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                             AMERICAN - Sean Rowe
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Tabbed by: Shawn Axsom
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-------------------------------------------|
E|-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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------(0)-----------------0----------------------------------------|

    I looked God in the eye, and he spit in my face.
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------0----------------------0------------------------------|
D|---------------------1----------------------1------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------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------|
E|--------4--------------------------4-------------------7--------7----------|

    Oh the moon has been taken, she knows who you are.
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------3------------------------3---------------------------|
D|----------------------0------------------------0---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------0------------------------0-----------------------------------------|

    The kingdom of Heaven is down at the mall.
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------0---------------------0------------------------------------|
D|----------------1---------------------1------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----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------|
E|------------4----------------------------4-------------7--------7----------|

    All the Earth drops ajar as we float into space.
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------3--------------------3-------------------------------|
D|----------------------0--------------------0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------0----------------------0------------------------------------------|

    We're moving to Mars by  2  0  38.
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------------0-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------1---------------1-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------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--|
E|-----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---------------------|
E|-------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-------------------------------|
E|-------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------|
E|-------5-------------------------------------5-----------6-----------------|


E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8-----8------8------8-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------5----6------5------6-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

        Oh she pokes out of science, she changes her skin.
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--8-------8--------------8------------------------8------------------------|
A|------------6------------5------------------------6------------------------|
E|--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--------------------------------|
E|----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----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------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-----------------------|
E|-----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---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    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------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    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-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------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-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------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-------|
E|-------------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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

            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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   
    Our heart hits the market before it can bleed.
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----4--------------4------4-------------4---------------------------------|
G|-----0--------------0------0-------------0---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    As his love slips away from his work and his home,
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------3----------3------------3------------3---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------0----------0------------0------------0---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   [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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   [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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| /   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