Intro:  Riff: Cccc BbC.     

C      
American woman,     stay away from me !    American woman,     mama let me be !
n.c
Don't come hanging around my door,    I don't want to see your face no more. 
n.c
I got more important things to do,    than spend my time growin' old with you.
C
Now woman,     stay away !    American woman,     listen what I say !

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American woman,      get away from me !    American woman,      mama let me be !
Don't come knocking round my door,    I don't want to see your shadow no more.
Colored lights can hypnotize,    sparkle someone else's eyes.
Now woman,     get away !  American woman,     listen what I say !

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American woman,        I said get away !    American woman,     listen what I say !
n.c                                                               C
Don't come hanging round my door;    Don't want to see your face no more !
n.c                                                          C
I don't need your war machines,    I don't need your ghetto scenes
n.c.                                                  C
Colored lights can hypnotize,    sparkle someone else's eyes.
C
Now woman,   get away !     American woman,     listen what I say !     
American woman,      get away from me !  American woman,     mama, let me be  ……  

I gotta go, I gotta get away, Think gotta go, I gotta drive away 
I gotta leave mama, I'm gonna leave woman, I gotta leave mama, I'm gonna leave woman
Bye bye,    bye bye,       bye bye,      bye bye
(AW) you're no good for me, I'm no good for you, (AW) look you right in the eye, tell you what I'm gonna do.
(AW) I'm gonna leave mama, you know i gotta go, (AW) I'm gonna leave mama, I gotta go
(AW) I eye gotta go.. ..[n.c] I gotta go, American woman. Yeah,