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English Girls Approximately Acoustic chords by Ryan Adams

Chords with lyrics

  • Capo on 1st
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Chord diagramG+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.
Chord diagramC/BC/B and B/C in the tab are single note walkups and walkdowns.
Coda may also use a straight Chord diagramD 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 Chord diagramC/GC/G to Cmaj9/E to Amin7 to Chord diagramG+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.

Chord diagramG+G       3 2 0 0 0 3
G6sus   3 0 2 0 1 3 (hammer/pull chord)
Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2   x x 0 2 3 0
Chord diagramC/GC/G     3 3 2 0 1 0
D/G     5 5 4 0 3 0
Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9   x 3 2 0 3 0
Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2   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:
Chord diagramG+G        G6Sus      Chord diagramG+G (x4) Hammer-Pull

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

Chorus:
Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2                              B/C
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
        Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9                          Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9 Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2                               B/C
Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing,
Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9                     Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9 Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2
English girls can be so mean

Chord diagramC/GC/G   Cmaj9/E   Chord diagramAm7Am7  Chord diagramG+G

Chord diagramG+G           G6sus     Chord diagramG+G  (x2)

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

Chorus:
Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
   B/C       Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9                          Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9  Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2                               B/C
Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing,
Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9                     Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9 Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2
English girls can be so mean
Bridge:
Amin     Chord diagramC/BC/B                     Chord diagramC/GC/G  G6sus4  Chord diagramC/GC/G
 But oooohh,  look at you now
Amin     Chord diagramC/BC/B                     Chord diagramC/GC/G G6sus4  Chord diagramC/GC/G
 Ooooohh,  look at you now
Amin     Chord diagramC/BC/B                     Chord diagramC/GC/G G6sus4  Chord diagramC/GC/G
Mmmmnn    best I'd ever seen
       Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2                                   Chord diagramC/BC/B          Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink

Chord diagramC/GC/G   Cmaj9/E   Chord diagramAm7Am7  Chord diagramG+G

Intro:
Chord diagramG+G        G6sus      Chord diagramG+G x2:

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

Chorus:
Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
   B/C       Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9                          Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9 Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2                               B/C
Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing,
Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9                     Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9 Chord diagramCadd2Cadd2
English girls can be so mean

Bridge:
Amin     Chord diagramC/BC/B                 Chord diagramC/GC/G G6sus4 Chord diagramC/GC/G
 But oooohh,  look at you now
Amin     Chord diagramC/BC/B                 Chord diagramC/GC/G G6sus4 Chord diagramC/GC/G
 Ooooohh,  look at you now
Amin     Chord diagramC/BC/B                 Chord diagramC/GC/G G6sus4 Chord diagramC/GC/G
Mmmmnn    best I'd ever seen
       Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2                                   Chord diagramC/BC/B          Chord diagramCadd9Cadd9
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink

Chord diagramC/GC/G   Cmaj9/E   Chord diagramAm7Am7  Chord diagramG+G
Chord diagramG+G           G6sus     Chord diagramG+G  (x2)

Verse 4:
Chord diagramG+G                        Chord diagramGsus2Gsus2                       Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramGsus2Gsus2
Kiss me on the lips but my heart just laughed it off
Chord diagramG+G                             Chord diagramGsus2Gsus2                 Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramGsus2Gsus2
Words may move, but they’re  never moving fast enough
Chord diagramG+G                            Chord diagramGsus2Gsus2                       Chord diagramG+G
Celebrate the differences, I celebrate the songs you sing
N.C.
Just three words, my love:

Coda:
Amin Amin7      Chord diagramC/BC/B    Chord diagramC/GC/G  D/G
You meant eve-ry-thing
Amin Amin7    Chord diagramC/BC/B    Chord diagramC/GC/G  Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
You meant eve-ry-thing
Amin Amin7     Chord diagramC/BC/B    Chord diagramC/GC/G  Chord diagramDsus2Dsus2
Oh, ah, ah, oh oh oh oh.............
End on Amin7

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