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)
              xxx655
             xxx544
             
            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]
   

   X5:
                   / / / /  /
       
              

#  
     Umm umm u

mm umm umm
       
              

#  
     Umm umm u

mm umm umm
       
              

#  
     Dah dah d

ah dah umm umm
       
              

#  
     Dah dah d

ah dah umm umm
       
              

#  
     Dah dah d

ah, American w

oman, gonna me

ss your mind.
   
   X2:
   NC
             / / / /  /
        
             A

merican woman,

 she gonna mes

s your mind, m

mmm,
        
             A

merican woman,

 gonna mess yo

ur mind, umm,

   X5:
   NC
             / / / /  /
        
             A

              
merican woman,

   
 gonna mess yo

ur mind
        
          Say 

              
“A”,          

   
say “M”,
        
          Say 

              
“E”,          

   
say “R”,
        
          Say 

              
“I”,          

   
and “C”,
        
          Say 

              
“A”,          

   
“N”, ummm

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

#  
     American 

woman, gonna m

ess your mind,

 ummmmm,
       
              

#  
     American 

woman, gonna m

ess your mind,

 uhhh,
       
              

#  
     American 

woman, gonna m

ess your mind.

   X8:
             


[Verse 1]
           
American woman

            
, stay away fr

   
om me.
           
American woman

            
, momma let me

 
 be.
           
    Don't come

              
 a hangin' aro

              
und my door,
             
I don't wanna 

              
see your face 

          
no more.
             
I got more imp

              
ortant things 

       
to do,
    
Than spend my 

time growin' o

ld with you.
           
  Now woman, I

            
 said stay awa

 
y.
           
American woman

             
, listen what 

  
I  say.


[Interlude]
   X4: (riff)


[Verse 2]
           
American woman

            
, get away fro

  
m me.
           
American woman

            
, mama let me 


be.
           
    Don't come

              
 knockin' arou

             
nd my door,
             
Don't wanna se

              
e your shadow 

          
no more
             
Colored lights

              
 can hypnotize

   
,

Sparkle someon

e else's eyes
           
  Now woman, I

            
 said get away


,
           
American woman

             
, listen what 

  
I  say.


[Interlude]
   X16: (riff)

   X4:
          


[Verse 3]
           
American woman

     
,
        
Said get away,
           
American woman

             
, listen what 

       
I  say.
             
Don't come han

              
gin' around my

        
 door,

Don't wanna se

e your face no

 more.
           
    I don't ne

              
ed your war ma

         
chines,
             
I don't need y

              
our ghetto sce

      
nes.

Colored lights

 can hypnotize

,
           
    Sparkle so

              
meone else's e

     
yes.
           
Now woman, get

          
 away from me,
           
American woman

            
, mama let me 


be.


[Outro]
           
    Go, gotta 

            
get away,     

             
gotta get away

              
, now go, go, 

     
go.

I'm gonna leav

e you, woman.
           
    Gonna leav

              
e you, woman, 

         
bye-bye,  bye-

          
bye,  bye-bye,

    
  bye-bye.
           
    You're no 

             
good for me,  

            
  I'm no good 

          
for you.
             
Gonna look you

              
 right in the 

      
eye,

Tell you what 

I'm gonna do:
           
    You know I

              
'm gonna leave

   
,    you know 

I'm gonna go,
           
    You know I

              
'm gonna leave

           
,    you know 

              
I'm gonna go, 

        
woman,
             
I'm gonna leav

               
e you, woman.
             
Goodbye, Ameri

            
can woman.

Goodbye, Ameri

can woman. (fa

deout)