English Girls Approximately Acoustic chords by Ryan Adams

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Intermediate

Based on the Live on Letterman performance.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE-r6exB5dY

Standard tuning, no capo. All chords in the 1st position, except for the D/G at the first line of coda.
C/BC/B and B/C in the tab are single note walkups and walkdowns.
Coda may also use a straight D MajorD from time to time...hard to tell.

Song requires a precise G/G6sus strumming Hammer Pull pattern; tried to get the G6sus on the right syllable
of each line...watch and listen to see how he hits those G6sus syllables at the right moments.

The other requirement--geting a fast run down from C/GC/G to Cmaj9/E to Amin7 to G+G to get into the into
for the next verse.

Coda may or may not go from Amin to Amin7, in a brief pull off, but works with a straight Amin.
Coda may also have some straight Ds as well as the Dsus2, but works either way.

G+G    3 2 0 0 0 3
G6sus  3 0 2 0 1 3 (hammer/pull chord)
Dsus2Dsus2  x x 0 2 3 0
C/GC/G   3 3 2 0 1 0
D/G   5 5 4 0 3 0
Cadd9Cadd9  x 3 2 0 3 0
Cadd2Cadd2  x 3 0 0 3 0 (hammer/pull chord)
Cmaj9/E 0 2 0 0 1 0
G6sus4 3 3 0 0 1 x (hammer/pull chord)
Amin  x 0 2 2 1 0
Amin7  x 0 2 0 1 0


Intro:
G+G    G6Sus   G+G (x4) Hammer-Pull

Verse 1:
G+G          G6sus          G+G  G6sus  G+G
English Girls are pretty when tney play guitar
G+G            G6sus             G+G  G6sus  G+G
Crazy like a day just a-breaking I ain't sure what for
G+G           G6sus             G+G  G6sus  G+G
Ain't got a mother or father or place to fall
G+G       G6sus                         G+G
She’s got a brother in the blues but he doesn't know the blues at all

Chorus:
Dsus2Dsus2               B/C
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
    Cadd9Cadd9             Cadd9Cadd9 Cadd2Cadd2
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Dsus2Dsus2                B/C
Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing,
Cadd9Cadd9           Cadd9Cadd9 Cadd2Cadd2
English girls can be so mean

C/GC/G  Cmaj9/E  Am7Am7 G+G

G+G      G6sus   G+G (x2)

Verse 2:
G+G          G6sus          G+G  G6sus  G+G
She's got eyes as pretty as a pair of jewels
G+G              G6sus             G+G  G6sus  G+G
Falling down in Camden like a couple drunken criminals
G+G     G6sus             G+G  G6sus  G+G
She had a messy bedroom on the edge of town
    G+G      G6sus              G+G
I ain’t never been a good enough to ever keep around

Chorus:
Dsus2Dsus2
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
  B/C    Cadd9Cadd9             Cadd9Cadd9 Cadd2Cadd2
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Dsus2Dsus2                B/C
Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing,
Cadd9Cadd9           Cadd9Cadd9 Cadd2Cadd2
English girls can be so mean

Bridge:
Amin   C/BC/B           C/GC/G G6sus4 C/GC/G
 But oooohh, look at you now
Amin   C/BC/B           C/GC/G G6sus4 C/GC/G
 Ooooohh, look at you now
Amin   C/BC/B           C/GC/G G6sus4 C/GC/G
Mmmmnn  best I'd ever seen
    Dsus2Dsus2                  C/BC/B     Cadd9Cadd9
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink

C/GC/G  Cmaj9/E  Am7Am7 G+G

Intro:
G+G    G6sus   G+G x2:

Verse 3:
G+G              G6sus       G+G  G6sus  G+G
Tall drink of water, she's a Norfolk waterfall
G+G          G6sus         G+G  G6sus  G+G
Little daybreaker, shootin' like a cannonball
G+G                G6sus         G+G  G6sus  G+G
Crazy like a rocket when you're coming through my radio
G+G              G6sus         G+G  G6sus  G+G
Kept me in your bed till the summertime turned to fall
G+G                G6sus       G+G  G6sus  G+G
Fall time coming, and I guess my little dove can sing
G+G         G6sus      G+G  G6sus  G+G
Come on Elizabeth, come on a Bethany
G+G          G6sus         G+G  G6sus  G+G
Come on forever, I'm tired and I want to sleep
G+G            G6sus          G+G
My little dove flew, I guess that she was done with me

Chorus:
Dsus2Dsus2
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
  B/C    Cadd9Cadd9             Cadd9Cadd9 Cadd2Cadd2
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Dsus2Dsus2                B/C
Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing,
Cadd9Cadd9           Cadd9Cadd9 Cadd2Cadd2
English girls can be so mean

Bridge:
Amin   C/BC/B         C/GC/G G6sus4 C/GC/G
 But oooohh, look at you now
Amin   C/BC/B         C/GC/G G6sus4 C/GC/G
 Ooooohh, look at you now
Amin   C/BC/B         C/GC/G G6sus4 C/GC/G
Mmmmnn  best I'd ever seen
    Dsus2Dsus2                  C/BC/B     Cadd9Cadd9
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink

C/GC/G  Cmaj9/E  Am7Am7 G+G
G MajorG      G6sus   G+G (x2)

Verse 4:
G+G            Gsus2Gsus2            G+G   Gsus2Gsus2
Kiss me on the lips but my heart just laughed it off
G+G               Gsus2Gsus2         G+G   Gsus2Gsus2
Words may move, but they’re never moving fast enough
G+G              Gsus2Gsus2            G+G
Celebrate the differences, I celebrate the songs you sing
N.C.
Just three words, my love:

Coda:
Amin Amin7   C/BC/B  C/GC/G D/G
You meant eve-ry-thing
Amin Amin7  C/BC/B  C/GC/G Dsus2Dsus2
You meant eve-ry-thing
Amin Amin7   C/BC/B  C/GC/G Dsus2Dsus2
Oh, ah, ah, oh oh oh oh.............
End on Amin7

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