Were An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Hey, i listened to this song carefully and found were i made my mistakes in my previous
So here it is, corrected and prefected. Except little solo bit at the end, i apologize
that.

[Intro]

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-777~--5h77-5h77-5h77-5h77--7h9~-9-12-9-7-7h9-9-12-9-7--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

[Intro]
(continued)

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5~--7~---5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7--10-10--5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-5~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Near the end of the intro there is alot of changing notes which i couldnt quite catch.
you play it that way, you can hadly tell.Sorry.


K now heres the first verse.

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7--7xxxx--7-7--7xxxx--5-x--5-5-x--5-5--12-10-9-5-|
D|--7-7--7xxxx--7-7--7xxxx--5-x--5-5-x--5-5--12-10-9-5-|
A|--5-5--5xxxx--5-5--5xxxx--3-x--3-3-x--3-3--10-8--7-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Out on the road for forty days,last night in middle rock put me in haze.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7----7xxxx----7-7----7xxxx--5x----5--5x---5--5--12---10----9-------|
D|---7-7----7xxxx----7-7----7xxxx--5x----5--5x---5--5--12---10----9-------|
A|---5-5----5xxxx----5-5----5xxxx--3x----3--3x---3--3--10----8----7-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Sweet sweet connie, doin her act,she had that whole show and thats a natural fact.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7----7xxxx----7-7----7xxxx--5x----5--5x---5--5--12---10----9-------|
D|---7-7----7xxxx----7-7----7xxxx--5x----5--5x---5--5--12---10----9-------|
A|---5-5----5xxxx----5-5----5xxxx--3x----3--3x---3--3--10----8----7-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Playin all night, with freddie king, ive got to tell you, pokers his thing. Booze and
keep me right. As long as we can make it to the show tonight.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--|
D|--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--|
A|--10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(continued)

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---|
D|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---|
A|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5---|
E|--------------------|

[Chorus]

Were an american band.. were an american band.. were comin to your town, well help you
it down, were an american band.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Four young chiquitas, in Omaha, waitin for the band to return from the show.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7----7xxxx----7-7----7xxxx--5x----5--5x---5--5--12---10----9-------|
D|---7-7----7xxxx----7-7----7xxxx--5x----5--5x---5--5--12---10----9-------|
A|---5-5----5xxxx----5-5----5xxxx--3x----3--3x---3--3--10----8----7-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Feelin good, feelin right, its saturday night. The hotel detective he was out of sight.
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7----7xxxx----7-7----7xxxx--5x----5--5x---5--5--12---10----9-------|
D|---7-7----7xxxx----7-7----7xxxx--5x----5--5x---5--5--12---10----9-------|
A|---5-5----5xxxx----5-5----5xxxx--3x----3--3x---3--3--10----8----7-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Now these fine ladies, they had a plan. They were out to meet the boys in the band. They
"Comon dudes, lets get it on". And we proceeded to tear that hotel down!
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--|
D|--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--|
A|--10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5--10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(continued)

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---|
D|-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---|
A|-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5---|
E|--------------------|


Were an american band.. were an american band.. were comin to your town, well help you
it down, were an american band.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


Were an american band.. were an american band.. were comin to your town, well help you
it down, were an american band.

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


And there ye have it, except for solo, id say this sounds hella good. I appreciate your
and advise, plz contact me at DragonFighter989@aol.com

Phoo



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| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note

************************************
Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
[Intro]
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------8------------8-------|
G|--5h7-7-7~~--5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-7h9~--9---9--7-7h9-9---9--7--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------qb6--qb6------------6------------|
G|-5~--5~~--5---7---5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7---------7p5----5h7---7--5h7-----|
D|------------7----------------------------------7------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Intro]
(Riff)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----5----5-|
D|--7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----5----5-|
A|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----3----3----3----3----3----3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5----5----3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5----7----7----7----5-|
D|--5----5----3----3----3----3----5----5----5----5----7----7----7----5-|
A|--3----5----1----1----1----1----3----3----3----3----5----5----5----3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-7----7----7----7-|
D|-7----7----7----7-|
A|-5----5----5----5-|
E|------------------|

