F B F B F B C B
F B F B B
F B
1. She comes out on Fridays every time
F
Stands out in a line
C B F F B F B B
I could have been anyone she'd seen
F B
She waits another week to fall apart
F
She couldn't make another day
C B C
I wish it was anyone but me
B C
I could have been anyone you see
Gm B
She had something breakable just under her skin
Dm B F
R: American girls all weather and noise
C Dm
Playing the changes for all of the boys
B F
Holding a candle up to my hand
C
Making me feel so incredible
B F B
2. She comes out of closets every night
F
But then she locks herself away
C B C
Where she could keep anything from me
B C
I could have been anyone you see
Gm B
She's nothing but porcelain underneath her skin
R: American girls all weather and noise
Playing the changes for all of the boys
Holding a candle right up to my hand
Making me feel so incredible
F B
*: Little shivers shaking me everyday
F B
But I could get the same thing anywhere
F B
So if she goes away
Gm C
Well, it's alright and I'm okay
F B
"Hey", she said, "Come back again tonight."
F B
And I said "I might, I might, I might."
F B
She said "Well, that's alright.
Gm Am Dm
If it's alright, it's alright with you
Gm C B
then it's alright if it's alright with me
F B
3. I waited for an hour last Friday night
F
She never came around
C B F F B
She took almost everything from me
F
I'm going through my closets
B F
Trying on her clothes, almost everyday
C B
I could've been anyone you see
C B C
I wish it was anyone but me
Gm B
There's nothing but pills and ashes under my skin
R: American girls all weather and noise
Playing the changes for all of the boys
Holding a candle right 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 and cream
Come into bed so edible
