Key: D
Introduction: A D G F#m D A D G A D
A D G F#
If I could, I' d be your little spoon
D A D G A F#
And kiss your fingers forevermore
A D G F#
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 F#
You' re the sun, you' ve never seen the night
D A D G A F#
But you hear its song from the morning birds
A D G F#
Well, 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
G A Bm F#m G A D
Don' t wait for me, I can' t come
D G Bm F#m 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
F#m G D G A D
I guess I couldn' t help trying to be your best American girl
A D
You' re the one
G F#m
You' re all I ever wanted
D A
I think I' ll regret this
G A Bm F#m 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
F#m G D A D
I guess I couldn' t help trying to be the best American girl
D G Bm F#m G
Your mother wouldn' t approve of how my mother raised me
D G A
But I do, I think I do