NOTES: This song was an origional hit in the 80's by the Guess Who.
It is played in Standard tuning (eBGDAE).
Lenny Kravitz uses a distortion box for his version.
Later on in the song a Crybaby Wah comes in to use as well.
I use a Danelectro Fab Tone¨.
During the solo everything is dropped down one fret.
I will work on the solo and re-post this tab.
I am posting the tab without the solo to have it available as quickly as possible.
Key:
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h... hammer-on
p... pull-off
x... mute the string
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w/distortion
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
'Uhh!..'
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
'American woman...
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
Stay away from me... American woman...
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
Mama let me be...
e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
G--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
D--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
A--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
E--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
Don't come hangin' 'round my door. I don't wanna see your face no more. I got more important things to do than spend my time goin' on with you.
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
Now woman... stay away...
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
American woman... listen what I say...
e-----------------|--------------|----------|-----------------|--------------|
B-----------------|--------------|----------|-----------------|--------------|
G---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----|----------|---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----|
D---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----|-------0--|---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----|
A---3---3-3-------|---3---3-3----|----------|---3---3-3-------|---3---3-3----|
E-----------------|--------------|--3h6-----|---------------- |--------------|
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
American woman... get away from me...
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
American woman... mama let me be...
e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
G--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
D--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
A--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
E--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
Don't come knockin' at my door. I don't wanna see your shadow no more. Goodnights can hypnotize.
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
Now woman... get away...
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
American woman... listen what i say...
~The solo is played over this next part. This guitar is played in the background. I will post the tab for the solo later. If you would like to get it sooner, email me. Also, notice that this part, for the first two riffs, is the same main riff, played one fret lower (Drew14243@Hotmail.Com):~
B5 B5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-7h9p7-------------|
G---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--x-x-7h9p7-------------|
D---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|------------------------|
A---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------4-------|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--2h5---------|-------------------|------------------------|
B5 B5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-7h9p7-------------|
G---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--x-x-7h9p7-------------|
D---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|------------------------|
A---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------4-------|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--2h5---------|-------------------|------------------------|
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
***This is where the solo comes to an end.***
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
'Uhh!..'
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
American woman...
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
I said get away.... American woman...
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
listen what i say...
e------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
B------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
G------------------------------|---5-5-5-5---5-5---|---------------------------|
D------------------------------|---5-5-5-5---5-5---|---------------------------|
A------------------------------|---3-3-3-3---3-3---|---------------------------|
E------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
Don't come hangin' 'round my door. I dont see your face no more. I don't need your war machines.
C5
e-------------------|
B-------------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|
E-------------------|
I don't need your ghetto scenes. Goodnights can hypnotize.
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
Now woman... get away...
C5 C5
e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------|
B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------|
American woman.... listen what I say...
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
American woman... stay away from me...
C5 C5
e-------------------|--------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------|--------------|-------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------|
D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------|
E-------------------|--3h6---------|-------------------|------------------------|
American woman... mama let me be...
C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5
e-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
I gotta go... I gotta get away...
C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5
e-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
Babe I gotta go.... I'm gonna fly away...
C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5
e-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
I'm gonna leave you woman.. I'm gonna leave you woman...
C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5
e-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
I'm gonna leave you woman... I'm gonna leave you woman...
C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5
e-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
Bye- bye... Bye -bye...
C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5
e-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
Bye -bye... Bye -bye...
C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5
e-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
You're no good for me... I'm no good for you...
C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5
e-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
I'll look you right straight in the eye, and tell you what I'm gonna do.
C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5
e-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
I'm gonna leave you woman... You know I gotta go...
C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5
e-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
I'm gonna leave you woman... I gotta go...
C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5
e-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
B-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|
I gotta go...
I gotta go... American woman... yeah...
E-mail me if you have any questions or comments at all. There is a line of lyrics missing... After 'Goodnights can hypnotize', comes another line. If you know what comes after that, please e-mail me and I will update it. Enjoy.
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Drew Horowitz
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Drew14243@Hotmail.Com
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