All- American Girl is from the ?Willard? album (1970), re-released by BGO Records as a
double-cd together with ?California Bloodlines? (2001)

All-American Girl     John Stewart(G)(G) (C)(C) (G)(G) (G5)(G5) (C) (F) (F9) (Ga) (G) (C) (hold)Parochial (G)school
Uni(C)forms, they don?t have any (Am)pearls,
Any (C)ruffles you can (Am)twirl,
Just the (C5)blue serge (F)pressed a(G)gainst (G7)her (C)skin.

(C9)(C)(hold)Parochial (G)school
(C)Girls, they don?t have any (Am)thoughts
That they (C)know that they should (Am)not,
They?re a(F)fraid that they might die (Dm)in (G)sin.

Ah, but I (C)wonder what she (G)thinks about
When her (Am)mama turns her (Am/G)night light out,
(F)Covered with her comforter and (G)curls...(bass run: G-A-B)
(C)All-A(Dm)meri(G)can (C)girl,(C/B)(Am)(Am/G)
(F)All-A(G)meri(G7)can (C)girl. (C9)(C) (hold)

She?s a blue-eyed (G)blonde,
And she (C)knows she?s a (Am)queen
And her (C)life is but a (Am)dream,
But I (C5)wonder what (F)dreams run (G)through (G7)her (C)head.(C9)(C)(hold)

She?s a blue-eyed (G)blonde,
Daddy?s (C)girl, in her heart she?s a(Am)shamed
?Cause she (C)knows that she has (Am)changed
From the (F)dreams that haunt her in (Dm)her (G)bed.

Ah yes, I (C)wonder what she (G)thinks about
When her (Am)mama?s turned her (Am/G)night light out,
(F)Covered with her comforter and (G)curls...
Yes, I (C)wonder what she (G)thinks about
When her (Am)mama?s turned her (Am/G)night light out
(F)Covered with her comforter and (G)curls...(bass run: G A B)

(C)All-A(Dm)meri(G)can (C)girl,(C/B)(Am)(Am/G)
(F)All-A(G)meri(G7)can (C)girl,(C/B)(Am)(Am/G)
(F)All-A(G)meri(G7)can (C)girl.(Cj7)(Am)(G)(F)(G)(C)

John plays the song in D (either transpose or capo 7th fret)
G5: add D-note on B-string (3rd fret)
F9: add G-note on high E-string (3rd fret)
Ga: add A-note on high E-string (5th fret)
C5: add G-note on high E-string (3rd fret)
C9: add D-note on B-string (3rd fret)
Cj7: lift index finger from B-string and play the B-note

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