Your Best American Girl bass tab by Mitski

Tuning: Drop D (D A D G)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

(only guitar until end of first verse)

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0------7--7--0------7--7--0-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse 2:

G|---------------------------|
D|-7------0------5------4----|
A|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------| x3

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

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D|-0------5------7------0----------------------------------------------------|
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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

but awake at night i'll be singing to the birds

Pre-Chorus:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5------7------9------4------5------7------0-0-0-0-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-----------------|

don't wait for me
i can't come

Chorus:

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 i do

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-----------|

and you're an all american boy
i guess i couldnt help trying to be
your best american girl

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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:

(only guitar during vocals)

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 you're the one
 you're all i ever wanted
 i think i'll regret this

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D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------|

Chorus:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 and you're an all american boy
 guess i couldn't help trying to be
 your best american girl

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------5-------7-------9-------0-------5-------7-------7-----------------|

your mother wouldn't approve
of how my mother raised me
but i do, i think i do

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-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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