Tuning: D A D G B E 

Intro A  D  G  F#m  D  A  D  G  A  D 


[Verso 1]

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 
A          D            G              F# 
You're the sun, you've never seen the night 
     D        A   D             G  A   F# 
But you hear its song from the morning birds 
A               D         G          F# 
But I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star 
     D         A    D        G      A      D 
But awake at night I'll be singing to the birds 

 

[Pré-Refrão]

G      A   Bm  F#m  G  A    D 
Don't wait for me, I can't go 


[Refrão]

D           G          Bm              F#m            G 
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me 
      D     A 
But I do, I think I do 
    D              G          Bm 
And you're an All-American boy 
           F#m          G         D             G    A    D 
I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl 

( D  A ) 
( F#m  G ) 
 

[Verso 1]

A         D 
You're the one 
       G            F#m 
You're all I ever wanted 
        D      A 
I think I'll regret this 

( D  G  A  Bm  G  A  D  D ) 

Final 

G      A               Bm              F#m           G 
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me 
D         A 
But I do, I finally do 
     G            A        Bm 
And you're an All-American boy 
           F#m           G        D           A          D 
I guess I couldn't help trying to be the best American girl 
D      G              Bm                F#m          G 
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me 
D            G     A 
But I do, I think I do 

Final D  A  Bm  F#m  G 
        D  G  A  D