As recorded by Everclear on the Heroin Girl Single
(Chords used)
[D] [Dsus2] [Dsus4] [D5] [G] [A] [Bm] [D(2)] [E] [G(2)] [A(2)]
(INTRO)
[D] [D] [Dsus2] [Dsus4] [D5]
(Play this short solo over the third time you play the D, Dsus2 thing
above until the start of the verse)
(Verse Riff. This is what the guitar plays, while the bass plays the root
notes of the chords. Either play the chords or this riff)
[D] [Bm] [G] [A]
(Verse Riff x3)
[D]She was an [Bm]American girl [G]raised on [A]promises
[D]She couldn't [Bm]help thinking that there was a [G]little more to life
[A]Somewhere else
[D]After all it was a [Bm]great big world wi[G]th lots of places to ru[A]n to
And if [A]she had to die trying, she had one little promise she was gonna keep
[G]Oh yeah, [A]all right
[D]Take it easy baby
[Bm]Make it last all night
[G]She was an [A]American girl[D]
(Verse Riff x3)
[D]It was kind of [Bm]cold that night as she [G]stood alone on the [A]balcony
[D]She could hear the [Bm]cars roll by
out on [G]four forty one like [A]waves crashing on the beach
[D]And for one desperate [Bm]moment there [G]she crept back in her [A]memory
[A]God, it's so painful when something that's so close
[A]Is still so far out of reach
[G]Oh yeah, [A]all right
[D]Take it easy baby
[Bm]Make it last all night
[G]She was an [A]American girl[D]
(Solo - arranged for one guitar)
[D(2)] [E] [G(2)]
[A(2)] [D(2)] [E] [G(2)] [A(2)]
[D(2)] [E] [G(2)]
"Wah-oah" "Oah-oh" "Ah-oah"
[A(2)]
"Ohhh..."
[G]Oh yeah, [A]all right
[D]Take it easy baby
[Bm]Make it last all god night
[G]She was an [A]American girl[D]
D (with verse riff overdubbed, bass plays D instead of verse chords though)
Yeah American Girl
Yeah American Girl
American Girl......
(Chords used)
[D] [Dsus2] [Dsus4] [D5] [G] [A] [Bm] [D(2)] [E] [G(2)] [A(2)]
e|-2---0-----3---5--3-0--2-------------------|
B|-3---3-----3---3--3-2--3-------------------|
G|-2---2-----2---2--0-2--4-----7---9--12--14-|
D|-0---0-----0---0--0-2--4-----7---9--12--14-|
A|------------------2-0--2-----5---7--10--12-|
E|------------------3------------------------|
(INTRO)
[D] [D] [Dsus2] [Dsus4] [D5]
e|----2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--|x1 e|-2-2-2--0-0-0-|x5 e|-3-3-3--5-5-5-|x1
B|----3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--| B|-3-3-3--3-3-3-| B|-3-3-3--3-3-3-|
G|----2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2--| G|-2-2-2--2-2-2-| G|-2-2-2--2-2-2-|
D|----0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-| D|-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|-----------------------| A|--------------| A|--------------|
E|-----------------------| E|--------------| E|--------------|
(Play this short solo over the third time you play the D, Dsus2 thing
above until the start of the verse)
e|-------------------------------------------------------3-3-3--3-5-5-5-|
B|-7-7-7--7-5-5-5--5-3-3-3--3-5-5-5--5-7-7-7--7-5-5-5--5----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Verse Riff. This is what the guitar plays, while the bass plays the root
notes of the chords. Either play the chords or this riff)
[D] [Bm] [G] [A]
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2h4p2----2--2h4p2----2--2h4p2----2-2h4p2--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
(Verse Riff x3)
[D]She was an [Bm]American girl [G]raised on [A]promises
[D]She couldn't [Bm]help thinking that there was a [G]little more to life
[A]Somewhere else
[D]After all it was a [Bm]great big world wi[G]th lots of places to ru[A]n to
And if [A]she had to die trying, she had one little promise she was gonna keep
[G]Oh yeah, [A]all right
[D]Take it easy baby
[Bm]Make it last all night
[G]She was an [A]American girl[D]
(Verse Riff x3)
[D]It was kind of [Bm]cold that night as she [G]stood alone on the [A]balcony
[D]She could hear the [Bm]cars roll by
out on [G]four forty one like [A]waves crashing on the beach
[D]And for one desperate [Bm]moment there [G]she crept back in her [A]memory
[A]God, it's so painful when something that's so close
[A]Is still so far out of reach
[G]Oh yeah, [A]all right
[D]Take it easy baby
[Bm]Make it last all night
[G]She was an [A]American girl[D]
(Solo - arranged for one guitar)
e|---------------2b-(let ring)-----------------2b-(let ring)---------|
B|------------------------------3-3h5p3-3-2----3----3-2-----3----3-2-|
G|--2--2h4p2-----2--2h4p2-------2-2h4p2------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------0---0--------0---0------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[D(2)] [E] [G(2)]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3----3-2-----3----3-2-----3----3-2-----3----3-2------3----3-2-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0---------0---0------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[A(2)] [D(2)] [E] [G(2)] [A(2)]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3----3-2-----3----3-2-----3----3-2-----3----3-2----3----3-2-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0---0--------0---0--------0---0--------0---0-------0---0------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[D(2)] [E] [G(2)]
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
"Wah-oah" "Oah-oh" "Ah-oah"
[A(2)]
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
E|----------------------------|
"Ohhh..."
[G]Oh yeah, [A]all right
[D]Take it easy baby
[Bm]Make it last all god night
[G]She was an [A]American girl[D]
D (with verse riff overdubbed, bass plays D instead of verse chords though)
Yeah American Girl
Yeah American Girl
American Girl......
