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American Beautiful by The Henningsens
American Beautiful
I prefer to play this song with barre chords, like this:
Ab Gb Db Bbm Cm Fm Eb
e|-4---2---9---6----8---1---6--|
B|-4---2---9---6----8---1---8--|
G|-5---3---10--6----8---1---8--|
D|-6---4---11--8----10--3---8--|
A|-6---4---11--8----10--3---6--|
E|-4---2---9---6----8---1---6--|
(intro)
Ab Gb, Gb Db Ab
(verse)
Ab Gb
He puts her boots and bandanna on
Db Ab
He has a hankering for Rolling Stones
Ab Gb
He likes her vegetables home grown
Db
A lot like the boy waiting out in the truck
(instrumental)
Ab Bbm Db Cm Bb Ab
(verse)
Ab Gb
He'll take a hill like Roosevelt
Db Ab
Holds up her pants with a Bible belt
Ab Gb
He cracks 'em up like a liberty bell
Db
A whole lot of tender and a little bit tough
(chorus)
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Bb Db Cm Bb Ab
He's a little unusual
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Bbm Db
He's American beautiful
(instrumental)
Ab Gb, Gb Db Ab
(verse)
Ab Gb
Well, he is a mutt with a pedigree
Db Ab
Sinatra junkie in a pair of jeans
Ab Gb
He pays his dues in the Land of the Free
Db
Says, "Why walk baby, we were born to run"
(chorus)
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Bb Db Cm Bb Ab
He's a little unusual
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Bbm Db
He's American beautiful
Ab Bbm Db Cm Bb Ab, Ab Bb Db
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Fm Db
I saw that girl in a mirror once
Ab
With a boy like that in a cloud of dust
Fm Eb
I think they look a lot like us
Db
'Cause we are, we are, we are
Ab(damp) Db
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Db Db Cm Bb Ab
We are a little unusual
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Dd
We are American beautiful
Ab Bbm
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh
Db Db Cm Bbm Ab
We are a little unusual
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Db Ab Gb, Gb Db Ab
We are American, American, American beautiful
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version 2
Guitar1 - CAPO 6 (INTRO):
Dx4 Cadd9x4
Cadd9x3 Gx4 Dx4
Guitar2 - CAPO 1 (INTRO)
Gx4 Amx4
Amx3 Cx4 Gx4
The rest of the song I am doing as Guitar1. I guess you can interpret Guitar2 from Guitar1:
Guitar1 D = Guitar 2 G
Guitar1 Cadd9 = Guitar2 Am
Guitar1 G = Guitar2 C
D Cadd9
She puts her boots and bandana on
G D
She has a hankerin' for Rolling Stones
D Cadd9
She likes her vegetables home grown
G
A lot like the boy waiting out in the truck
D Cadd9 G D
D Cadd9
She'll take a hill like Roosevelt
G D
Holds up her pants with a bible belt
D Cadd9
She cracks em up like the liberty bell
G
A whole lot of tender and a little bit tough
CHORUS
D Em D
Ooo, ooo, ooo she's a little unusual
D Em G
Ooo, ooo, ooo she's American beautiful
D Cadd9 G D
Repeats in same pattern for the rest of the song
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version 3
Standard tuning, Capo on 1st fret
you can figure the strum pattern while playing with the song; C cord can be played
with/without the middle finger. Sounds like
they play without the middle note during verses, then hold it down approaching the
chorus and at end of chorus. Play around
with it and decide which is easier for you or what sounds best.
(intro)
G F C G
(verse)
G F
She puts her boots and bandanna on
C G
She has a hankering for Rolling Stones
G F
She likes her vegetables home grown
C
A lot like the boy waiting out in the truck
(instrumental)
G Am C G
(verse)
G F
She'll take a hill like Roosevelt
C G
Holds up her pants with a Bible belt
G F
She cracks 'em up like a liberty bell
C
A whole lot of tender and a little bit tough
(chorus)
G Am C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
C G
She's a little unusual
G Am C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
C G
She's American beautiful
(instrumental)
G F C G
(verse)
G F
Well, he is a mutt with a pedigree
C G
Sinatra junkie in a pair of jeans
G F
He pays his dues in the Land of the Free
C
Says, "Why walk baby, we were born to run"
(chorus)
G Am C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
C G
He's a little unusual
G Am C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
C G
He's American beautiful
G Am C G
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Em C
I saw that girl in a mirror once
G
With a boy like that in a cloud of dust
Em C
I think they look a lot like us
C C(octave up)
'Cause we are, we are, we are
G Am C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
C G
We are a little unusual
G Am C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
G
We are American beautiful
G Am C
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh
G
We are a little unusual
G Am C
Ooh, ooh, ooh
C C G F C G
We are American, American, American beautiful
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