Letters immediately after a slash (/) are a bass notes.
So the “ / / ” is chord then bass, bass,
then D chord with an A as the bass note. There were a lot of
slashes to keep track of; let me know if I made any mistakes.
It's hard to hear exactly what notes are in the chords,
but this sounds close.
=XX0232 =X0023X /=X20032 /=02003X
=X32033 =X02230 =022030
/ /
give my jewels to the army, my silverware and jeans
/ /
give my love to your family; tell them anything.
/ /
give yourself to anyone; give yourself away
/ /
don't be a nightingale for anyone's space to fill.
/ / / / / / / /
if i could, i'd be your star again
/ /
fall across your falling sky...
/ /
it takes a lot of little rain to make you feel like
/ /
nothing.
/ /
anything, anything you can do, do to me for everything
/ /
i did for you: ...nothing.
/ / / / / / / /
i didn't try to take your love away
/ /
I just never knew i had it.
there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you
American.
there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you
/A / /
American. American
/ /
Mary
if you kiss me kiss me with your silver eyes
/ /
don't look at me like someone you don't
/ /
recognize I didn't try to do this.
/ / / / / / / /
your arms around my shoulderblades
/ /
are useless.
there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you
American.
there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you
/A / /
American. American
/ /
Mary