Текст песни The National - American Mary

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Letters immediately after a slash (/) are a bass notes.
So the “  / /  ” is   chord then  bass,  bass, 
then  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 
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 
American.                                        American
Mary