Tuning: E A D G B E

All barre chords. Intro chords: EADGBe EADGBe High G xxx12-12-10 F xxx10-10-8 for 2nd X5 section of Intro A# xxx766 G xxx12-12-10 for 2nd X5 section of Intro (3 G’s) A xxx655 G# xxx544 G xxx433 C xxx10-8-8 In Verses (except first line of verse 3) and Interludes, play this riff for every “E” shown: G A E E E E E G E. [Intro] G X5: / / / / /

^A# ^A# ^A ^A ^G# ^G# ^GUmm umm umm umm umm ^A# ^A# ^A ^A ^G# ^G# ^GUmm umm umm umm umm ^A# ^A# ^A ^A ^G# ^G# ^GDah dah dah dah umm umm ^A# ^A# ^A ^A ^G# ^G# ^GDah dah dah dah umm umm ^A# ^A# ^A ^A ^G# ^G# ^GDah dah dah, American woman, gonna mess your mind.

X2: NC / / / / /

^G ^G ^C ^A# ^GAmerican woman, she gonna mess your mind, mmmm, ^G ^G ^C ^A# ^GAmerican woman, gonna mess your mind, umm,

X5: NC / / / / /

^G ^G ^C ^A# ^GAmerican woman,^F g^Gon^Gna^G mess your mind ^G ^G ^C ^A#Say^G “A”, ^Fsa^Gy ^G“M^G”, ^G ^G ^C ^A#Say^G “E”, ^Fsa^Gy ^G“R^G”, ^G ^G ^C ^A#Say^G “I”, ^Fan^Gd ^G“C^G”, ^G ^G ^C ^A#Say^G “A”, ^F“N^G”,^G u^Gmmm

X4: ( last line slow ) NC / / / / /

^A# ^A# ^A ^A ^G# ^G# ^GAmerican woman, gonna mess your mind, ummmmm, ^A# ^A# ^A ^A ^G# ^G# ^GAmerican woman, gonna mess your mind, uhhh, ^A# ^A# ^A ^A ^G# ^G# ^GAmerican woman, gonna mess your mind.

X8: G A E E E E E G E [Verse 1]

A^Gmeri^Acan ^Ewoman, stay a^Gway ^Afrom ^Eme. A^Gmeri^Acan ^Ewoman, momma ^Glet ^Ame ^Ebe. ^G ^A ^EDon't come a hangin' around my door, ^G ^A ^EI don't wanna see your face no more. ^G ^A ^EI got more important things to do, ^G ^AThan ^Espend my time growin' old with you. ^G ^ANow ^Ewoman, I said ^Gstay a^Away^E. A^Gmeri^Acan ^Ewoman, listen ^Gwhat ^AI ^Esay.

[Interlude] X4: (riff) [Verse 2]

A^Gmeri^Acan ^Ewoman, get a^Gway ^Afrom ^Eme. A^Gmeri^Acan ^Ewoman, mama ^Glet ^Ame ^Ebe. ^G ^A ^EDon't come knockin' around my door, ^G ^A ^EDon't wanna see your shadow no more ^G ^A ^EColored lights can hypnotize, ^G ^A ^ESparkle someone else's eyes ^G ^ANow ^Ewoman, I said ^Gget a^Away^E, A^Gmeri^Acan ^Ewoman, listen ^Gwhat ^AI ^Esay.

[Interlude] X16: (riff) X4: E E E E E G E [Verse 3]

American ^Ewo^Ema^En,^E ^E ^G ^E S^Gaid ^Aget a^Eway, A^Gmeri^Acan ^Ewoman, listen ^Gwhat ^AI ^Esay. ^G ^A ^EDon't come hangin' around my door, ^G ^A ^EDon't wanna see your face no more. ^G ^A ^EI don't need your war machines, ^G ^A ^EI don't need your ghetto scenes. ^G ^A ^EColored lights can hypnotize, ^G ^A ^ESparkle someone else's eyes. ^G ^ANow ^Ewoman, ^Gget a^Away from ^Eme, A^Gmeri^Acan ^Ewoman, mama ^Glet ^Ame ^Ebe.

[Outro]

^G ^A ^EGo, gotta get away, ^G ^A ^Egotta get away, now go, go, go. ^G ^A ^EI'm gonna leave you, woman. ^G ^A ^EGonna leave you, woman, ^Gby^Ae-^Ebye, ^Gby^Ae-^Ebye, ^Gby^Ae-^Ebye, ^Gby^Ae-^Ebye. ^G ^A ^EYou're no good for me,^G ^A ^EI'm no good for you. ^G ^A ^EGonna look you right in the eye, ^G ^A ^ETell you what I'm gonna do: ^G ^A ^EYou know I'm gonna leave,^G ^A ^Eyou know I'm gonna go, ^G ^A ^EYou know I'm gonna leave,^G ^A ^Eyou know I'm gonna go, woman, ^G ^A ^EI'm gonna leave you, woman. ^G ^A ^EGoodbye, American woman. ^G ^A ^EGoodbye, American woman. (fadeout)

The Guess Who - American woman