Tom: Am
C C C C Dm Dm F F G G Am
G F F G G F F Fm Fm C C
[Verse 1]
C E7
Isn't she lovely
E7 F
Her hair so pretty
Fm G G7
But they never tell you about
G C
The things like
C E7
Her eating disorder
A C F
Or the clothes that she's stolen
Dm G7
Or the things she says behind your back
G C
When nobody's looking
[Chorus]
Em D
Cause, oh she's so Americana
Em D
She's such the prima donna
C F
When everyone wants to believe
G
That somebody's perfect
C F
And everyone wants to believe
G
That somebody's real
[Verse 2]
Dm F G
Beneath every pearl
Am G F
There's a speck of dirt
G Dm
Waiting to be cleaned
Dm F G
Beneath every pearl
Am C F
There's a speck of dirt
G F F G C
Waiting to be cleaned
C E7
Isn't he handsome
E F
The varsity captain
F G G7
But they never tell you about
G
The things like
C E7
His criminal convictions
Em7 E7 F
Or his date-rape victims
F G
Or his drinking problem
G
That makes his temper go foul
[Chorus]
Em Dm
Oh he's so Americana
Em Dm
He's such the prima donna
C F
When everyone wants to believe
G
That somebody's perfect
C F
And everyone wants to believe
G
That somebody's real
[Bridge]
Dm F G
Beneath every pearl
Am G F
There's a speck of dirt
G Dm
Waiting to be cleaned
Dm F G
Beneath every pearl
Am C F
There's a speck of dirt
G F Fm
Waiting to be cleaned
[Solo]
C C C C E E E E F F F F G G G G
C C C C E E E E F F F F G G G G
[Chorus]
Em D
Oh he's so Americana
Em D
He's such the prima donna
C F
When everyone wants to believe
G
That somebody's perfect
C F
And everyone wants to believe
G G G
That somebody's real
Dm F G
Beneath every pearl
Am G F
There's a speck of dirt
G F F F F F
Waiting to be cleaned
[Solo]
C C Dm Dm F F F F C C Dm Dm F F F F
C C Dm Dm F F F F C C Dm Dm F F F F
[Outro]
C Dm
La, la-de-da-da da-da
F
La de da da
C Dm
La, da-da-da-da da-da
F F F F F
Da-da-da
