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Girl America chords by
Mat Kearney
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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My girl Amer
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ica is just a youth in this world
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Her smile is more precious than
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the sparkle of pearls
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And though her age reads
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she's just a young girl
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Age behind her eyes show the pain

that she's swirled
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Through the hand that's been dealt
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though it's quiet as kept
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The weight was all felt last night
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when she slept
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And as she crept into the dreams
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of the things of her past
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Seems to have grown so fast,
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way beyond her own class
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Though they're right there with her,
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hers brothers and her sisters
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A natural born leader even
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when her peers diss her
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My girl, she's at a crossroads,
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people praying for her
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Some are preying on her magazine ads,
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sex, drama, smoking marijuana
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Longing for a father to call her

'daughter'
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She's part of a generation longing
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for reconciliation
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And this future that they're facing and
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this poison that they're tasting
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My girl, I know this love
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that you're chasing
Verse 2
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My girl America's crying when she's
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lying on her bed at night
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I can see that she's screaming when
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she's dreaming for her freedom
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My girl America's dy ing while she's
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trying just to stop this fight
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Don't stop believing,
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my girl America
Verse 3
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Boys with hungry eyes have

been beating her door
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Telling her that's what's she's for,
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trying to rob her at her core
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Then leave calling her a whore,
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but still she knows there's more

I know she knows there's more because there's
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a voice she can't ig nore
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Cause it was founded in the foundations,
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from the day of her creation
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In God we trust engraved in the
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treasures of her nation
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And the void the boys
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can't fill
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With the tippin' of the bottle
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or the poppin' of the pill
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But still most of her friends
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don't care as they glare
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Ready to drown the funnel as they frown
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down the tunnel
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They stumble and they tumble,
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breaking down into rubble
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My girl America, stop, can't you see
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It's not the circumstances that
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determine who you're gonna be
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But how you deal with these problems
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and pains that come your way
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It's for you that I pray with
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hope for a brighter day
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So I say, your deliverance is comin'
Verse 4
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My girl America's crying when she's
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lying on her bed at night
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I can see that she's screaming when
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she's dreaming for her freedom
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My girl America's dy ing while she's
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trying just to stop this fight
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Don't stop believing,
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my girl America
Verse 5
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Faith like a child from your first birth
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You left it in the dirt on your worst hurt
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And I see each tear and every scar
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The hands that have held
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you where you are
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And I can see we've strayed so far
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A king born under that morning star
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As a crown of thorns
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was placed to erase
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Each tear that's touched your face
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His palms and sides were
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pierced with spears
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He hung in love just to draw you near
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My girl, out of this whole world
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Can't you see this is where we started
Verse 6
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My girl America's crying when
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she's lying on her bed at night
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I can see that she's screaming when
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she's dreaming for her freedom
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My girl America's dying while she's
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trying just to stop this fight
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Don't stop believing,
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my girl America
Verse 7
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My girl America's crying when
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she's lying on her bed at night
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I can see that she's screaming when she's
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dreaming for her freedom
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My girl America's dy ing while she's
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trying just to stop this fight
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Don't stop believing, my girl America
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His
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palms and sides were
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pierced with spears
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He hung in love just to draw you near
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My girl, out of this whole world
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Can't you see this is where
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we started
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Where we started, where we started,
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my girl America

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Chords

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  • Am

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  • Em

  • C

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Girl America by Mat Kearney is G major.

The primary chords used in Girl America are D, Am, G, Em, C.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, Am, G, Em, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Girl America is approximately 90 beats per minute.

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