American Woman

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}    [E]        [A7]      [B7]        [G]        [A]
o[-----   [--3--   [-4---   [--4--  o[-----
o[-----   [-1---  o[-----  o[-----   [-3---{eot}
 [1----   [-1---   [-3---  o[-----   [-1---
{sot} [-3---   [-1---   [1----  o[-----   [-2---
 [-2---  o[-----   [-2---   [-2---  o[-----
o[-----  o[-----  x[-----   [--3--  o[-----{eot}

[E]American woman, gonna [A7]mess your mind.
[E]American woman, she gonna [A7]mess your mind.  [E]Mmmm ---
[E]American woman, gonna [A7]mess your mind. U[E]nhhh!
[E]American woman, gonna [A7]mess your mind.

{sot}(ad lib spelling A-M-E-R-I-C-A-N using the the same chord progression.){eot}

Repeat Verse 1.

{sot}This is the strum pattern for the rest of the song:
[E]         [G] [A]  [E]        [A] [G]  [E]        [G] [A]  [E]
///////// //  ///////// //  ///////// //  ///////{eot}
(The A & G chords are switched periodicaly.)

{section: Verse 2}
Am[G]eri[A]can [E]woman, stay [G]away [A]from [E]me.  Am[G]eri[A]can [E]woman, momma [A]let [G]me [E]be.  [G]    [A]       [E]
[E]Don't come a hangin' around my [A]doo[G]r, [E]I don't wanna see your face no more. [G]   [A]
{sot}[E]I got more important things to [A]do, [G]than [E]spend my time growin' old with [A]you.
[G]   [E]             [G]    [A]  [E]   [A]   [G]    [E]             [G]    [A]  [E]
Now woman, I said stay away.  American woman, listen what I  sa-----y.{eot}

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