American Girls by Counting Crows, from the Album, ‘Hard Candy’ Submitted by Dom Buxton (Dom_Buxton@hotmail.com) Transcribed by Euan Gallivan and Dom Buxton. This file is the work of Dom Buxton and Euan Gallivan, and no-one else. F F F C A# F A# Verse 1 F A# She ……………………………………………… every time F C Stands out in a line A# F A# (let ring) I ………………………………………………………………………… seen F A# She …………………………………………………………………………… apart F C …………………………………………………………………… day A# C ………………………………… anyone but me, A# C ……………………………… been anyone you see Gm A# …………………………………………… breakable just under her skin
Chorus Dm A# F American girls, ……………………………………………………… C Dm Playing the changes ……………………………………………… A# F Holding …………………………………………………………… C C A# Making me feel ……………………………… Verse 2 F A# She comes …………………………………………………………… F C ……………………………………………………… herself away A# ………………………………………………… everything from me A# C ……………………………………………… anyone you see Gm A# But nothing ……………………………………………………………………………… Repeat Chorus but instead of finishing with C to A#, just go straight into middle eight. Middle Eight F Little shiver, ……………………………………………………… But ……………………………………………………………………… So ……………………………………… Gm C Well ………………………………………………… F Hey, ....................... I …………………………………………………………………… She ………………………………………………………………… Gm C Dm If its …………………………………………………………………… Gm C A# If …………………………………………………………………………………………… F A# I ………………………………………………………………………………… F C She …………………………………………………… A# F F A# (accentuate these) She ……………………………………………………………… F I’m ………………………………………………………… A# F C Trying ……………………………………………………………………… A# C I ……………………………………………………………………………… A# C I ……………………………………………… Gm A# Nothing ………………………………………………………………… Repeat Chorus loads. Last line is: A# F C F Hey Miss American Girls
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