Song From an American Movie
As Recorded by Everclear on "SFAAM #1: Learning How to Smile"
Tabbed by Jason Pan (balaka@alphalink.com.au)

   (Banjo/Mandolin arranged for guitar: played easiest with a capo on 12th fret)
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D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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G|-----2-------2-----------0---------------0----------0h2---------|
D|-0-------------------2-------2-------0-----------0--------------|
A|-----------------3----------------------------------------------|
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B|-----15--12--15------15--12--15------15--12--15-----15-17p15p12-| 
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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The only thing that ever made sense to me
Is the words to a song from an American movie
The only thing that ever made sense in my life
 
   Bm                              C9
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B|-----------------3-----------------------------------3-------3--|
G|---------4-----------4-------4-----------0----------------------|
D|-----4-------4-----------4-----------2-------2------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------0h3----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|-----15--12--15--12--15--12--15------15--12--15--12--15--12--15-| 
G|-12------------------------------12-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Is the sound of my little girl laughing through the window of a summer night

   G
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D|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------0------0----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0h3-------------0h3-------------0h3-------------0h3------------|
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e|-----15--------------15--------------15-------------15----------|
B|-----15-17p15p12-----15-17p15p12-----15-17p15p12----15-17p15p12-|
G|-12--------------12--------------12--------------12-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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I sit alone in the back yard wishing I could be inside

   Bm                              C9
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B|-----------------3-------------------------------3-x------------|
G|---------4-----------4-------4-----------0----------------------|
D|-----4-------4-----------4-----------2-------2------------------|
A|-2-------------------------------0h3----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|-----15--12--15--12--15--12--15------15--12--15--12-x-----------| 
G|-12------------------------------12-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Just the sound of my little girl laughing makes me happy to be alive.

   G
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A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0h3---------0h3-----------------0h3---------0h3----------------|
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D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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     Makes me happy just to be alive
     Makes me happy just to be alive
     Makes me happy just to be alive

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G|---------0-----------0-----------0------------------------------|
D|-----0-----------0----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0h3---------0h3------------------------------------------------|
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B|-----15--12--15------15-17p15p12--------------------------------|
G|-12--------------12--------------12-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

JASON'S EVERCLEAR TABS - http://members.tripod.com/~panec/