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ok apparently what other people dont know about this song is that half of it is the music from SAD BUT TRUE BY METALLICA. if you dont believe me just listen to the two songs. Any way here it is, american badass:

Intro:
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2-------------------------------|5---     (are you scared?)
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First Verse:
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^Just play this according to the song. For the part where he says, "And I did not stutter when I said that" play:
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Then:
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Then go back to this:
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                                                   really bend this last note^



Chorus: (repeat as necessary)

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2-----------2---2---5p0-1p0-----|   |   |2-----------2---2---5p0-5-5-----|
0-----------0---0-----------3p0-|   |   |0-----------0---0---------------|


Next Verse:  (repeat as necessary)

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2-----------2---2---5p0-1p0-----|   |   |2-----------2---2---5p0-5-5-----|
0-----------0---0-----------3p0-|   |   |0-----------0---0---------------|

end it with the
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           really bend this last note^

Chorus

Interlude:

After he says "when ya gonna learn sucker...you just can't fuck with.." then play:
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|-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------3--3--1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0--a lot then...------------3--3--1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|

Then go into this (with wah):

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|-10/12--12------10-12-----10-12^-(12)-|
|-------------12--------12-------------|
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It ends with:            And with:
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-12^^^^^^^^^^^^^----|    ----------------------------10h12-12^-10---|
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Then:

  oh................ they call me
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|-12^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-------12---(12)-|
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Last Chorus:

 cowboy im a singer....................
|-10--------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--------------------------------------------------------|
|----12^----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------12--12-12^(12)-12--12-------12-12---12-|
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                hey hey .................you're at
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|-10--12^(12)/10-------------------------10 12^(12)/10------|
|---------------12-10--12--12-12---12-----------------12-10-|
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 hey  hey                        hey  hey
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|-5--5--3-5--3-5-5-3-5-5^(5)/3----------------------------10-|
|------------------------------5--5----5----8---8--10/12-----|
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hey      hey      hey      hey
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|-------------10-12-12^------12^---12^^^^^^^^^-|
|-12-------12----------------------------------|
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hey        hey       hey    hey
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|-------------------------13^-----|
|-------12--12/14-----------------|
|-10/12---------------------------|
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Put Detroit city back......
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|-13--15------------15-13-15-13-13-15^^^^--13/15/13-|
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hey       hey      hey      hey  kid rock's
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|-15--15-13-15-13-15-13-15-13-15-------13--------|
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Outro:
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There it is have fun.