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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