1. Home
  2. Tab
  3. MC5
  4. The American Ruse
MC5

The American Ruse

MC5

tabs

by  JOAOEWERTON

save to print version add songbook text version e-mail correct tuner
chordsukulelecavacokeyboardtabbassdrumsharmonicaflute Guitar Pro
close

there isn't a video lesson for this song

request
chords

The American Ruse

Written by Michael Davis/Wayne Kramer/Fred "Sonic" Smith/Dennis Thompson/Rob Tyner

Key:  C More
The American Ruse Key GG
The American Ruse Key G#G#
The American Ruse Key AA
The American Ruse Key A#A#(one step down)
The American Ruse Key BB(half step down)
The American Ruse Key CC(original key)
The American Ruse Key C#C#(half step up)
The American Ruse Key DD(one step up)
The American Ruse Key D#D#
The American Ruse Key EE
The American Ruse Key FF
The American Ruse Key F#F# 
	  		The American Ruse 
From the album Back in the U.S.A. 

Intro 
  DRUMS--------------------------- 
e|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------------| 
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------------| 
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------------| 
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--8---------| 
A|----------|----------|----------|-----10---|--(10)----|----10-8----| 
E|----------|----------|----------|-8-11-----|----------|---------11-| 

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| (x2) 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 

verse 1 
      C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
They told you in school about freedom 

      C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
But when you try to be free they never let ya 

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
They said "it's easy,           nothing to it" 

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
And now the army's          out to get ya 

Chorus 
   F5 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|-10----------10--------10--------10-| 
A|-8-----------8---------8---------8--| 
E|------------------------------------| 
  Sixty-nine America in terminal stasis 

   F5 
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-10--------10--------------10---------10-| 
A|-8---------8---------------8----------8--| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
The air's so thick it's like drowning in molasses 

   C5 
e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|-10-----------10-------10-----------10/| 
E|-8------------8--------8-------------8/| 
  I'm sick and tired of paying these dues 

   G5                            G5  A5  B5     
e|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
B|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
G|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
D|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-| 
And I'm finally getting hip to the American          

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
   ruse 

Transition 
   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 

verse 2 
   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
I learned to say the pledge of allegiance 

   C5 
e|-------------|------------|------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|------------|------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|------------|------------|----------| 
D|-------------|------------|------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|--10-12-10--|--10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8---|--8--8--8---|----------| 
Before they beat me bloody down at the station 

   C5 
e|-------------|-----------|-----------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-----------|-----------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------| 
D|-------------|-----------|-----------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|-10-12-10--|-10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8---|-8--8--8---|----------| 
They haven't got a word out of me since 

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
I got a billion years                probation 

Chorus 
   F5 
e|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|-10----------10--------10--------10-| 
A|-8-----------8---------8---------8--| 
E|------------------------------------| 
  Sixty-nine America in terminal stasis 

   F5 
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-10--------10--------------10---------10-| 
A|-8---------8---------------8----------8--| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 
The air's so thick it's like drowning in molasses 

   C5 
e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------| 
A|-10-----------10-------10-----------10/| 
E|-8------------8--------8-------------8/| 
  I'm sick and tired of paying these dues 

   G5                            G5  A5  B5    
e|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
B|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
G|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
D|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-| 
And I'm sick to my guts of  the  American            

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
   ruse 

Transition 
   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 

Bridge 
   A5 
e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|-------------------| 
A|-7-----7----7---7--| 
E|-5-----5----5---5--| 
 Phony stars, oh no!  

   A5 
e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|-------------------| 
D|-------------------| 
A|-7-----7----7---7--| 
E|-5-----5----5---5--| 
 Crummy cars, oh no! 

   A5 
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|-7-------7----7---7--| 
E|-5-------5----5---5--| 
 Cheap guitars, oh no!  
                  
   A5 
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------------------| 
A|-7------7--------7---7--| 
E|-5------5--------5---5--| 
  Joe's primitive bar  

   G5 
e|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
B|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
G|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-| 
  Nah!                Rock'em back, Sonic! 

   G5 
e|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
B|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
G|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-| 

Solo 
   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| (x4) 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 

   C5  G5 
e|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|-------| 
D|-------| (x4) 
A|-10--5-| 
E|-8---3-| 

   G5 
e|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
B|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
G|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
D|---------|---------|---------|---------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-| 

   G5                            G5  A5  B5    
e|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
B|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
G|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
D|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-| 

verse 3 
   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
The way they pull you over, it's suspicious 

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
Yeah, for something that just ain't your fault 

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
If you complain they're gonna get vicious 

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
Kick in your teeth and charge you with assault 

Chorus 

   F5 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-10--------------10-------------10------10-| 
A|-8---------------8--------------8-------8--| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
Yeah, but I can see the chickens coming home to roost 

   F5 
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-10-----------10-------------10---------10-| 
A|-8------------8--------------8----------8--| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 
Young people everywhere are gonna cook their goose 

   C5 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|-10---------------10-------------10------------10/| 
E|-8----------------8--------------8--------------8/| 
  Lots of kids are working to get rid of these blues 

   G5                            G5  A5  B5   
e|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
B|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
G|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
D|---------|---------|---------|-------------| 
A|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-7-9-9-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-7-7-| 
'Cause everybody's sick of the American             

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
   ruse 

Outro 
   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
Well well well, take a look around! 

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
Well well well, take a look around! 

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
Well well well, take a look around! 

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
Well well well, take a look around! 

   C5 
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-8--8-----| 
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| 
A|-10-10-12-10-|---10-12-10--|---10-12-10--|----------| 
E|-8--8--8--8--|---8--8--8---|---8--8--8---|----------| 
Well well well, take a look around! 

Coda 
e|------------|------------|------------|------------| 
B|------------|------------|------------|------------| 
G|------------|------------|------------|------------| 
D|------------|------------|------------|------------| 
A|-------10---|-------10---|-------10---|------------| 
E|-8-11-------|-8-11-------|-8-11-------|-8----------|

Full key step upFull key step up
Half key step upHalf key step up
Half key step downHalf key step down
Full key step downFull key step down
are you left-handed?
hide glossary

See also:

tabs Deep Purple - Demonds Eye tabs Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (Easy Intro) tabs Deep Purple - When a Blind man cries tabs Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water (correct) tabs Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water tabs Deep Purple - Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water 		e-chords

Other versions:

tabs MC5 - The American Ruse
auto scroll beats size up size down change color hide chords drawings
tab show chords e-chords YouTube Clip e-chords hide all tabs e-chords go to top tab

E-Chords uses cookies for functional and analytical purposes. Please read our Privacy Policy for more information.