The Guess Who
American Woman
American Woman (1970)

Open G (DGDGBD)

(harmoniques)

D --3--3-2--2-1--1-0--
B --3--3-2--2-1--1-0--  
G --4--4-3--3-2--2-0--  g d^e^d g  g d^e^d g  x 4  (1)  w/ Hmmm, dahm dada...
D --------------------
G -----------------0--

American woman, gonna mess your mind
American woman, she gonna mess your mind
Hmm American woman, gonna mess your mind

                                D --0-0--5---3--0--
                                B --0-0--5---3--0--  
                           w/   G --0-0--5---3--0--  g d^e^d g  g d^e^d g  x 4
                                D -----------------
                                G --0-0--0-0-0--0--

Hmm American woman, gonna mess, your mind
Say A, say M                                   fin: D -10-\12--12-12--
Say E, say R                                        B -10-\12--12-12--
Say I, say C
Say A, N

American woman gonna mess your mind
Hmm American woman gonna mess your mind        w/ (1)
                     (ral.)         G (reste)
American woman gonna mess your mind  

-->8--

(standard tuning)
 
                       ^g
B5 D5 E5E5E5E5 D5\E5 E5E5   
                              x 4  fin 2e: Ouw, 3e: embarque  w/ mélodie
B5 D5 E5E5E5E5 D5\E5 (reste)

American woman, stay away from me        (E5E5)
American woman, mama let me be
Don't come hangin' around my door
I don't wanna see your face no more
I got more important things to do
Than spend my time growin' old with you

  Now woman, I said stay away
  American woman, listen what I say

B5 D5 E5E5E5E5 D5\E5 E5E5  x 4  w/ solo

American woman, get away from me
American woman, mama let me be
Don't come knockin' around my door
Don't wanna see your shadow no more
Coloured lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes

  Now woman, I said get away
  American woman, listen what I say

B5 D5 E5E5E5E5 D5\E5 E5E5  x 16  w/ solo

E5E5E5E5 D5\E5 /  x 4

American woman, said get away
American woman, listen what I say
Don't come hangin' around my door
Don't wanna see your face no more
I don't need your war machines
I don't need your ghetto scenes
Coloured lights can hypnotize
Sparkle someone else's eyes

  Now woman, get away from me
  American woman, mama let me be

Go, gotta get away, gotta get away  w/ solo
Now go go go
I'm gonna leave you woman
Gonna leave you woman
Bye bye
Bye bye
Bye bye
Bye bye
You're no good for me
I'm no good for you
Gonna look you right in the eye
Tell you what I'm gonna do
You know I'm gonna leave
You know I'm gonna go
You know I'm gonna leave
You know I'm gonna go, woman
I'm gonna leave, woman
Goodbye American woman
Goodbye American chick 

(fade out)

(Lenny Kravitz: w/o intro, C5C5C5C5 B♭/C C5, modulations)

(Butthole Surfers: drum)