The National - American Mary Chords & Tabs

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Letters immediately after a slash (/) are a bass notes.
So the “C2  /C /B  D/A” is a C2 chord then a C bass, B bass, 
then D chord with an A as the bass note.  There were a lot of
slashes to keep track of;  let me know if I made any mistakes.

It's hard to hear exactly what notes are in the chords,
but this sounds close.
D=XX0232  D/A=X0023X  D4/B=X20032  D4/E=02003X
C2=X32033 Asus4=X02230  Em7=020030

D                        D/A      D4/B        D4/E
   give my jewels to the army, my silverware and jeans 
D                       D/A               D4/B      D4/E
   give my love to your family; tell them anything.
D                   D/A              D4/B      D4/E
   give yourself to anyone; give yourself away 
D                      D/A      D4/B              D4/E
don't be a nightingale      for anyone's space to fill. 
C2  /C /B  D/A    /a /B  C2      /C /B  D/A      /a  /B
    if  i  could,           i'd be your star again 
C2  /C /B  D/A                      Asus4
           fall across your falling sky... 
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_national/american_mary_crd.html ]
D        D/A                        D4/B         D4/E
      it takes a lot of little rain           to make you feel like
D        D/A                        D4/B      D4/E  
nothing. 
D              D/A                  D4/B            D4/E
     anything, anything you can do,    do to me for everything 
          D         D/A            D4/B      D4/E
i did for you:                  ...nothing. 
C2  /C /B     D/A    /a   /B   C2         /C /B   D/A /a  /B
    i  didn't try to take your love away 
C2  /C /B   D/A              Asus4          
    I  just never knew i had it.

Em7           C2              D      G    D/F#    Em7       C2
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you 
D               G  D/F# 
    American.
Em7           C2              D      G    D/F#    Em7       C2
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you 
D          D       D/A      D4/B        D4/E
American.                                   American
D                D/A      D4/B        D4/E
Mary
D                 D/A                           
   if you kiss me kiss me with your silver eyes 
D4/B                     D4/E
   don't look at me like someone you don't
     D         D/A      D4/B                  D4/E
recognize             I didn't try to do this.  
C2  /C  /B   D/A    /a  /B  C2      /C   /B   D/A  /a  /B
        your arms around my shoulderblades 
C2  /C /B  D/A         Asus4          
       are useless. 

Em7           C2              D      G    D/F#    Em7        C2
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me want you 
D               G  D/F# 
    American.
Em7           C2              D      G    D/F#    Em7        C2
     there is nothing you can say to ever make me leave you 
D          D       D/A                D4/E
American.                                        American
D                D/A      D4/B        D4/E
Mary