American Girls

Counting Crows

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F Bb C Bb

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Intro (with riff) - the bars provide a timing reference

F Bb F Bb F Bb C Bb

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Verse 1:

F Bb

She comes out on Fridays every time

Stands out in a line

C Bb F F Bb F Bb Bb

I could have been anyone she'd seen (Riff 1)

F Bb

She waits another week to fall apart

She couldn't make another day

C Bb C

I wish it was anyone but me

Bb C

I could have been anyone you see

Gm Bb

She had something breakable just under her skin

Chorus 1:

Dm Bb F

American girls all weather and noise

C Dm

Playing the changes for all of the boys

Bb F

Holding a candle up to my hand

Making me feel so incredible

Verse 2:

Bb F Bb

She comes out of closets every night

But then she locks herself away

C Bb C

Where she could keep anything from me

Bb C

I could have been anyone you see

Gm Bb

She's nothing but porcelain underneath her skin

Chorus 2: (same chords as chorus 1)

American girls all weather and noise Playing the changes for all of

the boys

Holding a candle right up to my hand Making me feel so incredible

Interlude: (play intro riff with vocals)

F Bb

Little shivers shaking me everyday

F Bb

But I could get the same thing anywhere

F Bb

So if she goes away

Gm C

Well, it's alright and I'm okay

F Bb

"Hey", she said, "Come back again tonight."

F Bb

And I said "I might, I might, I might."

F Bb

She said "Well, that's alright.

Gm Am Dm

If it's alright, it's alright with you

Gm C Bb

then it's alright if it's alright with me

Verse 3:

F Bb

I waited for an hour last Friday night

She never came around

C Bb F F Bb

She took almost everything from me

I'm going through my closets

Bb F

Trying on her clothes, almost everyday

C Bb

I could've been anyone you see

C Bb C

I wish it was anyone but me

Gm Bb

There's nothing but pills and ashes under my skin

Chorus 3:

American girls all weather and noise

Playing the changes for all of the boys

Holding a candle right up to my hand

Making me feel so incredible

Outro:

And now with the chorus chords, play Riff 2:

Riff 2:

Dm Bb F C

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If I made you cry, please tell me why

Cause I'll try again if you let me try

American girls, all feathers and cream

Come into bed so edible

Chords Used