Intro: A  D  G  Gbm  D  A  D  G  A  D
 
Verse 1:
A     D          G               Gb
If I could, I'd be your little spoon
      D       A  D     G  A   Gb
And kiss your fingers forevermore
A          D         G              Gb
But, big spoon, you have so much to do
    D       A  D    G  A     D
And I have nothing ahead of me
A          D            G              Gb
You're the sun, you've never seen the night
     D        A   D             G  A   Gb
But you hear its song from the morning birds
A               D         G          Gb
But I'm not the moon, I'm not even a star
     D         A    D        G      A      D
But awake at night I'll be singing to the birds
 
Pre-chorus:
G      A   Bm  Gbm  G  A    D
Don't wait for me, I can't go
 
Chorus:
D           G          Bm              Gbm            G
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
      D     A
But I do, I think I do
    D              G          Bm
And you're an All-American boy
           Gbm          G         D             G    A    D
I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl
 
Interlude:
   D     A   (x3)
   Gbm   G
 
Verse 2:
A         D
You're the one
       G            Gbm
You're all I ever wanted
        D      A
I think I'll regret this
 
Interlude: D  G  A  Bm  G  A  D  D
 
Outro:
G      A               Bm              Gbm           G
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
D         A
But I do, I finally do
     G            A        Bm
And you're an All-American boy
           Gbm           G        D           A          D
I guess I couldn't help trying to be the best American girl
D      G              Bm                Gbm          G
Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
D            G     A
But I do, I think I do
 
Outro:
   D  A   Bm  Gbm  G
   D  G   A   D