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American Woman

The Guess Who
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Chords in this song5

Song

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Chords:
     
o[-----   [--3--   [-4---   [--4--  o[-----
o[-----   [-1---  o[-----  o[-----   [-3---
 [1----   [-1---   [-3---  o[-----   [-1---
 [-3---   [-1---   [1----  o[-----   [-2---
 [-2---  o[-----   [-2---   [-2---  o[-----
o[-----  o[-----  x[-----   [--3--  o[-----
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Verse 1

American woman, gonna mess your mind.
American woman, she gonna mess your mind. Mmmm ---
American woman, gonna mess your mind. Unhhh!
American woman, gonna mess your mind.
(ad lib spelling A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N using the the same chord progression.)
Repeat Verse 1.
This is the strum pattern for the rest of the song:
E G,A E A,G E G,A E
///////// // ///////// // ///////// // ///////
(The A & G chords are switched periodicaly.)

Verse 2

G A E G A E G A E A G E G,A E
American woman, stay away from me. American woman, momma let me be.
E A, G E G,A
Don't come a 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 sa-----y.
The rest of the verses are very similar to verse 2, with subtle changes.
Enjoy! This song's a little tough, but it gets easy w/practice!
-Nate

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