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American Woman

Lenny Kravitz
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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Strum
D-DU-UDU
 –  –  -
  Huh!
 1. American woman, stay  away  from me !
 American woman,  mama let  me be !
  Don't  come hanging around my door,
  I don't  want to see your face no more.
  I got  more important things to do,
  than spend my  time growin' old with you.
  Now woman,  stay away  !
 -  -  –  (4x)
  American woman, listen what I say !
 2. American woman,  get away from  me !
 American woman,  mama let  me be !
  Don't  come knocking round my door,
  I  don't want to see your shadow no more.
 Colored lights can hypnotize,
 sparkle someone else's eyes.
  Now woman,  get away  !
  American woman,  listen what  I say !
 –  –  -
  Huh!
 3. American woman,  I said get  away !
  American woman,  listen what  I say !
  Don't  come hanging round my door;
 Don't want to see your face no more !
  I  don't need your war machines,
 I don't need your ghetto scenes
 Colored lights can hypnotize,
 sparkle someone else's eyes.
  Now woman,  get away  !
  American woman,  listen what  I say !
  American woman,  get away  from me !
  American woman,  mama, let  me be
 …
  (Lenny Kravitz)

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Readable chord sheet for American Woman by Lenny Kravitz

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

[C]     [F]      [C] – [F]    [C] – [F]     [C] - [F]
     Huh!
1. American woman,     [C]stay away[F] from me !                   [C]
[F]    American woman,  [C]   mama let[F] me be !                [C]                       [F]
    Do[C]n't come hanging around my door, [F]
    I do[C]n't want to see your face no more[F].
    I go[C]t more important things to do,[F]
    than spend [C]my time growin' old with you.    [F]
    Now woman, [C]    stay a[F]way !         [C]
[F]                    [C]       - [F]                       [C]  - [F]      [C] – [F] (4x)
    American woman,     listen what I say !
2. American woman,     [C] get away [F]from me !                   [C]
[F]    American woman,   [C]   mama le[F]t me be !                [C]                      [F]
    Don[C]'t come knocking round my door,[F]
    [C]I don't want to see your shadow no more.[F]
[C]    Colored lights can hypnotize, [F]
[C]    sparkle someone else's eyes.[F]
    Now woman, [C]    get aw[F]ay !        [C]               [F]
    American woman,    [C] listen wh[F]at I say !             [C]                     [F]
[C]     [F]      [C] – [F]    [C] – [F]     [C] - [F]
     Huh!
3. American woman,     [C]   I said ge[F]t away !               [C]                     [F]
    American woman,    [C] listen wh[F]at I say !             [C]                    [F]
    Don[C]'t come hanging round my door;[F]
[C]    Don't want to see your face no more [F]!
    [C]I don't need your war machin[F]es,
[C]    I don't need your ghetto scene[F]s
[C]    Colored lights can hypnotize, [F]
[C]    sparkle someone else's eyes.[F]
    Now woman, [C]    get aw[F]ay !        [C]               [F]
    American woman,    [C] listen wh[F]at I say !             [C]                    [F]
    American woman,    [C]  get away[F] from me !                  [C]                         [F]
    American woman,    [C] mama, let[F] me be                   [C]                         [F]
…
    (Lenny Kravitz)

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