Mitski - Your Best American Girl: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Your Best American Girl" 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.
A D G F# If I could, I'd be your little spoon D A D G A F# And kiss your fingers forevermore A D G F# But, big spoon, you have so much to do D A D G A D And I have nothing ahead of me You're the sun, you've never seen the night But you hear its song from the morning birds Well, I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star But awake at night I'll be singing to the birds G A Bm F#m G A D Don't wait for me, I can't come Chorus: D G A Bm Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me D G A But I do, I think I do D G And you're an all-American boy A Bm D G A D I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl D You're the one G F# You're all I ever wanted D A I think I'll regret this Chorus: Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me But I do, I finally do And you're an all-American boy I guess I couldn't help trying to be the best American girl Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me But I do, I think I do You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  D  F#  F#m  G  Bm  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 "Your Best American Girl" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Your Best American Girl" by Mitski.