Girl America

Girl America easy guitar chords by Mat Kearney

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  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    My 
    girl 
    Amer

    ica 
    is just 
    a youth 
    in this 
    world 

    Her smile 
    is more 
    precious 
    than 

    the sparkle 
    of pearls 

    And though 
    her age 
    reads 

    she's 
    just 
    a young 
    girl 

    Age 
    behind 
    her eyes 
    show 
    the 
    pain 

    that she's 
    swirled 

    Through the hand 
    that's been 
    dealt 

    though 
    it's quiet 
    as 
    kept 

    The weight 
    was all 
    felt 
    last 
    night 

    when she 
    slept 

    And as she 
    crept 
    into 
    the dreams 

    of 
    the things 
    of 
    her past 

    Seems 
    to have grown 
    so 
    fast, 

    way 
    beyond 
    her own 
    class 

    Though they're right 
    there 
    with 
    her, 

    hers brothers 
    and 
    her 
    sisters 

    A natural 
    born 
    leader 
    even 

    when 
    her peers 
    diss 
    her 

    My 
    girl, she's 
    at 
    crossroads, 

    people 
    praying 
    for her 

    Some 
    are preying 
    on 
    her 
    magazine 
    ads, 

    sex, 
    drama, 
    smoking 
    marijuana 

    Longing 
    for 
    a father 
    to call 
    her 

    'daughter' 

    She's part 
    of a gener
    ation 
    longing 

    for 
    recon
    ciliation 

    And this future 
    that 
    they're 
    facing 
    and 

    this 
    poison 
    that they're 
    tasting 

    My 
    girl, 
    I know this 
    love 

    that 
    you're 
    chasing 

    Verse 2
    My girl 
    America's 
    crying 
    when she's 

    ly
    ing 
    on 
    her 
    bed 
    at night 

    I can 
    see that 
    she's scream
    ing 
    when 

    she's 
    dream
    ing for 
    her 
    freedom 

    My girl 
    America's 
    dy
    ing 
    while 
    she's 

    try
    ing 
    just 
    to 
    stop 
    this 
    fight 

    Don't 
    stop 
    be
    lieving, 

    my 
    girl 
    America 

    Verse 3
    Boys 
    with hungry 
    eyes 
    have 

    been beating 
    her door 

    Telling 
    her that's 
    what's 
    she's for, 

    trying 
    to 
    rob 
    her at her core 

    Then 
    leave 
    calling 
    her a 
    whore, 

    but still 
    she knows 
    there's 
    more 

    I know she 
    knows 
    there's more 
    because there's 

    a voice 
    she can't 
    ig
    nore 

    Cause it 
    was founded 
    in 
    the foundations, 

    from 
    the 
    day 
    of her 
    creation 

    In God 
    we trust 
    engraved 
    in 
    the 

    treasures 
    of 
    her nation 

    And 
    the 
    void 
    the 
    boys 

    can't 
    fill 

    With the tippin' 
    of 
    the 
    bottle 

    or the 
    poppin' 
    of 
    the 
    pill 

    But 
    still 
    most 
    of 
    her friends 

    don't 
    care 
    as 
    they 
    glare 

    Ready 
    to drown 
    the 
    funnel 
    as 
    they frown 

    down 
    the 
    tunnel 

    They stumble 
    and 
    they 
    tumble, 

    breaking 
    down 
    into 
    rubble 

    My girl 
    Amer
    ica, 
    stop, 
    can't 
    you see 

    It's 
    not 
    the circum
    stances 
    that 

    determine 
    who 
    you're gonna 
    be 

    But 
    how you 
    deal 
    with these 
    problems 

    and pains 
    that come 
    your way 

    It's for 
    you 
    that 
    I pray 
    with 

    hope for 
    a brighter 
    day 

    So 
    I say, 
    your 
    deliverance 
    is comin' 

    Verse 4
    My girl 
    America's 
    crying 
    when she's 

    ly
    ing 
    on 
    her 
    bed 
    at night 

    I can 
    see 
    that she's scream
    ing when 

    she's 
    dream
    ing for 
    her 
    freedom 

    My 
    girl 
    America's 
    dy
    ing 
    while 
    she's 

    try
    ing 
    just 
    to stop 
    this 
    fight 

    Don't 
    stop 
    be
    lieving, 

    my 
    girl 
    America 

    Verse 5
    Faith 
    like 
    a child 
    from 
    your first 
    birth 

    You 
    left 
    it in 
    the dirt 
    on your 
    worst 
    hurt 

    And I 
    see 
    each 
    tear 
    and 
    every 
    scar 

    The hands 
    that 
    have held 

    you 
    where 
    you 
    are 

    And I can 
    see 
    we've strayed 
    so 
    far 

    king 
    born 
    under 
    that 
    morning 
    star 

    As 
    crown 
    of thorns 

    was 
    placed 
    to erase 

    Each 
    tear 
    that's 
    touched 
    your 
    face 

    His 
    palms 
    and sides 
    were 

    pierced 
    with 
    spears 

    He 
    hung 
    in love 
    just 
    to draw 
    you near 

    My 
    girl, 
    out 
    of 
    this whole 
    world 

    Can't 
    you 
    see 
    this 
    is where 
    we 
    started 

    Verse 6
    My girl 
    America's 
    crying 
    when 

    she's 
    ly
    ing 
    on 
    her 
    bed 
    at night 

    I can 
    see that 
    she's scream
    ing when 

    she's 
    dream
    ing for 
    her 
    freedom 

    My 
    girl 
    America's 
    dy
    ing 
    while 
    she's 

    try
    ing 
    just 
    to stop 
    this 
    fight 

    Don't 
    stop 
    be
    lieving, 

    my 
    girl 
    America 

    Verse 7
    My 
    girl 
    America's 
    crying 
    when 

    she's 
    ly
    ing 
    on 
    her 
    bed 
    at night 

    I can 
    see that 
    she's screaming 
    when she's 

    dream
    ing for her 
    freedom 

    My 
    girl 
    America's 
    dy
    ing 
    while 
    she's 

    try
    ing 
    just 
    to stop 
    this 
    fight 

    Don't 
    stop 
    be
    lieving, 
    my 
    girl 
    America 

    His 
    Verse 8
    palms 
    and 
    sides 
    were 

    pierced 
    with spears 

    He 
    hung 
    in love 
    just 
    to 
    draw 
    you 
    near 

    My 
    girl, 
    out 
    of 
    this whole 
    world 

    Can't 
    you 
    see 
    this 
    is where 

    we 
    star
    ted 

    Where 
    we started, 
    where 
    we 
    started, 

    my 
    girl 
    Amer
    ica 

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