------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMERICAN - Sean Rowe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Shawn Axsom E-mail: axs221@gmail.com Date: 8/11/2012 Tuning: Standard, except using an A# base note e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---3---3---0---0---0---0---------------------------------------------------| D |---0---0--(1)--1---0---0---7---7-------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------8-8-8-------------------------------------------| A#|-0---0---1---1--4---4---7-------------------------------------------------| I was naked and for once I wasn't ashamed. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------3------------------3-------------------------------| D |------------------------0------------------0-------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--------------(0)-----------------0----------------------------------------| I looked God in the eye, and he spit in my face. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------0----------------------0------------------------------| D |---------------------1----------------------1------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|----------1---------------------(1)----------------------------------------| And he left me on main street and drove his hummer away. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------0---------------------------0---------------------------| D |-------------------0---------------------------0------------7-------7------| A |------------------------------------------------------------8-------8------| A#|--------4--------------------------4-------------------7--------7----------| Oh the moon has been taken, she knows who you are. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------------3------------------------3---------------------------| D |----------------------0------------------------0---------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--------0------------------------0-----------------------------------------| The kingdom of Heaven is down at the mall. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------0---------------------0------------------------------------| D |----------------1---------------------1------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----1--------------------1------------------------------------------------| There is a coat for Saint Peter, it was made in Korea today. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------0---------------------0-------------------------| D |---------------------------0---------------------0------------7-----7------| A |--------------------------------------------------------------8-----8------| A#|------------4----------------------------4-------------7--------7----------| All the Earth drops ajar as we float into space. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |----------------------3--------------------3-------------------------------| D |----------------------0--------------------0-------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------0----------------------0------------------------------------------| We're moving to Mars by 2 0 38. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------0---------------0-----------------------------------------| D |-----------------1---------------1-----------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-------1---------------------1---------------------------------------------| You know that there's oil there, it's just a matter of time. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-----------------------0------------------------0--------------------------| D |-----------------------0------------------------0---------------7-------7--| A |----------------------------------------------------------------8-------8--| A#|-----4---------------------------------4------------------7--------7-------| I'm a man. I am the world. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |----------0--------------------------3---3---------------------------------| D |---------5----0h5-------------------0----0---------0-----------------------| A |--------6-----6--------------------1---------------0h1---------------------| A#|-------5------------5--------------------------0---------------------------| I'm a man. I am the Lord. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------3--------------------------------------| D |-------------0h5-------0h5---------0-----0---------------------------------| A |-------------6-----------6--------1------0h1-------------------------------| A#|-------5------------5--------------------------0---------------------------| I'm a man. But I ain't that American. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |----------0----------------------------------------------------------------| D |---------5----0h5----------------------------7-----------8-----8----8------| A |--------6-----6-----6------------------------6-----------5------5---6------| A#|-------5-------------------------------------5-----------6-----------------| e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------8-----8------8------8-----------------------------------------------| A |--------5----6------5------6-----------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Oh she pokes out of science, she changes her skin. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |--8-------8--------------8------------------------8------------------------| A |------------6------------5------------------------6------------------------| A#|--5-----------------------------------0------------------------------------| He falls out of religion, and washes his sins. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------5---5----------------------------| D |-----------------5------------------------5-----3--------------------------| A |----3------------3-------------3----------3--------------------------------| A#|----3--------------------------3-------------------------------------------| They get married in France, 'cos the deal is better out there. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------1-| G |---------------------0------------------3-------3------3---2---2---2-2---2-| D |----------5----------5------------------3----------5-----------3-3-----3-3-| A |----------3----------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------3-----------| And all the kids have grown up on driveways and lawns. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------1-3-------------------------------------------------------| G |-----2-------2-3-----------------------------------------------------------| D |-----3-------3------------------8------------------8-----------------------| A |--------------------------------8------------------8-----------------------| A#|-----3--------------------------7----0-------------7-----------------------| And the hunters keep secrets on factory farms. