Ryan Adams - English girls approximately
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Based on the Live on Letterman performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE-r6exB5dY
Standard tuning, no capo. All chords in the 1st position, except for the D/A at the first line of coda.
C/B and B/C in the tab are single note walkups and walkdowns.
Song requires a precise G to G6sus4 strumming Hammer Pull pattern; tried to get G6sus4 on the right syllable
of each line...watch and listen to see how he hits those G6sus4 syllables at the right moments. Note that this
G5sus4 fingering is also considered a C/G. If you don't mute the A string, the chord is Am7/G. Muted when
slowly strummed sounds better, but he's doing the hammer pull so quickly it doesn't matter that much.
The other requirement--get a fast run down from the four fingered C/G to Cmaj9/E to Amin7 to G in the
intrumental transition to get into the next verse.
Coda may or may not go from Amin to Amin7, in a brief pull off, but works with a straight Amin.
Coda may also have some straight Ds as well as the Dsus2, but works either way.
G 3 2 0 0 0 3
G6sus4 3 X 2 0 1 3 (hammer/pull chord)
Dsus2 x x 0 2 3 0
C/G 3 3 2 0 1 0
D/A 5 5 4 0 3 0
Cadd9 x 3 2 0 3 0
Cadd2 x 3 0 0 3 0 (hammer/pull chord)
Cmaj9/E 0 2 0 0 1 0
Csus2/G 3 3 0 0 1 x (hammer/pull chord)
Amin x 0 2 2 1 0
Amin7 x 0 2 0 1 0
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Intro
G G6Sus4 G (x4) Hammer-Pull [Verse 1] GEnglish Girls are preG6sus4tty when tney play guitar G G6sus4 G GCrazy like a day just a-G6sus4breaking I ain't sure what for G G6sus4 G GAin't got a mother or fG6sus4ather or place to fall G G6sus4 G GShe’s got a brG6sus4other in the blues but he doesn't know the blues at all GDsus2Said you didn't love me, it was rigB/Cht on time,
I was juCadd9st about to tell you, but OK, aCadd9lrightCadd2
Dsus2Said you didn't love me, didn't wantB/C a thing,
Cadd9English girls can be so meCadd9an Cadd2
Instrumental
C/G Cmaj9/E Am7 G G G6sus4 G (x2)GShe's got eyes as preG6sus4tty as a pair of jewels G G6sus4 G
GFalling down in Camden like aG6sus4 couple drunken criminals G G6sus4 G
GShe had a mG6sus4essy bedroom on the edge of towGn G6sus4 G
I ain’t Gnever been a G6sus4good enough to ever keep around G
[Chorus]
Dsus2Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
I wB/Cas just abCadd9out to tell you, but OK, alrighCadd9t Cadd2
Dsus2Said you didn't love me, didn't wantB/C a thing,
Cadd9English girls can be so meCadd9an Cadd2
[Bridge]
Amin But ooooC/Bhh, look at you now C/G Csus2/G C/G
Amin Ooooohh,C/B look at you now C/G Csus2/G C/G
AminMmmmnn C/B best I'd ever seen C/G Csus2/G C/G
Just a Dsus2tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on dC/Bown the sink Cadd9
[Instrumental]
C/G Cmaj9/E Am7 G
G G6sus4 G [x2]
[Verse 3]
GTall drink of water, she's aG6sus4 Norfolk waterfall G G6sus4 G
GLittle daybreaker, shG6sus4ootin' like a cannonballG G6sus4 G
GCrazy like a rocket when you're G6sus4coming through my radio G G6sus G
GKept me in your bed till theG6sus4 summertime turned to faGll G6sus4 G
GFall time coming, and I guess my G6sus4little dove can singG G6sus4 G
GCome on Elizabeth, G6sus4come on a Bethany G G6sus4 G
GCome on forever, I'm G6sus4tired and I want to sleeGp G6sus4 G
GMy little dove flew, I gG6sus4uess that she was done witGh me
[Chorus]
Dsus2Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
I wB/Cas just abCadd9out to tell you, but OK, alrighCadd9t Cadd2
Dsus2Said you didn't love me, didn't wantB/C a thing,
Cadd9English girls can be so meCadd9an Cadd2
[Bridge]
Amin But ooooC/Bhh, look at you nowC/G Csus2/G C/G
Amin Ooooohh,C/B look at you now C/G Csus2/G C/G
AminMmmmnn C/B best I'd ever seen C/G Csus2/G C/G
Just a Dsus2tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on dC/Bown the sink Cadd9
[Instrumenatl]
C/G Cmaj9/E Am7 G
G G6sus4 G (x2)
[Verse 4]
GKiss me on the lips but mG6sus4y heart just laughed it off G G6sus4
GWords may move, but they’re nG6sus4ever moving fast enoughG G6sus4
GCelebrate the differences, I G6sus4celebrate the songs you sing G
[Coda]
N.C.
Just three words, my love:AminYou mAmin7eant eve-ryC/B-thing C/G D/A
AminYou mAmin7eant eve-C/Bry-thinC/Gg Dsus2
AminOh, aAmin7h, ah, oh C/Boh oh oC/Gh....Dsus2.........
End on Amin7