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We’re an American Band
Grand Funk Railroad
Intro:
Drums x4 measures
/ D5 - - - / - - - - / C5 - - - / - - - - /
/ Bb5 - - - / C - - - / D - - - / - - - - /
/ D5 - - - / - - - - / C5 - - - / D5 F5 E5 C5 /
Verse 1:
D5 (2)
Out on the road for forty days
C5 / D5 F5 E5 C5 /
Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze
D5 (2)
sweet sweet Connie doing her act
C5 / D5 F5 E5 C5 /
See had the whole show and that's a natural fact
G D
Playin’ all night with Freddie King
C D
I got to tell you that poker's his thing
G D
Booze and ladies keep me right
F G
As long as we can make it to the show tonight
Chorus:
D5
We're an American Band
C5
We're an American Band
Bb5
We’re comin’ to your town
C5
We'll help you party it down
D5 C5
We're an American Band
/ D5 - - - / - - - - / C5 - - - / D5 F5 E5 C5 /
D5 (2)
Four young chiquitas in Omaha
C5 / D5 F5 E5 C5 /
Waiting for the band to return from the show
D5 (2)
Feelin' good feelin' right it's Saturday night
C5 / D5 F5 E5 C5 /
The hotel detective he was out of sight
G D
Now these fine ladies they had a plan
C D
They was out to meet the boys in the band
G D
They said, "Come on dudes let’s get it on"
C D
And we proceeded to tear that hotel down
Chorus x2
Solo:
/ G - - - / D - - - / C - - - / D - - - /
/ G - - - / D - - - / F5 - - - / G5 - - - /
Chorus x2
D5 C5
We're an American Band - Woo-ooo!
D5 C5
We're an American Band - Woo-ooo!
D5 C5
We're an American Band - Woo-ooo!
End on D
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
