Girl America by Mat Kearney
Album: Bullet (2004)
www.matkearney.com
tab created by Scott Fuller (HughGCS)
the song has a pretty simple finger picking pattern to it
this tab is just to show you the chord changes in relation to lyrics
listen to the song to figure out the rhythem and fingerpicking
(this tab should be more or less correct, chord progression is always
Em7,D,G,A/D, and if i'm off by a word or two on some, my bad, dont
hate me! lol)
Standard Tuning
[Chords]
[Em7] [D] [G] [A/D]
e|--7----x----3----x----|
B|--8----7----3----7----|
G|--7----7----4----7----|
D|--9----7----5----7----|
A|--7----5----5----x----|
E|--x----x----3----5----|
[intro]
[Em7] [D] [G] (M[A/D]y girl)
[Em7] (it's just for you)[D]
(i'[G]ll see you there[A/D])
________________________________________
Right before transitioning to the verse,|
pluck the following as harmonics: |
|
e|-x-- |
B|-7- |
G|-7- |
D|-7- |
A|-x-- |
E|-x-- |
(harmonic) |
________________________________________|
[verse]
my girl ameri[Em7]ca is just a youth is this w[D]orld
her smile is more prec[G]ious than the sparkle of p[A/D]earls
and though her age [Em7]reads shes just a young[D] girl
the age behind her eyes[G] show the pain that[A/D] shes swirled
through the hand thats been d[Em7]ealt though its quiet as[D] kept
the weight was all f[G]elt last night when she s[A/D]lept
and as she crept into the d[Em7]reams of the things of her p[D]ast
seems to have grown so f[G]ast, way beyond her own[A/D] class
though they're right there w[Em7]ith her, her brothers and her si[D]sters
a natural born le[G]ader even when her peer[A/D]s dis her
my girl, shes at a cro[Em7]ssroads, people praying for [D]her
some are preying on her ma[G]gazine ads, s[A/D]ex, drama
smoking marijuana, lo[Em7]nging for a father to ca[D]ll her, daughter
shes part of a ge[G]neration longing fo[A/D]r reconciliation
and this future that they're [Em7]facing and this poison[D] that they're tasting
my girl, i k[D]now this love that[A/D] your chasing
[chorus]
[Em7] my girl americas cr[D]ying when shes l[G]ying on her bed at[A/D] night
[Em7] i can see that shes scr[D]eaming when shes dr[G]eaming for her f[A/D]reedom
[Em7] my girl americas dy[D]ing while shes tr[G]ying just to s[A/D]top this fight
[Em7]don't stop bel[D]ieving, my g[G]irl ameri[A/D]ca
[verse]
boys with hungry [Em7]eyes have been beating her d[D]oor
telling her tha[G]ts what shes for, trying to rob at her[A/D] core
then leave calling her a [Em7]whore, but still she knows theres m[D]ore
i know she knows theres m[G]ore because there is a voice she can't [A/D]ignore
cause it was founded in the [Em7]foundations, from the day of her cre[D]ation
in God we tr[G]ust engraved on the tre[A/D]asures of her nation
and the [Em7]void that the boys cant [D]fill
with the ti[G]pping of the bottle or the po[A/D]pping of the pill
but still most of her f[Em7]riends don't care as they g[D]lare
ready to drown down the fu[G]nnel as they frown down the t[A/D]unnel
they stumble and the [Em7]tumble breaking down into ru[D]bble
my girl amer[G]ica, stop can't you [A/D]see
its not the circums[Em7]tances that determ[D]ine who you're gonna be
but h[G]ow you deal with these p[A/D]roblems and pains that come your way
its for[Em7] you that i pray with ho[D]pe for a brighter day
and so i s[G]ay, your deliverance [A/D]is coming
[Repeat Chorus X2]
[Bridge]
[Em7]faith like a ch[D]ild from your first birth
you l[G]eft it in the dirt on your w[A/D]orst hurt
and i s[Em7]ee each tear and ev[D]ery scar
the h[G]ands that have held [A/D]you where you are
and i can [Em7]see that we've str[D]ayed so far
a king b[G]orn under that m[A/D]orning star
as a c[Em7]rown of thorns was[D] placed to erase
each t[G]ear thats touched [A/D]your face
and his [Em7]palms and sides where[D] pierced with spears
he h[G]ung in love just t[A/D]o draw you near
[Em7]and my girl, out[D] of this whole world
[G]cant you see this i[A/D]s where we started
[Repeat Chorus x2]
[Ending]
(2 parts)
and his [Em7]palms and sides where[D] pierced with spears
he h[G]ung in love just to [A/D]draw you near
(1776 to a new heaven)
[Em7]and my girl, out[D] of this whole world
(just for you girl, i'll see you there)
[G]cant you see this i[A/D]s where we start[Em7]ed
(don't stop believin')
[D] w[G]here we [A/D]started
(don't stop)
[Em7]where we st[D]arted... My g[G]irl A[A/D]meri-ica
