GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - "were an american band" Tablature

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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