She's American chords by The 1975 (Official Version)

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Gbsus2
Ab
Bbm7
Db/Ab
Bbm11
Ebm11
Ab7sus4
Bbm9
Gb
Ebm7
Fm7
Db/Gb
B

Intro 1
[Synth]
Gbsus2 
Ab 
Bbm7 
 (G flatsus2)  (A flat major)  (B flat minor7) 
Gbsus2 
Db/Ab 
Bbm11 
 (G flatsus2)  (D flat/Ab)  (B flat minor11) 
Gbsus2 
Ab 
Bbm7 
 (G flatsus2)  (A flat major)  (B flat minor7) 
Ebm11 
Ab7sus4 
 (E flat minor11)  (A flat7sus4) 

Verse 1
Bbm9 
A big  (B flat minor9) town
Synthetic apparitions
Gb 
of not being lonely  (G flat major) 
Bbm9 
Look, he's having a breakdown  (B flat minor9) 
Oh what a let down, a shame,
Gb 
I think he might die  (G flat major) 
Bbm9 
Oh, she's  (B flat minor9) dancing, enthralling,
Gb 
I guess I gotta wait my turn  (G flat major) 
Bbm9 
I said, don't fall in  (B flat minor9) love   with the moment
Gb 
She said I've got a lot to learn  (G flat major) 

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Pre-chorus 1

You know I'm in love with this city

But the green is turning brown

And I just look pathetic now

Chorus 1
Db/Gb 
Ab 
If she  (D flat/Gb) likes    it 'cause we just don't  (A flat major) eat
Bbm7 
Db/Gb 
And  (B flat minor7) we're  so in (D flat/Gb) telligent
Db/Ab 
Bbm11 
(she's American)  (D flat/Ab)  (B flat minor11) 
Db/Gb 
If she  (D flat/Gb) says
Ab 
I've got to fix my teeth  (A flat major) 
Bbm7 
Db/Gb 
Then  (B flat minor7) she's  so American  (D flat/Gb) 
Db/Ab 
Bbm11 
(she's American)  (D flat/Ab)  (B flat minor11) 
Db/Gb 
Ab 
And if she  (D flat/Gb) likes    it 'cause we just don't  (A flat major) eat
Bbm7 
Db/Gb 
And  (B flat minor7) we're  socially  (D flat/Gb) relevant,
Db/Ab 
Bbm11 
(she's American)  (D flat/Ab)  (B flat minor11) 
Db/Gb 
Ab 
If she  (D flat/Gb) says     I've got to fix my  (A flat major) teeth
Bbm7 
Then  (B flat minor7) she's so American
Ebm11 
Ab7sus4 
 (E flat minor11)  (A flat7sus4) 

Verse 2
Bbm9 
 (B flat minor9) She's inducing sleep
Gb 
to avoid pain  (G flat major) 
Bbm9 
And I  (B flat minor9) think  she's got a gun
Gb 
divinely decreed and custom made  (G flat major) 
Bbm9 
She  (B flat minor9) calls  on the phone
Gb 
like the old days, expecting the  (G flat major) world
Bbm9 
Don't fall in  (B flat minor9) love   with the moment
Gb 
And think you're in love with the  (G flat major) girl

