• Song:

    American Mary

  • Artist:

    The National

  • Album:

    The National

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Letters immediately after a slash (/) are a bass notes.
So the "C2  /C /B  D/A" is a C2 chord then C bass, 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.
D=XX0232  D/A=X0023X  D4/B=X20032  D4/E=02003X
C2=X32033 Asus4=X02230  Em7=022030

D (xx0232@1)                      D/A (x00232@1)    D4/B        D4/E
   give my jewels to the army, my silverware and jeans 
D (xx0232@1)                     D/A (x00232@1)             D4/B      D4/E
   give my love to your family; tell them anything.
D (xx0232@1)                 D/A (x00232@1)            D4/B      D4/E
   give yourself to anyone; give yourself away 
D (xx0232@1)                    D/A (x00232@1)    D4/B              D4/E
don't be a nightingale      for anyone's space to fill. 
C2 (x32030@1)/C /B  D/A (x00232@1)  /a /B  C2 (x32030@1)    /C /B  D/A (x00232@1)    /a  /B
    if  i  could,           i'd be your star again 
C2 (x32030@1)/C /B  D/A (x00232@1)                    Asus4 (x02230@1)          fall across your falling sky... 

D (xx0232@1)      D/A (x00232@1)                      D4/B         D4/E
      it takes alot (x02210@1)of little rain           to make you feel like
D (xx0232@1)      D/A (x00232@1)                      D4/B      D4/E  
nothing. 
D (xx0232@1)            D/A (x00232@1)                D4/B            D4/E
     anything, anything you can do,    do to me for everything 
          D (xx0232@1)       D/A (x00232@1)          D4/B      D4/E
i did for you:                  ...nothing. 
C2 (x32030@1)/C /B     D/A (x00232@1)  /a   /B   C2 (x32030@1)       /C /B   D/A/a (x00232@1) /B
    i  didn't try to take your love away 
C2 (x32030@1)/C /B   D/A (x00232@1)            Asus4 (x02230@1)        
    I  just never knew i had it.

Em7           C2 (x32030@1)            D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)  D/F# (200232@1)  Em7       C2 (x32030@1)    there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you 
D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)    American.
Em7           C2 (x32030@1)            D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)  D/F# (200232@1)  Em7       C2 (x32030@1)    there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you 
D (xx0232@1)        D (xx0232@1)     D/A (x00232@1)    D4/B        D4/E
American.                                   American
D (xx0232@1)              D/A (x00232@1)    D4/B        D4/E
Mary
D (xx0232@1)               D/A (x00232@1)                         
   if you kiss me kiss me with your silver eyes 
D4/B                     D4/E
   don't look at me like someone you don't
     D (xx0232@1)       D/A (x00232@1)    D4/B                  D4/E
recognize             I didn't try to do this.  
C2 (x32030@1)/C  /B   D/A (x00232@1)  /a  /B  C2 (x32030@1)    /C   /B   D/A (x00232@1)/a  /B
        your arms around my shoulderblades 
C2 (x32030@1)/C /B  D/A (x00232@1)       Asus4 (x02230@1)        
       are useless. 

Em7           C2 (x32030@1)            D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)  D/F# (200232@1)  Em7        C2 (x32030@1)    there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you 
D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)D/F# (200232@1)    American.
Em7           C2 (x32030@1)            D (xx0232@1)    G (320003@1)  D/F# (200232@1)  Em7        C2 (x32030@1)    there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you 
D (xx0232@1)        D (xx0232@1)   D/A (x00232@1)    D4/B        D4/E
American.                                        American
D (xx0232@1)              D/A (x00232@1)    D4/B        D4/E
Mary


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