• Song:

    American Mary

  • Artist:

    The National

  • Album:

    The National

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Letters immediately after a slash (/) are a bass notes.
So the ?C5  /C5 /B5  D? is A5 C5 chord then C5 bass, B5 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=X0023X  D=X20032  D=02003X
C2=X32033 A4=X02230  Em7=022030

D5                        D5      D5        D5
   give my jewels to the army, my silverware and jeans 
D5                       D5               D5      D5
   give my love to your family; tell them anything.
D5                   D5              D5      D5
   give yourself to anyone; give yourself away 
D5                      D5      D5              D5
don't be a nightingale      for anyone's space to fill. 
C5  /C5 /B5  D5    /A5 /B5  C5      /C5 /B5  D5      /A5  /B5
    if  i  could,           i'd be your star again 
C5  /C5 /B5  D5                      A5
           fall across your falling sky... 

D5        D5                        D5         D5
      it takes a lot of little rain           to make you feel like
D5        D5                        D5      D5  
nothing. 
D5              D5                  D5            D5
     anything, anything you can do,    do to me for everything 
          D5         D5            D5      D5
i did for you:                  ...nothing. 
C5  /C5 /B5     D5    /A5   /B5   C5         /C5 /B5   D5 /A5  /B5
    i  didn't try to take your love away 
C5  /C5 /B5   D5              A5          
    I  just never knew i had it.

E5           C5              D5      G5    D5    E5       C5
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you 
D5               G5  D5 
    American.
E5           C5              D5      G5    D5    E5       C5
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you 
D5          D5       D5      D5        D5
American.                                   American
D5                D5      D5        D5
Mary
D5                 D5                           
   if you kiss me kiss me with your silver eyes 
D5                     D5
   don't look at me like someone you don't
     D5         D5      D5                  D5
recognize             I didn't try to do this.  
C5  /C5  /B5   D5    /A5  /B5  C5      /C5   /B5   D5  /A5  /B5
        your arms around my shoulderblades 
C5  /C5 /B5  D5         A5          
       are useless. 

E5           C5              D5      G5    D5    E5        C5
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you 
D5               G5  D5 
    American.
E5           C5              D5      G5    D5    E5        C5
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you 
D5          D5     D5      D5        D5
American.                                        American
D5                D5      D5        D5
Mary
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