This song appears on Lenny Kravitz's rerelease of 5, as well as the Austin Powers II: The Spy Who Shagged Me soundtrack. NOTES: This song was an origional hit in the 80's by the Guess Who. It is played in Standard tuning (eBGDAE). Lenny Kravitz uses a distortion box for his version. Later on in the song a Crybaby Wah comes in to use as well. I use a Danelectro Fab Tone¨. During the solo everything is dropped down one fret. I will work on the solo and re-post this tab. I am posting the tab without the solo to have it available as quickly as possible. ~American Woman~ ----------------- ~Lenny Kravitz~ Key: ------ h... hammer-on p... pull-off x... mute the string ----- w/distortion C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| "Uhh!.." C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| "American woman... C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| Stay away from me... American woman... C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| Mama let me be... e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| G--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| D--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| A--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| E--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| Don't come hangin' 'round my door. I don't wanna see your face no more. I got more important things to do than spend my time goin' on with you. C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| Now woman... stay away... C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| American woman... listen what I say... e------------------|--------------|----------|------------------|--------------| B------------------|--------------|----------|------------------|--------------| G---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----|----------|---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----| D---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----|-------0--|---5---5-5-------|---5---5-5----| A---3---3-3-------|---3---3-3----|----------|---3---3-3-------|---3---3-3----| E------------------|--------------|--3h6-----|----------------- |--------------| C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| American woman... get away from me... C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| American woman... mama let me be... e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| G--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| D--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| A--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| E--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| Don't come knockin' at my door. I don't wanna see your shadow no more. Goodnights can hypnotize. C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| Now woman... get away... C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| American woman... listen what i say... B5 B5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-7h9p7------------| G---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--x-x-7h9p7------------| D---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|------------------------| A---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------4-------|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------------------------| E--------------------|--2h5---------|--------------------|------------------------| B5 B5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-7h9p7------------| G---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--x-x-7h9p7------------| D---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|--------------|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-|------------------------| A---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------4-------|---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|------------------------| E--------------------|--2h5---------|--------------------|------------------------| C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| ***This is where the solo comes to an end.*** C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| "Uhh!.." C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| American woman... C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| I said get away.... American woman... C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| listen what i say... e------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| B------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| G------------------------------|---5-5-5-5---5-5---|---------------------------| D------------------------------|---5-5-5-5---5-5---|---------------------------| A------------------------------|---3-3-3-3---3-3---|---------------------------| E------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------| Don't come hangin' 'round my door. I dont see your face no more. I don't need your war machines. C5 e--------------------| B--------------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-| E--------------------| I don't need your ghetto scenes. Goodnights can hypnotize. C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| Now woman... get away... C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| American woman.... listen what I say... C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| American woman... stay away from me... C5 C5 e--------------------|--------------|--------------------|------------------------| B--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--x-x-8h10p8------------| G---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--------------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|--x-x-8h10p8------------| D---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|-------0------|---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|------------------------| A---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|--------------|---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|------------------------| E--------------------|--3h6---------|--------------------|------------------------| American woman... mama let me be... C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5 e------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| B------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| I gotta go... I gotta get away... C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5 e------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| B------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| Babe I gotta go.... I'm gonna fly away... C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5 e------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| B------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| I'm gonna leave you woman.. I'm gonna leave you woman... C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5 e------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| B------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| I'm gonna leave you woman... I'm gonna leave you woman... C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5 e------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| B------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| Bye- bye... Bye -bye... C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5 e------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| B------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| Bye -bye... Bye -bye... C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5 e------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| B------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| You're no good for me... I'm no good for you... C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5 e------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| B------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| I'll look you right straight in the eye, and tell you what I'm gonna do. C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5 e------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| B------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| I'm gonna leave you woman... You know I gotta go... C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5 e------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| B------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| I'm gonna leave you woman... I gotta go... C5 D5 C5 C5 D5 C5 e------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| B------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| G---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| D---5-x-x-x-x-7-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-5-x-x-x-x-7-5---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A---3-x-x-x-x-5-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-3-x-x-x-x-5-3---|-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| I gotta go... I gotta go... American woman... yeah... +---------------------------------+ Drew Horowitz ( @,)====::: +---------------------------------+