American Girls — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for American Girls by Counting Crows (key of F).
Intro
[E/G#] [F]
Verse 1
She comes out on Fridays every time, [A#]stands [F]out in line
I [C]could have been [Gm]anyone [A#]she'd seen [F]
She waits another week to fall apart
She [A#]couldn't make another day I [F][C]wish it was anyone [A#]but me
I [C]could have been [Gm]anyone [A#]you'd seen
She [C]had something [Gm]breakable just under [A#]her skin
Chorus
[Dm]American girls [A#m]all wither and noise [F/C]Plain changes for all [C]of the boys
[D]Hold that I [A#maj7]canned up up to my hands [F/C]Making me feel so [C]incredible
Verse 2
[A#]
She comes out of closets [C]every night But [C7/A#]then she locks herself away
[F][C]Wish she could keep everything [A#]from me [C]
I could have been [Gm]anyone [A#]you'd seen
[C7]She's [Gm]nothing but poor silent underneath her skin
Chorus
American [Dm]girls [A#maj7]all wither and noise [F]Plain changes [C]for all of the boys
[D]Hold [Gm/D]that I canned [A#]up right up to my hands [F/C]Making me feel so [C]incredible
Verse 3
[F]Little she'll [A]be shaking me every day But I don't give the same thing anywhere
So if she goes away, well it's [Gm]alright and I'm [C7]okay
She [F/C]said [A]come back again tonight And I said I might, I might, I might
She said well it's alright It's [Gm]alright, it's [Am]alright with you
It's [D]alright, it's [Gm]alright with me
Verse 4
[C] [A#]
I waited for an hour last [F]Friday night She [A#]never came around
[F][C]She took almost everything [A#]from me [F]
I'm [A#]going through my closets [C]trying [F]on her clothes
[Gm/A#]Almost [C7]every day
Verse 5
[C]I could have been [Gm]anyone [A#]you'd seen I [C]wish she was [C7]anyone [A#]but me
[C]There's nothing but [Gm]pills and ashes under my skin
Chorus
[Dm]American girls [Gm/A#]all American girls [F/C]American girls
[C]American [Dm]girls [Gm/A#]all American girls [F/C]American girls
Outro
[Gm]You [F/C][C][Dm]made me cry [A#]You made me cry [F]You made me cry
[C7]Yeah, [C]you made me cry [Dm]You made me cry
[A#m]Hey Miss American girl
[F/C] [C] [F]