David Byrne - Miss america
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Fun song. Listen to the song to get the rhythm.
Instrumental break may not be perfect, so feel free to comment/correct.
Above all, have fun and be kind to your loved ones.
Verse guitar (Riff A)
E A
e|----2----2-----0-------------------
B|------------3----------5----5----5-
G|--1----1-----1-------6----6---6----
D|2-----2-----2------7-----7-----7---
A|-------------------0---------------
E|0----------------------------------
In the verse prior to the instrumental break the additional hook is
(Riff B):
e|----------------
B|-------7-6------
G|--6-9------9----
D|7---------------
A|----------------
E|----------------
Instrumental Break:
F#m G#13 E Cm7b5 D C#7 A6 Amaj7 Amaj7A6
e|9 ---- -9-8 -- -8-- -7-----7-6---6----5-----5-4---4-------------------------------
B|10---10---10-- ---10-9---9---7-7-7-7--7---7---6---6---7---7---9-8-7-7---7---9-8-7-
G|11-11- ---11-11---11-9-9-----5-5---5--7-7-----4-4---4-6-6-----6---6-6-6-----6---6-
D|11-- - ---x -- ---- -9----------------7-------6-6---6-7-------7---7-7-------7---7-
A|9 -- - ---8 -8 ---- -7-------6--------5-------4-------0-------0---0-0-------0---0-
E|9 -- - ---8 -- ---- -7-------6--------5-------4-----------------------------------
Last chorus can be played like
Riff C:
E|F#m2-2-2-22E4-4-4-44D5-5-5-55A5-5-5A6420
B|2-2-2-225-5-5-543-3-3-332-2-2-22
G|2-2-2-224-4-4-442-2-2-222-2-2-22
D|4-4-4-446-6-6-660-0-0-002-2-2-22
A|4-4-4-447-7-7-77--------0-0-0-00
E|2-2-2-220-0-0-00----------------
(Riff A)
EI love aAmerica, Eher secret's safe withA me
EAnd I know her Awicked ways
EThe parts you never sAee
F#mOh superE-girl, yDou'll be my Asuper-model
F#mAlthough Eyou have a reDputatioAn
F#mCan I Eafford Dto moveA above my station
F#mI'm not Ethe only heart you'veD conqAuered
EAnd I loAve ameriEca, but boy can she beA cruel
EAnd I know how Atall she is
EWithout her plaAtform shoes
F#mOh super-gEirl, yDou'll be my sAuper-model
F#mAlthough at Etimes it might seemD awkwaArd
F#mDon't run Eaway, oDh don't you Arecognize me
F#mI'm not the oEnly heart you've DconquAered
(Riff B)
And I kissed america, when she was fleecing me
She knows I understand that she needs to be free
EAnd I Fdimmiss amA6eriAmaj7ca andE somFdimetimes Ashe does too
EAnd sFdimometimesA6 I tAmaj7hink of her
EWhen she Fdimis fucA6king Amaj7you
-Instrumental Break-
F#m7 G#13 E Cm7b5 D C#sus4 A6 A
F#mOh super-gEirl, yDou'll be my sAuper-model
F#mAlthough youEr pants are round your Dan-kleAs
AF#mnd when you're dEown, I'Dll be your dAirty harry
F#mIt will be Ejust like in the Dmo-Avies
(Riff C)
F#mOh super-gEirl, yDou'll be my sAuper-A6model
F#Although at Etimes it might seem Dawk-wAard
F#mDon't look awEay, DI'll be your tAeenA6age fanclub
F#mI'm not the Eonly heart you've cDon-qAuered