Tuning: D A D G B E
[Intro]
A  D  G  F#m  D  A  D  G  A  D
[Estrofa]
A     D          G               F#m 
If I could, I'd be your little spoon 
      D       A  D     G  A   F#m 
And kiss your fingers forevermore 
A          D         G              F#m 
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
[Estrofa]
A          D            G              F#m 
You're the sun, you've never seen the night 
     D        A   D             G  A   F#m 
But you hear its song from the morning birds 
A                 D         G          F#m 
Well, I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star 
     D         A    D        G      A      D 
But awake at night I'll be singing to the birds
[Pre-Estribillo]
G     A    Bm  F#m  G A     D 
Don't wait for me,  I can't come
[Estribillo]
D           G          Bm              F#m            G 
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             G    A    D 
I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl
[Instrumental]
D     A   (x3)
F#m   G
 
[Estrofa]
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
[Estribillo]
G           A               Bm           F#m           G 
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           A          D 
I guess I couldn't help trying to be the best American girl 
D           G               Bm           F#m           G 
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