Learn to play "American Woman" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Chorus: Cm American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama, let me be Don't come hanging around my door I don't want to see your face no more I got more important things to do Than spend my time growing old with you Chorus: Now woman, stay away American woman, listen what I say American woman, get away from me American woman, mama, let me be Don't come knocking around my door I don't wanna see your shadow no more Colored lights can hypnotize Sparkle someone else's eyes Chorus: Now woman, get away American woman, listen what I say American woman, said get away from me American woman, listen what I say Don't come hanging around my door Don't wanna 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 Chorus: Now woman, get away American woman, listen what I say American woman, stay away from me American woman, mama let me be I gotta go, I gotta get away Baby, I gotta go, I wanna fly away I'm gonna leave you, woman I'm gonna leave you, woman I'm gonna leave you, woman I'm gonna leave you, woman A-bye-bye, a-bye-bye Bye-bye, bye-bye (American woman) You're no good for me and I'm no good for you (American woman) I look you right straight in the eye and tell you what I'm gonna do (American woman) I'm going to leave you, woman, you know I got to go (American woman) I'm going to leave you woman, I got to go (American woman) I got to go I gotta go, American woman, yeah You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsCm Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "American Woman" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz.