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Girl America by Mat Kearney
Girl America
(this tab should be more or less correct, chord progression is always
Em7,D,G,A/D,
Standard Tuning
[Chords]
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 A/D
(My girl)
Em7 D
(it''s just for you)
G A/D
(i''ll see you there)
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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]
Em7 D
my girl america is just a youth is this world
G A/D
her smile is more precious than the sparkle of pearls
Em7 D
and though her age reads she’s just a young girl
G A/D
the age behind her eyes show the pain that she’s swirled
Em7 D
through the hand that’s been dealt though it’s quiet as kept
G A/D
the weight was all felt last night when she slept
Em7 D
and as she crept into the dreams of the things of her past
G A/D
seems to have grown so fast, way beyond her own class
Em7 D
though they''re right there with her, her brothers and her sisters
G A/D
a natural born leader even when her peers dis her
Em7 D
my girl, she’s at a crossroads, people praying for her
G A/D
some are preying on her magazine ads, sex, drama
Em7 D
smoking marijuana, longing for a father to call her, ‘daughter’
G A/D
she’s part of a generation longing for reconciliation
Em7 D
and this future that they''re facing and this poison that they''re tasting
D A/D
my girl, i know this love that your chasing
[chorus]
Em7 D G A/D
my girl america’s crying when she’s lying on her bed at night
Em7 D G A/D
i can see that she’s screaming when she’s dreaming for her freedom
Em7 D G A/D
my girl america’s dying while she’s trying just to stop this fight
Em7 D G A/D
don''t stop believing, my girl america
[verse]
Em7 D
boys with hungry eyes have been beating her door
G A/D
telling her that’s what she’s for, trying to rob at her core
Em7 D
then leave calling her a whore, but still she knows there’s more
G A/D
i know she knows there’s more because there is a voice she can''t ignore
Em7 D
‘cause it was founded in the foundations, from the day of her creation
G A/D
in God we trust engraved on the treasures of her nation
Em7 D
and the void that the boys can’t fill
G A/D
with the tipping of the bottle or the popping of the pill
Em7 D
but still most of her friends don''t care as they glare
G A/D
ready to drown down the funnel as they frown down the tunnel
Em7 D
they stumble and the tumble breaking down into rubble
G A/D
my girl america, stop can''t you see
Em7 D
it’s not the circumstances that determine who you''re gonna be
G A/D
but how you deal with these problems and pains that come your way
Em7 D
it’s for you that i pray with hope for a brighter day
G A/D
and so i say, your deliverance is coming
[Repeat Chorus X2]
[Bridge]
Em7 D
faith like a child from your first birth
G A/D
you left it in the dirt on your worst hurt
Em7 D
and i see each tear and every scar
G A/D
the hands that have held you where you are
Em7 D
and i can see that we''ve strayed so far
G A/D
a king born under that morning star
Em7 D
as a crown of thorns was placed to erase
G A/D
each tear that’s touched your face
Em7 D
and his palms and sides where pierced with spears
G A/D
he hung in love just to draw you near
Em7 D
and my girl, out of this whole world
G A/D
can’t you see this is where we started
[Repeat Chorus x2]
[Ending]
(2 parts)
Em7 D
and his palms and sides where pierced with spears
G A/D
he hung in love just to draw you near
(1776 to a new heaven)
Em7 D
and my girl, out of this whole world
(just for you girl, i''ll see you there)
G A/D Em7
can’t you see this is where we started
(don''t stop believin'')
D G A/D
where we started
(don''t stop)
Em7 D G A/D
where we started... My girl Ameri-ica
(don''t stop believin'' boo)
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
Verse
e|-------------x--------------------x--2---2-2-----------------|
B|----------1h-x--3-----3-3--3---3--x--3---3-3-----------------|
G|-------2--2--x--------------------x--2---2-2-----------------|
D|-------2--2--x-----------------2h-x--------------------------|
A|-------------x--x-----x----2---2--x--------------------------|
E|-------------x--3--3--3-3--o------x--------------------------|
Chours
e|------------x--------------------x--2--2-2------------------------|
B|------1--1--x--3-----3-3--3--3---x--3--3-3------------------------|
G|------2--2--x--------------------x--2--2-2------------------------|
D|------2--2--x-------------2--2---x--------------------------------|
A|------------x-------------2--2---x--------------------------------|
E|------------x--3--3--3-3---------x--------------------------------|
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version 3
[Intro/Verse/Chorus]
Em7, D, G, A/D
[Chords]
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----|
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