[Info]
Tune to open G for first part, look for tuning at tab. Swing feel.

[Intro]
         
d|-----|--3---
B|-+12-|--3---
G|-+12-|--4---
D|-+12-|------
G|-----|------
D|-----|------

     
3-2---2-1---1-
3-2---2-1---1-
4-3---3-2---2-
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|-0=====------
|-0=====------
|-0=====------
|-0----2----0-
|-0--0-0--0-0-
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---2----0---|
-0-0--0-0---|
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[Verse]
             
  American wom

              
an gonna mess 

                 
your mind
             
  American wom

              
an, she gonna 

                 
mess your mind
             
  American wom

              
an gonna mess 

                 
your mind
             
  American wom

              
an gonna mess 

                 
your mind

    
Say A, Say M, 

Say E, Say R,
    
Say I, C, Say 

A, N,


[Verse]
             
  American wom

              
an gonna mess 

             
your mind
             
  American wom

              
an gonna mess 

             
your mind
             
  American wom

              
an gonna mess 

               
your mind


[Instrumental]
           


[Chorus]
          
American woman

, stay away fr

om me
          
American woman

, mama let me 

be

 Don't come ha

ngin' around m

y door

I don't wanna 

see your face 

no more

  I got more i

mportant thing

s to do
     
Than spend my 

time growin' o

ld with you


    
Now woman, I s

aid stay away.
          
American woman

, listen what 

I say. Hey..


[Instrumental]
    


[Chorus]
          
American woman

, get away fro

m me
          
American woman

, mama let me 

be

 Don't come kn

ockin' around 

my door

Don't wanna se

e your shadow 

no more

  Coloured lig

hts can hypnot

ize

Sparkle someon

e else's eyes
    
Now woman, I s

aid get away
          
American woman

, listen what 

I say. Hey..


[Instrumental]
     


[Chorus]
          
American woman

, I said get a

way.
          
American woman

, listen what 

I say

 Don't come ha

ngin' around m

y door

I don't wanna 

see your face 

no more

  I don't need

 your war mach

ines

I don't need y

our ghetto sce

nes


  Coloured lig

hts can hypnot

ize

Sparkle someon

e else's eyes
    
Now woman, get

 away from me
          
American woman

, mama let me 

be.


[Outro]

Go, gotta get 

away, gotta ge

t away

Now go go go
      
Gonna leave yo

u, woman
      
Gonna leave yo

u, woman
    
Bye-bye
    
Bye-bye
    
Bye-bye
    
Bye-bye

     
You're no good

 for me
 
I'm no good fo

r you

Gonna look you

 right in the 

eye.

Tell you what 

I'm gonna do
              
You know I'm g

     
onna leave
              
You know I'm g

     
onna go
              
You know I'm g

     
onna leave
              
You know I'm g

     
onna go, woman
          
I'm gonna leav

e, woman

  
Goodbye, Ameri

can woman
  
Goodbye, Ameri

can chick
  
Goodbye, Ameri

can broad ...