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Your Best American Girl

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Mitski

Version
studio
published by
meilei
Tone
A-
A+
Slide
A -> La
Video
Chords
	 
Tuning: D A D G B E
[Intro]
A D G F#m D A D G A D
[Verse]
A D G F#m
If I could, I'd be your little spoon
If I could, I'd be your little spoon
D A D G A F#m
And kiss your fingers forevermore
A D G
But, big spoon, you have so much to
F#m
do
But, big spoon, you have so much to do
D A D G A D
And I have nothing ahead of me
[Instrumental]
A D A D
[Verse]
A D G
You're the sun, you've never seen the
F#m
night
You're the sun, you've never seen the night
D A D
But you hear its song from the
G A F#m
morning birds
But you hear its song from the morning birds
A D G
Well, I'm not the moon, I'm not even
F#m
a star
Well, I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star
D A D G A
But awake at night I'll be singing to
D
the birds
But awake at night I'll be singing to the birds
[Pre-Chorus]
G A Bm F#m G A D
Don't wait for me, I can't come
[Chorus]
D G Bm
Your mother wouldn't approve of how
F#m G
my mother raised me
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
D A
But I do, I think I do
D G Bm
And you're an All-American boy
F#m G D
I guess I couldn't help trying to be
G A D
your best American girl
I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl
[Instrumental]
D A (x3)

F#m G

[Verse]
A D
You're the one
G F#m
You're all I ever wanted
D A
I think I'll regret this
D G A Bm G A D D
[Chorus]
G A Bm
Your mother wouldn't approve of how
F#m G
my mother raised me
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
D A
But I do, I finally do
G A Bm
And you're an All-American boy
F#m G D
I guess I couldn't help trying to be
A D
the best American girl
I guess I couldn't help trying to be the best American girl
D G Bm
Your mother wouldn't approve of how
F#m G
my mother raised me
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
D G A
But I do, I think I do
[Outro]
D A Bm F#m G

D G A D