American Beauty tab by Drew Holcomb And The Neighbors

AMERICAN BEAUTY by Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors
Tabbed by:  Jeff Martin


Acoustic Guitar: CAPO 2
Lead Guitar:  Standard EADGBE


Riff 1:  (Acoustic Guitar)
|-----------------------:||   |-------------------------------|
|-----------------------:||   |-------------------------------|
|---2h4-4---2-0-----0---:||   |-------0------0------0------0--|
|---------0-----0h2-----:||   |-0h2----2------2------0------0-|
|-----------------------:||   |-------------------------------|
|---3---3---3-3-3---- 3-:||X2 |-3---3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--|

Riff 2:  (Acoustic Guitar)
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|----1----1----3----3----1----1----1----1--1---|
|-----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0---2-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|---00-0-00-0-22-2-22-2-33-3-33-3-00-0-00--3-0-|
|----------------------------------------------|

Riff 3  (Lead 1)
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|---4h6-6-4-2-4h6-6-4-2------2---------|
|-----------------------02h4---4-----2-|
|--------------------------------2h4---|
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Riff 4   (Lead 2)
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|---12/14-14-12-10-7-12/14-14-12-10-7----10----7-:||
|-------------------------------------7h9---6h8--:||
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|------------------------------------------------:||X2

Riff 5  (Lead 3)
|---7h9-9-7----|
|---7------10--|
|---7--------9-|
|---7----------|
|--------------|
|--------------|

***Chords indicated below are for LEAD with no capo***

Intro:  Riff 1

Riff 1
She was a good companion, eyes like the Grand Canyon.  She was, an American beauty
Riff 1
She was a long goodbye, she was the best alibi.  She was, an American beauty
Riff 2
With her Wayfarers on in the summer sun.  Her touch felt like a loaded gun

Wish I had held her longer.  Wish I had held her long

Riff 1 and Riff 3 (lead)

Riff 1
A gorgeous vagabond, she was sweet but she was strong.  She was, an American beauty
Riff 1
She was déjà vu, she was a catch-22.  She was, an American beauty
Riff 2
    Bm7                                 A
Her blue eyes shine in the summer sun.  Her kiss felt like a loaded gun
D                       Bm   D   Bm7
Wish I had held her longer.  Wish I had held her long

Riff 1 and Riff 4 (lead)
Riff 1 and Riff 4 (lead)

Riff 2
Bm7                                     A
Goodbye came like the morning sun.  She fired shots from a loaded gun
                    Riff 5 (lead)
D                       Bm   D    Bm7
Wish I had held her longer.  Wish I had held her long

Riff 1

Riff 1
She was a good companion.  Eyes like the Grand Canyon.  She was, an American beauty