The Henningsens, "American Beautiful"
I prefer to play this song with barre chords, like this:
Ab Gb Db Bbm Cm Fm Eb
e|-4---2---9---6----8---1---6--|
B|-4---2---9---6----8---1---8--|
G|-5---3---10--6----8---1---8--|
D|-6---4---11--8----10--3---8--|
A|-6---4---11--8----10--3---6--|
E|-4---2---9---6----8---1---6--|
(intro)
Ab Gb, Gb Db Ab
(verse)
Ab Gb
He puts her boots and bandanna on
Db Ab
He has a hankering for Rolling Stones
Ab Gb
He likes her vegetables home grown
Db
A lot like the boy waiting out in the truck
(instrumental)
Ab Bbm Db Cm Bb Ab
(verse)
Ab Gb
He'll take a hill like Roosevelt
Db Ab
Holds up her pants with a Bible belt
Ab Gb
He cracks 'em up like a liberty bell
Db
A whole lot of tender and a little bit tough
(chorus)
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Bb Db Cm Bb Ab
He's a little unusual
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Bbm Db
He's American beautiful
(instrumental)
Ab Gb, Gb Db Ab
(verse)
Ab Gb
Well, he is a mutt with a pedigree
Db Ab
Sinatra junkie in a pair of jeans
Ab Gb
He pays his dues in the Land of the Free
Db
Says, "Why walk baby, we were born to run"
(chorus)
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Bb Db Cm Bb Ab
He's a little unusual
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Bbm Db
He's American beautiful
Ab Bbm Db Cm Bb Ab, Ab Bb Db
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Fm Db
I saw that girl in a mirror once
Ab
With a boy like that in a cloud of dust
Fm Eb
I think they look a lot like us
Db
'Cause we are, we are, we are
Ab(damp) Db
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Db Db Cm Bb Ab
We are a little unusual
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Dd
We are American beautiful
Ab Bbm
Yeah, ooh, ooh, ooh
Db Db Cm Bbm Ab
We are a little unusual
Ab Bbm
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Db Ab Gb, Gb Db Ab
We are American, American, American beautiful
