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English Girls Approximately Tab

by Ryan Adams


Ryan Adams – “English Girls Approximately”

So far I’ve been pretty good at tabbing out Ryan Adams songs…
I hope someone decides to use this tab, I know it’s just one of those songs that you 
to skip on the CD…but this song really got stuck in my head. I couldn’t find any tabs on 
internet so let’s hope this one works.
Please leave a good rating, I really tried my best on this one and I think it sounds 
If you have any suggestions please post a comment. Thanks!

No Capo
Standard tuning

Chords:

         Dadd4    
E|--3----3------5------3-----3----|
B|--3----3------5------3-----3----|
G|--0----0------0------2-----0----|
B|--0----2------4------2-----0----|
A|--2----3------5------0-----2----|
E|--3-----------0------------0----|

Intro and verse rhythm:

                                 
E|--3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|--3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|--0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| (intro x4)
B|--0---0--0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---0--0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|--2---2--2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2--2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--3---3--3-3---------------3---3--3-3---------------|
         U  U  U  U  U    U   U  U  U  U 


                                              
English girls are pretty when they play guitar

                                                  
Crazy like a day just a-breaking I ain't sure what for

                                           
Ain't got a mother or father or place to fall           She’s got a

                                                      
brother in the blues but he doesn't know the blues at all

Dadd4
 Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
      
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Dadd4
 Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing,

English girls can be so mean

(Intro x2)

                                          
She's got eyes as pretty as a pair of jewels
                                                    
Falling down a canyon like a couple drunken criminals
                                           
She had a messy bedroom on the edge of town
                                                  
I ain’t never been a good enough to ever keep around

Dadd4
 Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
      
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Dadd4
 Said you didn't love me, didn't mean a thing,

English girls can be so mean

                
 Ooooohh,  look at you now
                
 Ooooohh,  look at you now
                 
Mmmmnn    best I'd ever seen
       Dadd4                                           
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink

(Intro x2)

                                            
Tall drink of water, she's a Norfolk waterfall
                                                 
Little daybreaker, she's a shootin' like a cannonball
                                                      
Crazy like a rocket when you're coming through my radio
                                                    
Kept me in your bed till the wintertime turned to fall

                                                 
Fall time coming, and I guess my little bird can sing
                                      
Come on Elizabeth, a come on a Bethany
                                            
Come on further, I'm a tired and I want to sleep
                                                  
My little dove do, and I guess she was a done with me

Dadd4
 Said you didn't love me, it was right on time,
      
I was just about to tell you, but OK, alright
Dadd4
 Said you didn't love me, didn't want a thing,

English girls can be so mean

                
 Ooooohh,  look at you now
                
 Ooooohh,  look at you now
                 
Mmmmnn    best I'd ever seen
       Dadd4                                           
Just a tall drink of water, just a-pourin' on down the sink

(Intro x2 lightly)

                                                  
Kiss me on the lips when my heart just laughed it off
                                                   
Words may move, but they aint’t never moving fast enough
                                                     
Celebrate the differences, I celebrate the songs you sing
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Just three words, my love:

          
you meant eve-ry-thing
          
You meant eve-ry-thing
          
You meant eve-ry-thing
          
You meant eve-ry-thing