C  F  C  G/B  Am  F  C  G/B


[Verse 1]
Am           F           C       G/B      Am
Phone rings, baby cries, TV diet guru lies
F             C    G/B
Good morning honey
Am          F        C               G/B       Am
Go to work, make-up, try to keep the balance up
       F            C  G/B
Between love and money


[Chorus]
           C        F         C            F
She used to tie her hair up in ribbons and bows
C         F           C       F
Sign her letters with X's and O's
      C             G/B      Am        F
Got a picture of her mama in heels and pearls
C                F              C            F
She's tryin' to make it in her daddy's world
          C       F   C  G/B
She's an American girl
    Am      F
An American girl


[Verse 2]
Am           F             C          G/B      Am
Slow dance, second chance, mama needs romance
      F           C  G/B
And an live-in maid
Am            F              C           G/B        Am
Fix the sink, mow the yard, really isn't all that hard
   F       C  G/B
If you get paid


(Chorus)

          G
Well she's got her God and she's got good wine
 G
Aretha Franklin and Patsy Cline


(Chorus x2)
(last 2 choruses line changes to "she's gonna make it in her daddy's world")



Chords:
Am  =   x02210
C   =   x32010
F   =   133211(bar chord) or xx3211
G/B =   x2003x or x20003