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----3-4-------------------------4-------4-6-4-----------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-----4-5--------------5----------5-----------------------------------------| A |-----2-3--------------3----------3-------3---------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| The children are hungry, they're eating a hole through the world. e |-----------------------------------------------------1---------------------| B |-3--------------------------------3----------3---------1------1------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------1h2---| D |-5----------------5---------------5----------5---------2------2------3-----| A |-3----------------3---------------3----------3-------1--------1------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I'm a man. I am the world. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-2-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-3-----1---1----1----1---1--0----------0-----------------------------------| A |-------3---3----3----3---3-----3-------1-----------------------------------| A#|----------------------------------0---------0------------------------------| I'm a man. I am the Lord. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-0-----0-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-1-----1-----1----1------1--0----------0-----------------------------------| A |-------3-----3----3------3-----3-------1-----------------------------------| A#|----------------------------------0---------0------------------------------| I'm a man. But I ain't that American. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-2-----0----------------------------------2--------------------------------| D |-3-----1----------1------------1----------1---------0--0-----0-----0-------| A |-------3----------3------------3--------------------1--1--1--1--1--1-------| A#|-------------5--------------------------------------0-----0-----0----------| [solo] e |---------1-----------------------------------------------------------------| B |-3-----3-3-3-------------------3-1---1---1---1---3-----------------1-------| G |-3-----3---3---3---3---3---3-----5---5---5---5-----3---3---3---3-----2---2-| D |-------------0-0---0---0---0-----------------------0---0---0---0-----3---3-| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Oh Eden's been stolen, shopped up and leased. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-2---2---3--3-----------3-------3--------------3---------------------------| D |-3---3------0-----------0-------0--------------0---------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Our heart hits the market before it can bleed. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----4--------------4------4-------------4---------------------------------| G |-----0--------------0------0-------------0---------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Her name is forgotten, her ocean is now just a dream. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----3-------3--------------3--------3---4----3--1------1----4-------------| G |-------------------------------------------------2------2----2-------------| D |-----0-------0--------------0--------0---1----0--3------3----3-------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| As his love slips away from his work and his home, e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------3----------3------------3------------3---------------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----------0----------0------------0------------0---------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| he puts out the lights and he jerks off alone. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----4------------4-------------4---------4------4-3-4----------------------| G |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D |----1------------1-------------1---------1---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| He's married to cancer, he counts on his internet girl. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |------3----------3----------3-------------3--------1-------1-----1---------| G |------3----------3----------3-------------3--------2-------2-----2---------| D |------0----------0----------0-------------0--------3-----3-----3-----3-----| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Well I played like a robot, I've danced like a stone. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-1------3-------------3-----------3-------------3--------------------------| G |-2------3-------------3-----------3-------------3--------------------------| D |--------0-------------0-----------0-------------0--------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I've done everything perfect, and I want what I own. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----------1----------1--------------1-----------1-------------------------| G |-----------0----------0--------------0-----------0-------------------------| D |-----------0----------0--------------0-----------0-------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I'm naked and for once I am not ashamed. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-----3--------3--------3-------3---1--------1---1--------------------------| G |-----------------------------------2--------2---2--------------------------| D |-----0--------0--------0-------0---3--------3---3--------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I'm a man. I am the world. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-1-----4----4---4-4------4-4--4---3------3---3---3-------------------------| G |-2--------------------------------3------3---3---3-------------------------| D |-3-----1----1---1-1------1-1--1---0------0---0---0-------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I'm a man. I am the Lord. e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-1-----4----4---4-4------4-4--4---3------3---3---3-------------------------| G |-2--------------------------------3------3---3---3-------------------------| D |-3-----1----1---1-1------1-1--1---0------0---0---0-------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I'm a man. But I ain't that American. e |------------------------------------------1---------1----------------------| B |-1-----4----4---4-4------------4----------1---------1----------------------| G |-2----------------------------------------2---------2----------------------| D |-3-----1----1---1-1------------1----------3---------3----------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [solo] e |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-3---3---3---3---3---4---4---4---4-----------------------------------------| G |-----3---------3-----3---3---3---3-----------------------------------------| D |-0---0---0-----------1---1---1---1-----------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| [solo] e |----------------------------------------------------1----------------------| B |-3---3---3---3---3---4-------4---4---4--------------3----------------------| G |-----3---------------3---3---3---3---2--------------3----------------------| D |-0---0---0---0-------1---1---1---1---1-------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************