American Girls Chords by Counting Crows

Tempo:
105 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

F

C

Dm

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Counting Crows - American Girls chords
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[E] [F] [Bb] .
[F] She comes out on Fridays every [Bb] time, stands [F] out in line.
[C] I could have [Bb] been anyone [F] she'd seen.
[Dm] .
[Bb] [F] She waits another week to fall [Bb] apart.
She couldn't make another [F] day.
[C] I wish it [Bb] was anyone [C] but me.
I could have [Bb] been anyone [C] you'd seen.
She had [Gm] something breakable just [Bb] under her .
[Dm] skin.
American [Bb] girls are weather [F] and noise.
Rain [C] changes for all of [Dm] us.
Hold that [Bb] candle right up to [F] my hand.
Make it [C] feel so incredible.
She [Bb] comes [F] out of closets every [Bb] night, but [F] then she locks herself away.
[C] Wish she could [Bb] keep everything from [C] me.
I could have [Bb] been anyone [C] you'd seen.
She's nothing [Gm] but porcelain beneath her [Dm] skin.
American [Bb] girls are weather [F] and noise.
[C] Rain changes for all of [Dm] us.
[Gm] [Bb] Hold that candle right up to [F] my hand.
Make it [C] feel so incredible.
[F] [A] Let my shell be [E] shaking in me [F] every day, but I could give you the same thing anywhere.
[A] So if she goes away, [Gm] well, it's all [C] right and I'm okay.
[F] She said, [Bb] I'm not gonna [F] do nothing.
I [A] said, I might, I might, I might.
She said, well, it's all [Gm] right.
It's all [Am] right.
It's all right [Dm] with you and it's [G] all right.
It's all right [Gm] with me.
[F] [C] [Bb] I'll be at four [F] at night.
[Bb] She never came [F] around.
[C] She took [Bb] almost everything from [F] me.
[Bb] .
I'm going through [F] my closets, trying on [Bb] her clothes [F] almost every day.
[C] .
I could have [Bb] been anyone you'd [C] seen.
I wish you [Bb] were there, you are not [C] me.
You're nothing but [Gm] pills and [Bb] ashes under my [Dm] skin.
American [Bb] girls, oh, [F] American girls, American [C] girls, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[Dm] American [Bb] girls, oh, [F] American girls, American girls, oh, [C] oh, oh, [Dm] oh.
You made me [Bb] cry.
You made me [F] cry.
You made [C] me .
[Dm] [Bb] cry.
Famous American [F] girl, [C] oh, .
[F] yeah.
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Bb
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F
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C
3211
Dm
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Gm
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Bb
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F
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C
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To start learning Counting Crows - American Girls chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, Bb, F, C, Dm, Bb, F and Bb. Set your pace at 52 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 105. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ .
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ She comes out on Fridays every [Bb] time, stands [F] out in line.
_ _ [C] _ I could have [Bb] been anyone [F] she'd seen.
[Dm] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] She waits another week to fall [Bb] apart.
She couldn't make another [F] day.
_ _ [C] _ _ I wish it [Bb] was anyone [C] but me.
I could have [Bb] been anyone [C] you'd seen.
She had [Gm] something breakable just [Bb] under her _ .
[Dm] skin.
American [Bb] girls are weather [F] and noise.
Rain [C] changes for all of [Dm] us.
_ Hold that [Bb] candle right up to [F] my hand.
Make it [C] feel so incredible.
_ She _ [Bb] _ _ comes [F] out of closets every [Bb] night, but [F] then she locks herself _ away.
_ [C] _ Wish she could [Bb] keep everything from [C] me.
I could have [Bb] been anyone [C] you'd seen.
She's nothing [Gm] but porcelain _ _ beneath her [Dm] skin.
_ American [Bb] girls are weather [F] and noise.
_ _ [C] Rain changes for all of [Dm] us.
[Gm] [Bb] Hold that candle right up to [F] my hand.
Make it [C] feel so incredible.
[F] [A] Let my shell be [E] shaking in me [F] every day, but I could give you the same thing anywhere.
[A] So if she goes away, [Gm] well, it's all [C] right and I'm okay.
[F] She said, [Bb] I'm not gonna [F] do nothing.
I [A] said, I might, I might, I might.
She said, well, it's all [Gm] right.
It's all [Am] right.
It's all right [Dm] with you and it's [G] all right.
It's all right [Gm] with _ me.
[F] _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ I'll be at four [F] at night.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ She never came [F] around.
_ _ [C] _ _ She took [Bb] almost everything from [F] me.
[Bb] _ .
I'm going through [F] my closets, trying on [Bb] her clothes [F] almost every day.
_ [C] _ _ _ .
I could have [Bb] been anyone you'd [C] seen.
I wish you [Bb] were there, you are not [C] me.
You're nothing but [Gm] pills and [Bb] ashes under my [Dm] skin.
_ American [Bb] girls, oh, [F] American girls, American [C] girls, oh, oh, oh, oh.
[Dm] _ American [Bb] girls, oh, [F] American girls, American girls, oh, [C] oh, oh, [Dm] oh.
You made me [Bb] cry.
You made me [F] cry.
You made [C] me _ _ .
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [Bb] cry.
Famous American [F] girl, _ [C] oh, _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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