Counting Crows - American Girls: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "American Girls" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F A# She comes out on Fridays every time F Stands out in a line C A# F A# I could have been anyone she'd seen F A# She waits another week to fall apart F She couldn't make another day C A# C I wish it was anyone but me A# C I could have been anyone you see Gm A# She had something breakable just under her skin Chorus: Dm A# F American girls all weather and noise C Dm Playing the changes for all of the boys A# F Holding a candle up to my hand C Making me feel so incredible She comes out of closets every night And then she locks herself away Where she could keep everything from me I could have been anyone you see She's nothing but porcelain underneath her skin Chorus: American girls All weather & noise Playing the changes for all the of the boys Holding a candle up to my hand Making me feel so incredible Little shivers shaking me every day But I could get this same thing anywhere So if she goes away Well, it's alright and I'm ok “Hey” she said, “Come back again tonight.” I said, “I might. I might. I might.” She said, “Well that's alright If it's alright with you Then it's alright with me.” I waited for an hour last Friday night She never came around She took almost everything from me I'm going through my closets Trying on her clothes almost every day I could have been anyone you see I wish it was anyone but me There's nothing but pills and ashes under my skin Chorus: American girls All weather & noise Playing the changes for all the of the boys Holding a candle up to my hand Making me feel so incredible If I made you cry Please tell me why 'Cause I'll try again if you let me try American girls All feathers & cream Come into bed so edible You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C  Dm  F  Gm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "American Girls" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "American Girls" by Counting Crows.