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FROM: Lukas Lechner, Woergl, Austria
E-MAIL: luggi69@web.de
DATE: 26 Jul 2001
ARTIST: Grand Funk Railroad
SONG: We're An American Band 
ALBUM: We're An American Band, 1973


This is transcribed from Reuben Gann's (reubengann@usa.net) bass tab file and from the song
(Hi Reuben, hope you don't mind!)


	WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND
	++++++++++++++++++++++
	written by Don Brewer


Intro:  D  C  Bb  C  D

D   A------5h7-  C  GG C F E C C-D   main riff
    E---5h7----

Over main riff:

Out on the road for forty days
Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze
sweet sweet Connie doing her act 
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: 
D
We're an American Band 
C
We're an American Band 
	 Bb
We come into your town 
		C
We'll help you party it down 
	   D
We're an American Band 

Verse:
Four young chiquitas in Omaha
Waiting for the band to return from the show 
Feelin' good feelin' right it's Saturday night 
The hotel detective he was out of sight 

Now these fine ladies they had a plan 
They was out to meet the boys in the band 
They said, "Come on dudes lets get it on" 
An we proceeded to tear that hotel down 

Chorus: 
D
We're an American Band 
C
We're an American Band 
	 Bb
We come into your town 
		C
We'll help you party it down 
	   D
We're an American Band 

repeat once

Solo over  G D C D  G D F G

Chorus 3 times


Corrections, questions, comments and suggestions are always welcome, just e-mail me!
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