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Your Best American Girl by Mitski
Your Best American Girl
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
A D G F#m D A D G A D
[Verse 1]
A D G F#
If I could, I'd be your little spoon
D A D G A F#
And kiss your fingers forevermore
A D G F#
But, big spoon, you have so much to do
D A D G A D
And I have nothing ahead of me
A D G F#
You're the sun, you've never seen the night
D A D G A F#
But you hear its song from the morning birds
A D G F#
But 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-Chorus]
G A Bm F#m G A D
Don't wait for me, I can't go
[Chorus]
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
D A (x3)
F#m G
[Verse 2]
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
[Final chorus]
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
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version 2
This song is mostly single note or power chord ideas. Especially in the chorus with the
heavy guitar
distortion, it's mostly the bass playing the root of the chord and the guitar playing
some overdriven
chord tones.
[Intro]
A D G F#
D A D G A D
[Verse 1]
A D G F#
If I could, I'd be your little spoon
A D G F#
And kiss your fingers forevermore
A D G F#
But, big spoon, you have so much to do
D A D G A D
And I have nothing ahead of me
[Break]
A D A D
[Verse 2]
A D G F#
You're the sun, you've never seen the night
A D G F#
But you hear its song from the morning birds
A D G F#
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-Chorus]
G A Bm F#m G A D
Don't wait for me, I can't come
[Chorus]
D G A Bm
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
D G A
But I do, I think I do
D G
And you're an all-American boy
A Bm D G A D
I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl
A D A D D F#m G
[Verse 3]
D
You're the one
G F#
You're all I ever wanted
D A
I think I'll regret this
[Instrumental]
D G A Bm
D G A A
[Chorus]
G A Bm F#m
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
G 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 A Bm
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
D G A
But I do, I think do
[Outro]
G A Bm F#m
G A
D
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version 3
Tuning: D A D G B E
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-7-7-0-0-5-5-7-7-0-0-0------------|
[Verse 1]
e|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| x3 |--0-0-0-0-7-7-0-0-5-5-7-7-0-0-0----|
if i could i'd be your little spoon
and kiss your fingers forever more
but big spoon, you have so much to do
and i have nothing ahead of me
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
e|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-| x3 |--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0--|
you're the sun, you've never seen the night
but you hear its song from the morning birds
but i'm not the moon, i'm not even a star
but awake at night i'll be singing to the birds
[Pre-chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0---5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
don't wait for me, i can't go
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
a|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
but i do, i think i do
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------|
a|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------|
D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------|
and you're an all-american boy
i guess i couldn't help trying to be your best american girl
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-5--------------------------|
a|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-5--------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-5--------------------------|
[Verse 3]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7--------------------------|
you're the one
you're all i ever wanted
i think i'll regret this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
a|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
a|--5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
D|--5-5-5--7-7-7--9-9-9--4-4-4--5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------|
your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
but i do, i finally do
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------|
a|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------|
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0----------|
and you're an all-american boy
i guess i couldn't help trying to be the best american girl
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
but i do, i think do
[Outro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
a|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-0--------------|
If I could, I'd be your little spoon
And kiss your fingers forevermore
But, big spoon, you have so much to do
And I have nothing ahead of me
You're the sun, you've never seen the night
But you hear its song from the morning birds
Well I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star
But awake at night I'll be singing to the birds
Don't wait for me, I can't come
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
But I do, I think I do
And you're an all-American boy
I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl
You're the one
You're all I ever wanted
I think I'll regret this
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
But I do, I finally do
And you're an all-American boy
I guess I couldn't help trying to be the best American girl
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
But I do, I think I do
| / Slide up
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version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--7-7--0-0--5-5--7-7--0-0-0-0--|
If I could, I'd be your little spoon
And kiss your fingers forevermore
But, big spoon, you have so much to do
And I have nothing ahead of me
You're the sun, you've never seen the night
But you hear its song from the morning birds
Well I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star
But awake at night I'll be singing to the birds
Don't wait for me, I can't come
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
But I do, I think I do
And you're an all-American boy
I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl
You're the one
You're all I ever wanted
I think I'll regret this
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
But I do, I finally do
And you're an all-American boy
I guess I couldn't help trying to be the best American girl
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
But I do, I think I do
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