American Hearts Guitar Tab

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Transcribed by: fuj00 (matreex@antisocial.com)
Standard Tuning

*** Strumming not included.  These are the major parts of the song.

Intro/Chorus:

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----9--9--6--6--6/7------------------------------
----7--9--4--6--6/7------------------------------
-------7-----4--4/5------------------------------

Verse: (Nothing in 1st Verse)

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---9--8--------7--6------------------------------
---x--x--------x--x------------------------------
---7--6--------5--4------------------------------
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Bridge: (Basically Chorus w/ Fill)

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-----------------------------------5--4--2--0----
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---9--9----1h2--2h4--------6--6------------------
---7--9--------------------4--6------------------
------7-----------------------4------------------

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Justin Rhythm Player	#1 by Justin Lepera at May 30, 1973 at 11:20 PM EST
	Yeah, sorry about my last post on the subject. What I meant to say was, everyone's GOING to have their own opinions on the interpretation of a song. There is no one correct version. What I mean is, different people who see it from different perspectives, come from different backgrounds, whatever... I believe words ARE there to be read into further than face value only. I seem to be minoritous, but still...

No Picture rikiscorner Average	#2 by rikiscorner at Jun 15, 1979 at 9:37 AM EST
	Not forgetting Down With Homework, and Down With Uniforms... at which point Martin Prince (IQ: 216) rips off his shirt...

No Picture PunkJunky Wanna Be	#3 by PunkJunky at Oct 21, 1981 at 8:18 AM EST
	This song is definitely about the "system" and how it's unfair, anarchy, etc, whatever. It's so great though! The guy washing windows... "HEY! You're part of it." It's so meaningful - and truthful.

No Picture cody Average	#4 by cody champion at Jul 26, 1987 at 9:17 PM EST
	piebald is one of the coolest bands i know... this song just makes me wanna rock out.

No Picture More Cowbell Lead Player	#5 by More Cowbell at Sep 22, 1989 at 1:32 PM EST
	I love how the song relates a mini-story...I love the whole meaning behind it. Basically I think it's blatantly putting down capitalist society in America...at least, that's what I THINK...=)

No Picture Dr. Average	#6 by Dr. Funkinstein at Oct 1, 1995 at 2:41 PM EST
	The best bit was when the rubble collapsed around RTrain's head. *** I mean... lighten up, guys.

No Picture quinn almann ' Wanna Be	#7 by quinn almann ' jk carson at Feb 20, 2003 at 10:43 AM EST
	Wow, you're an idiot! You look into shit too much. Piebald isn't this huge philosophical band you want them to be. He's not talking to God, and the window washer isn't god either. The window washer is simply that...a window washer. I do agree with the capitalist explanation though.

No Picture Mike Wanna Be	#8 by Mike Jeffries at Mar 8, 2004 at 9:19 PM EST
	hey... YOURE part of it

No Picture Andrew Rhythm Player	#9 by Andrew Clayton at Oct 28, 2004 at 9:53 AM EST
	Great song, great band, even better live

No Picture Sam Average	#10 by Sam Ordway at Apr 20, 2007 at 2:47 PM EST
	Awesome song, but the lyrics are a little wrong. Because I don't know how to edit or add lyrics- I guess I'll just do it here. Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it And I walk the streets of a Carolina Watching people pushing shopping carts And there's a guy above me Washing windows- Making 10 bucks a pop And he says to me... Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it And I say "Sir, well have you heard?... That this country is unequal still History, continues itself Continues itself Histroy, continues itself... And I did not create the rules." From all I've heard And all I've seen This place has broken My american heart From all I've heard And all I've seen This place has broken My american heart Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it Hey! You're part of it Yeah! You're part of it