Intro: C  F  C  G/B  Am  F  C  G/B 
 
 
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  
 
 
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, Aretha Franklin and Patsy Cline  
 
 
CHORUS (twice)  
(last 2 choruses line changes to "she's gonna make it in her daddy's world")