Pre-chorus 2

There's no more water in this city

But be or you'll drown

You think you've got it figured out

Chorus 2
Db/Gb 
Ab 
If she  (D flat/Gb) likes    it 'cause we just don't  (A flat major) eat
Bbm7 
Db/Gb 
And  (B flat minor7) we're  so in (D flat/Gb) telligent
Db/Ab 
Bbm11 
(she's American)  (D flat/Ab)  (B flat minor11) 
Db/Gb 
If she  (D flat/Gb) says
Ab 
I've got to fix my teeth  (A flat major) 
Bbm7 
Db/Gb 
Then  (B flat minor7) she's  so American  (D flat/Gb) 
Ab 
Bbm7 
(she's American)  (A flat major)  (B flat minor7) 
Db/Gb 
Ab 
And if she  (D flat/Gb) likes    it 'cause we just don't  (A flat major) eat
Bbm7 
Db/Gb 
And  (B flat minor7) we're  socially  (D flat/Gb) relevant,
Db/Ab 
Bbm11 
(she's American)  (D flat/Ab)  (B flat minor11) 
Db/Gb 
Ab 
If she  (D flat/Gb) says     I've got to fix my  (A flat major) teeth
Bbm7 
Then  (B flat minor7) she's so American
Ebm11 
Ab7sus4 
B 
 (E flat minor11)  (A flat7sus4)  (B major) 

Bridge 1
Db/Gb 
Fm7 
Bbm7 
Well, your  (D flat/Gb) face     has got a  (F minor7) hold  on  (B flat minor7) me
Db/Gb 
But your brain  (D flat/Gb) 
Fm7 
is proper  (F minor7) weird
Bbm7 
Db/Gb 
Are  (B flat minor7) you    feeling the same?  (D flat/Gb) 
Fm7 
Bbm7 
B 
You just keep  (F minor7) nodding at  (B flat minor7) me     looking  (B major) vacant

Interlude 1
Gbsus2 
Ab 
Bbm7 
 (G flatsus2)  (A flat major)  (B flat minor7) 
Gbsus2 
Db/Ab 
Bbm11 
 (G flatsus2)  (D flat/Ab)  (B flat minor11) 
Gbsus2 
Ab 
Bbm7 
 (G flatsus2)  (A flat major)  (B flat minor7) 
Gbsus2 
Db/Ab 
Bbm11 
 (G flatsus2) She's American  (D flat/Ab)  (B flat minor11) 
Gbsus2 
Ab 
Bbm7 
B 
 (G flatsus2)  (A flat major)  (B flat minor7)  (B major) 
She's American

Chorus 3
Db/Gb 
Ab 
If she  (D flat/Gb) likes    it 'cause we just don't  (A flat major) eat
Bbm7 
Db/Gb 
And  (B flat minor7) we're  so in (D flat/Gb) telligent
Db/Ab 
Bbm11 
(she's American)  (D flat/Ab)  (B flat minor11) 
Db/Gb 
If she  (D flat/Gb) says
Ab 
I've got to fix my teeth  (A flat major) 
Bbm7 
Db/Gb 
Then  (B flat minor7) she's  so American  (D flat/Gb) 
Db/Ab 
Bbm11 
(she's American)  (D flat/Ab)  (B flat minor11) 
Db/Gb 
Fm7 
And if she  (D flat/Gb) likes    it 'cause we just don't  (F minor7) eat
Bbm7 
Db/Gb 
And  (B flat minor7) we're  socially  (D flat/Gb) relevant,
Fm7 
Bbm7 
(she's American)  (F minor7)  (B flat minor7) 
Db/Gb 
Fm7 
If she  (D flat/Gb) says     I've got to fix my  (F minor7) teeth
Bbm7 
B 
Then  (B flat minor7) she's so American  (B major) 

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Gbsus2
Ab
Bbm7
Db/Ab
Bbm11
Ebm11
Ab7sus4
Bbm9
Gb
Ebm7
Fm7
Db/Gb
B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Bb minorBPM: 116

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Gbsus2: 2-x-x-1-2-2
Ab: 4-6-6-5-4-4
Bbm7: x-1-3-1-2-x
Db/Ab: 4-x-6-6-6-x
Bbm11: 6-x-6-6-4-x
Ebm11: x-6-x-6-7-4
Ab7sus4: 4-6-4-6-4-4
Bbm9: 6-8-6-6-6-8
Gb: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Ebm7: x-6-8-6-7-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Db/Gb: 2-x-x-1-2-1
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of She's American by The 1975, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Bb minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of The 1975.