American Woman Chords by The Guess Who

Tempo:
91.55 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

G

A

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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American Woman chords
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[E] [G]
um
american woman gonna mess your [C] mind [G] american woman she gonna mess your mind
american woman gonna mess your mind
um
gonna mess your mind
american
[Bb] [A] [G] woman gonna mess your mind
oh american woman gonna mess your mind american woman gonna mess your [A] mind
[G]
[D] [E]
[D] [E]
american stay away from me
american woman
i said stay away
american woman listen what i say
[D] [E]
me
american woman [D] get away [E] from me
american woman mama let me be
look at the knock at the [D] door [E] don't want to see your shadow no more
colored lights can hypnotize sparkle someone else's eyes
i said get away
american woman listen what i say
[D] [E]
[Em]
[E]
[D] [E]
[A] [E]
american woman
sifting away
american woman
listen what i say
oh come on hang it around 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
uh american woman
oh gotta get away gotta get away
i'm gonna leave you woman gotta leave you woman [D] [E] bye
you know i'm gonna go
[D] [E] you
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn The Guess Who - American Woman chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, G, Gm and G of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 55 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 111. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Minor in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ um
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ american woman gonna mess your [C] mind [G] _ american woman she gonna mess your mind
_ american woman gonna mess your mind
um
_ _ gonna mess your mind _ _
american _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [A] _ [G] _ woman gonna mess your mind
oh american woman gonna mess your mind american woman gonna mess your _ [A] mind
[G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ american stay away from me
_ american woman _
_ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ said _ _ stay _ away
american woman listen what i say _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ me
american woman [D] get away [E] from me
_ american woman mama let me be
_ _ _ look at the knock at the [D] door [E] don't want to see your shadow no more
colored lights can hypnotize sparkle someone else's eyes
i _ said get away
_ american woman listen what i say _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ american woman
_ sifting away
_ _ american woman
listen what i say
_ _ oh come on hang it around 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 _ _ _ _
_ uh american woman _ _ _
_ _ oh gotta get away gotta get away
_ i'm gonna leave you woman gotta leave you woman [D] [E] bye _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you know _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i'm gonna _ _ go _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ you _ _ _ _

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