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American Mary Chords by The National

American Mary chords by The National

Guitar chords with lyrics

Letters immediately after a slash (/) are a bass notes.
So the “B bass,
then D chord with an A as the bass note. There were a lot of
slashes to keep track of; let me know if I made any mistakes.

It's hard to hear exactly what notes are in the chords,
but this sounds close.
E=02003X
Em7=022030

E
  give my jewels to the army, my silverware and jeans
E
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  give my love to your family; tell them anything.
E
  give yourself to anyone; give yourself away
E
don't be a nightingale   for anyone's space to fill.
B
  if i could,      i'd be your star again
Asus4
      fall across your falling sky...

E
   it takes a lot of little rain      to make you feel like
E
nothing.
E
   anything, anything you can do,  do to me for everything
     E
i did for you:         ...nothing.
B
  i didn't try to take your love away
Asus4
  I just never knew i had it.

C2
   there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you
D/F#
  American.
C2
   there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you
E
American.                  American
E
Mary
D/A
  if you kiss me kiss me with your silver eyes
E
  don't look at me like someone you don't
   E
recognize       I didn't try to do this.
B
    your arms around my shoulderblades
Asus4
    are useless.

C2
   there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you
D/F#
  American.
C2
   there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you
E
American.                    American
E
Mary

The National chords for American mary

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