Green Day - Last Of The American Girls Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar B chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
[Opening]
[B] [B]
She puts her [B]makeup on…
Like graffiti on the, walls of the [E]heartland.
She’s got her [B]little book of conspiracies.
Right in her [F#]hand, she is [B]paranoid like.
Endangered species headed into [E]extinction.
She is [B]one of a kind.
She’s the [F#]last of the American [B]girls.
[verse 2]
She wears her [B]overcoat.
For the coming of the nuclear [E]winter.
She is [B]riding her bike.
Like a fugitive of critical [F#]mass.
She’s on a [B]hunger strike.
For the ones who won’t make it for [E]dinner.
She makes [B]enough to survive.
For a holiday of working [F#]class.
[verse 3]
She’s a [B]runaway of the [B7]establishment incor[E]porated [Em]
She won’t [B]cooperate [F#]She’s the last of the American [B]girls
[verse 4]
[E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [E]
She plays her [B]vinyl records.
Singing songs on the even of [E]destruction.
She’s a [B]sucker for.
All the criminals breaking the [F#]laws.
She will [B]come in first.
For the end of the western [E]civilization.
She’s an [B]endless war.
Like a hero for the lost [F#]cause.
[verse 5]
Like a [B]hurricane
In the [B7]heart of the [E]devas[Em]tation
She’s a [B]natural disaster
[F#]She’s the last of the American[B]girls
[Closing]
[E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [E]
She puts her [B]makeup on…
Like [B7]graffiti on the walls of the [E] [Em]heartland.
She’s got her [B]little book of [B7]conspiracies.
Right in her [F#]hand, she will [B]come in first.
For the [B7]end of the western [E]civili[Em]zation.
She’s a [B]natural disaster.
[F#]She’s the last of, the American [B]girls.
[outro]
[E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [E]
[B] [E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [B] [E] [B]
How to play Last Of The American Girls on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Green Day - Last Of The American Girls on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Last Of The American Girls uses these transitions most often: B → E (19), E → B (19), and F# → B (10). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with B - E chord transition.
1. B → E chord transition
To move from B to E;
- While playing B, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 4 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 2.
2. B → F# chord transition
To move from B to F#;
- Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to A string fret 4.
- Lift your pinky from B string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.
3. B → B7 chord transition
To move from B to B7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 4 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 4 to fret 2.
- Slide your pinky from B string fret 4 to E string fret 2.
4. B7 → E chord transition
To move from B7 to E;
- While playing B7, lift your pinky from E string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
5. E → Em chord transition
To move from E to Em;
- While playing E, lift your index finger from G string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on D string fret 2.
6. Em → B chord transition
To move from Em to B;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 4.
- Place index finger on E string fret 2.
- Place pinky on B string fret 4.
7. B7 → F# chord transition
To move from B7 to F#;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 4.
- Slide your pinky from E string fret 2 to D string fret 4.
Last Of The American Girls chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Last Of The American Girls.
- Last Of The American Girls includes 75 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Last Of The American Girls connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After B, the most likely next chords across Chordier are E (21%), Em (16%), and A (16%).
- B → E: 21%
- B → F#: 7%
After E, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (25%), D (14%), and B (11%).- E → B: 11%
- E → Em: 1%