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American Life Tab

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American Life

Intro:
  
e--11-----|----------------------------------r---------------
B--11-----|----------------------------------e---------------
G--12--5--|--5-------------5----------12\p0--p---------------
D--13--5\-|--5-5-5/8-8/11-10-10-9-9-9-----5--e---------------
A---------|----------------------------------a---------------
E---------|----------------------------------t---------------


Verse:
e---------------------11-------------------------------------
B--------8--8---------11-------------------------------------
G--------7--6---------12-------------------------------------
D--------5--5---------13-------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------


Chorus:
e-------9-10-9-10-9------------18---------------------------
B-----8---------------------17----17------------------------
G---7--------------------15----------15---------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------   x2
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------


Solo:
                                     whammy
e---------------------------17w-----/12-12\10-10\9-----------
B-------------------------------17w-/13-13\11-11\10-10/11/13-
G-----9b(10)-10\7--8-10/17w----------------------------------
D---0--------11\8--8/10-17w----------------------------------
A--/5-------------------15w----------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------
B-15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14t15p14
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------
B-t18p15t18p15t19p15t19p15t18p15t18p15\14-----14--------------
G-----------------------------------------15-----------------
D-----------------------------------------------15-----------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------
B--------14--------------------------------------------------
G--12h15---------------10------------------------------------
D----------------11h12----12-11p10h11p10----10-11-10---------
A-----------15---------------------------13------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------


e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------0-----0-------------------------------
D--12p11p10------------5\----5\------------------------------
A--------------12b(13)---------------------------------------
E-----------13-----------------------------------------------


Verse to the chorus x2, then end the song with this:

e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------/5-----------
A-----1-3-4/5\4-3-1-----------1-3-4/5\4-3-1------------------
E--/3---------------3-1-3--/3---------------3-1--------------

e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G-----3-5-6/7\6-5-3-----------3-5-6/7\6-5-3-----/12----------
D--/5---------------5-3-5--/5---------------5-3--------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------
B------11-13-14/15\14-13-11----------------------------------
G--/12----------------------12-10-12-------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------/15------------------------
B------11-13-14/15\14-13-11----------------------------------
G--/12----------------------12-10----------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------------------
B--10-8------8-10-8-10h11-10-8-10-8------8-10-8-10h11-10-8---
G--8----8--8---8---------------8----8--8---8-----------------
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

e-------------17-17-17-17-17-17-17---17p15-17p15-17p15-17p15-
B--/16------16---16-16-16-16-16-16---16----16----16----16----
G--/15----15-----15-15-15-15-15-15---15----15----15----15----
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

American Life Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture michiel Wanna Be	#1 by michiel adams at Aug 29, 2006 at 7:25 PM EST
	The song is not saying America is either good or bad. It's saying that you get what you put into life, despite the country. The Sicilian family who was too proud to be poor is just like the born-American who holds on tight to his dignity and the Laotian who considers his somewhat menial life to be prosperous. America only serves as a basis for this larger statement because of it's reputation as the land of opportunity.

No Picture adg Average	#2 by adg ??? at Sep 13, 2007 at 12:31 AM EST
	I think its funny the only real negative implication in the song is about the native born american. It kind gives a negative feeling to the whole song, but the first two verses speak to America being better than anywhere else despite its faults. Mabye its Les's way of saying we need to take care of our own.