(don't stop believin' boo)
Album: Bullet (2004)
www.matkearney.com
tab created by Scott Fuller (HughGCS)
the song has a pretty simple finger picking pattern to it
this tab is just to show you the chord changes in relation to lyrics
listen to the song to figure out the rhythem and fingerpicking
(this tab should be more or less correct, chord progression is always
Em7,D,G,A/D, and if i'm off by a word or two on some, my bad, dont
hate me! lol)
Standard Tuning
[Chords]
[Em7] [D] [G] [A/D]
e|--7----x----3----x----|
B|--8----7----3----7----|
G|--7----7----4----7----|
D|--9----7----5----7----|
A|--7----5----5----x----|
E|--x----x----3----5----|
[intro]
[Em7] [D] [G] (M[A/D]y girl)
[Em7] (it's just for you)[D]
(i'[G]ll see you there[A/D])
________________________________________
Right before transitioning to the verse,|
pluck the following as harmonics: |
|
e|-x-- |
B|-7- |
G|-7- |
D|-7- |
A|-x-- |
E|-x-- |
(harmonic) |
________________________________________|
[verse]
my girl ameri[Em7]ca is just a youth is this w[D]orld
her smile is more prec[G]ious than the sparkle of p[A/D]earls
and though her age [Em7]reads shes just a young[D] girl
the age behind her eyes[G] show the pain that[A/D] shes swirled
through the hand thats been d[Em7]ealt though its quiet as[D] kept
the weight was all f[G]elt last night when she s[A/D]lept
and as she crept into the d[Em7]reams of the things of her p[D]ast
seems to have grown so f[G]ast, way beyond her own[A/D] class
though they're right there w[Em7]ith her, her brothers and her si[D]sters
a natural born le[G]ader even when her peer[A/D]s dis her
my girl, shes at a cro[Em7]ssroads, people praying for [D]her
some are preying on her ma[G]gazine ads, s[A/D]ex, drama
smoking marijuana, lo[Em7]nging for a father to ca[D]ll her, daughter
shes part of a ge[G]neration longing fo[A/D]r reconciliation
and this future that they're [Em7]facing and this poison[D] that they're tasting
my girl, i k[D]now this love that[A/D] your chasing
[chorus]
[Em7] my girl americas cr[D]ying when shes l[G]ying on her bed at[A/D] night
[Em7] i can see that shes scr[D]eaming when shes dr[G]eaming for her f[A/D]reedom
[Em7] my girl americas dy[D]ing while shes tr[G]ying just to s[A/D]top this fight
[Em7]don't stop bel[D]ieving, my g[G]irl ameri[A/D]ca
[verse]
boys with hungry [Em7]eyes have been beating her d[D]oor
telling her tha[G]ts what shes for, trying to rob at her[A/D] core
then leave calling her a [Em7]whore, but still she knows theres m[D]ore
i know she knows theres m[G]ore because there is a voice she can't [A/D]ignore
cause it was founded in the [Em7]foundations, from the day of her cre[D]ation
in God we tr[G]ust engraved on the tre[A/D]asures of her nation
and the [Em7]void that the boys cant [D]fill
with the ti[G]pping of the bottle or the po[A/D]pping of the pill
but still most of her f[Em7]riends don't care as they g[D]lare
ready to drown down the fu[G]nnel as they frown down the t[A/D]unnel
they stumble and the [Em7]tumble breaking down into ru[D]bble
my girl amer[G]ica, stop can't you [A/D]see
its not the circums[Em7]tances that determ[D]ine who you're gonna be
but h[G]ow you deal with these p[A/D]roblems and pains that come your way
its for[Em7] you that i pray with ho[D]pe for a brighter day
and so i s[G]ay, your deliverance [A/D]is coming
[Repeat Chorus X2]
[Bridge]
[Em7]faith like a ch[D]ild from your first birth
you l[G]eft it in the dirt on your w[A/D]orst hurt
and i s[Em7]ee each tear and ev[D]ery scar
the h[G]ands that have held [A/D]you where you are
and i can [Em7]see that we've str[D]ayed so far
a king b[G]orn under that m[A/D]orning star
as a c[Em7]rown of thorns was[D] placed to erase
each t[G]ear thats touched [A/D]your face
and his [Em7]palms and sides where[D] pierced with spears
he h[G]ung in love just t[A/D]o draw you near
[Em7]and my girl, out[D] of this whole world
[G]cant you see this i[A/D]s where we started
[Repeat Chorus x2]
[Ending]
(2 parts)
and his [Em7]palms and sides where[D] pierced with spears
he h[G]ung in love just to [A/D]draw you near
(1776 to a new heaven)
[Em7]and my girl, out[D] of this whole world
(just for you girl, i'll see you there)
[G]cant you see this i[A/D]s where we start[Em7]ed
(don't stop believin')
[D] w[G]here we [A/D]started
(don't stop)
[Em7]where we st[D]arted... My g[G]irl A[A/D]meri-ica
(don't stop believin' boo)