[Verse]
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7---7--x--x--7--7-7-------5h7---5--5-5--5-5---12--10--5--5-|
D|-7---7--x--x--7--7-7---5h7-------5--5-5--5-5---12--10--5--5-| (x2)
A|-5---5--x--x--5--5-5-------------3--3-3--3-3---10--8---3--3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]
E|-3--3--3--3-------------------------------------|
B|-3--3--3--3-------------------------------------|
G|-4--4--4--4--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7-|
D|-5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7-| (x2, but on the scond
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-| time, play the last
E|-3--3--3--3-------------------------------------| C5, and D5, by eigth
notes)

[Chorus]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--------------------------|

[Solo]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------10-------10-|
B|--7h8-7h8~--7--8--7----------------------------------------10----10-------|
G|--------------------7---------------------------------fb12---------fb13---|
D|----------------------7---5p4h5p4h5p4h5p4h5--5/7~-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--13p10---10--13p10---10--13p10--10-13p10--10--13p10--10--13p10--10--|
B|--------13----------13---------13--------13---------13---------13----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--13p10--10--13p10--10----10~------10-10-------------------10-10-----|
B|-------13---------13----13----fb13------rb10--10--13--fb13------rb10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------|
B|--10------------|
G|-----12--10-----|
D|------------12--|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|


************************************

| h Hammer-on
| ~ Vibrato
| p Pull-off
| x Dead note
| / Slide up

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
(hammer-on 'h', pull-off 'p')

Intro:
D C
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------8------------8------|
G|-5-777~--5h77-5h77-5h77-5h77--7h9~-9/--\9-7-7h9-9/--\9-7--|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb C D
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------6--6-----------6-------------|
G|-5~~~5~~5---5h7-5h7-5h7-5h7-/----\7-5---5-7/-\7-5h7--7-5~-|
D|---------\7/-------------------- ----\7/------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Verse:
D D D D D D C C C D F E C
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
B|7--7-7\xxx-|7--7-7\xxx-|5-x--5-5-x-|7-10x-9x-5---x-|
G|7--7-7\xxx-|7--7-7\xxx-|5-x--5-5-x-|7-10x-9x-5---x-|
D|7--7-7\xxx-|7--7-7\xxx-|5-x--5-5-x-|7-10x-9x-5---x-|
A|5--5-5\xxx-|5--5-5\xxx-|3-x--3-3-x-|5-8-x-7x-3---x-|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------|

Verse:
D D D\xxxx D D D\xxxx
Out on the road for forty days
C C C D - F - E - C
Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze
D D D\xxxx D D D\xxxx
sweet sweet Connie doing her act
C C C D - F - E - C
She had the whole show and that's a natural fact!

Bridge:
G7 G7 G7 G7 D D D D
Up all night with Freddie King
C C C C D D D D
I got to tell you that poker's his thing
G7 G7 G7 G7 D D D D
A'booze and ladies keep me right
F F - F G - G G - 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 coming to your town
C
We'll help you party it down
D
We're an American Band


Pre-Verse 2: (Same chords as Pre-Verse)


Verse 2: (Same chords as 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

Bridge 2: (Same chords as Bridge)
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 2x


Solo (2 guitars):
G G G G D D D D
e|-7-----7-----------5--7--|-5-----------------------|
B|-8-----8-----------7--8--|-7--7--7-----7------7----|
G|-------------------------|----7--7-----7------7----|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
C C C C D D D (unison)
e|-------------------------|-----------------------10|
B|-5--4--5--4--5--4---5456-|-7------7-----------10---|
G|-5--4--5--4--5--4---5456-|-7------7-------12/^-----|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G G G G
e|------------------13p10--10--10----13p10--10--10----13p10--10--10--|
B|-13/^^^^^^^^^----------13---------------13---------------13--------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D D D D
e|-13p10--10--10----13p10--10--10----13p10--10--10----13p10--10--10--|
B|------13---------------13---------------13---------------13--------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F F F F G G G G
e|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|13~~/^^13^^13\-13--13-13-|13~~^^^13^^13^\13--13-10--------------|
G|-------------------------|-------------------------12-10^-------|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------------12---|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Chorus 2x

Ending:
D [ ]C [ ]C [ ]C
We're an American Band Woo - hoo
D [ ]C [ ]C [ ]C
We're an American Band Woo - hoo
D [ ]C [ ]C [ ]C D (hold) D!
We're an American Band Woo - hoo
Song info
Were An American Band
Grand Funk Railroad
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
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