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Americana Guitar Tablature
Tabbed by: xdisgustipatedx@msn.com (crasspunk85@yahoo.com)
Group: Offspring
Album: Americana
Title: americana

b - bend
* - let ring
PM - palm mute
/ - slide up to neck

Dropped D Tuning (DADGBE)
Tempo - 150

This version is 99% - 100% correct and includes right #of strokes that notes are hit. Also little parts that 
other tabbers didn’t get. 


intro (played 8x by Guitar 1)

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|5*-------------||7b*-----------7-||-5-2-----------0-||-2-2------------|

back-up riff (guitar 2 plays this 4x after guitar 1 plays above 4x)

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|-5--5--5-5-5-5-||-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-||-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-||-2-2-2-5---0-2--|
|-5--5--5-5-5-5-||-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-||-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-||-2-2-2-5---0-2--|
PM.....................................................................

“well i’d like to tell you all about my dream....
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|-2*-------------|
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“it’s a place...”
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|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-||-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-|
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“where strip malls abound and diversion's mere moments away...”

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|-2*-------------|
|-2*-------------|
|-2*-------------|

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|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-||-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-|
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“where culture's defined by the ones least refined...”
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|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-||-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|
|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-||-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|
|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-||-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|
PM............................................

“and you’ll be left behind if you don’t fit in...”
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|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||-5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7-|
|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-|
|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||------------------------|
PM....................

“it's all distorted in americana my way....”
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|-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-||---------------------|
|-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-||-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-|
|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------||-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-|
	
       				        “well f**k you!...”
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|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9-------------------------|
|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9-------------------------|
|-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-||-7-------------------------|
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“whoa-oh-oh..”                  ”whoa-oh-oh...”
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|---------------7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-4--4-5--5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-4--4-5--5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-||-7--7-7--7-7-7-2--2-3--3-3-3-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5---------------||-----------------------------|

“whoa-oh-oh..”                 “well my dream has come true..”
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|---------------7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-7--7-9--9-9-9-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-7--7-9--9-9-9-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-||-7--7-7--7-7-7-5--5-7--7-7-7-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5---------------||-----------------------------|

“whoa-oh-oh..”                  ”whoa-oh-oh...”
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|---------------7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-4--4-5--5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-4--4-5--5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-||-7--7-7--7-7-7-2--2-3--3-3-3-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5---------------||-----------------------------|

“whoa-oh-oh..”                 “my vision has come true...”
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|---------------7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-7--7-9--9-9-9-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-7--7-9--9-9-9-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-||-7--7-7--7-7-7-5--5-7--7-7-7-|
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“now give me my cable, fast food, four-by's, tat's right away”
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|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-||-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-|
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“i want it right now cause my generation don't like to wait...”
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|-2*-------------|
|-2*-------------|
|-2*-------------|

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|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-||-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-|
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“my future's determined by theives, thugs and vermin...”
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|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-||-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|
|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-||-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|
|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-||-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|
PM............................................

“it's quite an excursion but it's okay...”
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|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||-5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7-|
|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-|
|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||------------------------|
PM....................

“everything’s backwards in americana my way....”
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|-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-||---------------------|
|-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-||-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-|
|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-|
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					  “well f**k you!...”
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|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9-------------------------|
|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9-------------------------|
|-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-||-7-------------------------|
|---------------------------||---------------------------|

“whoa-oh-oh..”                  ”whoa-oh-oh...”
|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
|---------------7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-4--4-5--5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-4--4-5--5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-||-7--7-7--7-7-7-2--2-3--3-3-3-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5---------------||-----------------------------|

“whoa-oh-oh..”                 “well my dream has come true..”
|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
|---------------7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-7--7-9--9-9-9-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-7--7-9--9-9-9-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-||-7--7-7--7-7-7-5--5-7--7-7-7-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5---------------||-----------------------------|

“whoa-oh-oh..”                  ”whoa-oh-oh...”
|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
|---------------7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-4--4-5--5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-4--4-5--5-5-5-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-||-7--7-7--7-7-7-2--2-3--3-3-3-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5---------------||-----------------------------|

“whoa-oh-oh..”                 “my vision has come true...”
|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
|---------------7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-7--7-9--9-9-9-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9-7--7-9--9-9-9-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-||-7--7-7--7-7-7-5--5-7--7-7-7-|
|-5--5-5--5-5-5---------------||-----------------------------|

“yeah, it’s all coming through...”
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|-12--12-12--12-12-12-7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9-|
|-12--12-12--12-12-12-7--7-7--7-7-7-||-9--9-9--9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9-|
|-10--10-10--10-10-10-5--5-5--5-5-5-||-9--9-9--9-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9-|
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      “i’m a product...”        “of my enviroment...”				
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|-9-----------------------7-||-9-----------------------7-|
|-7-----------------------5-||-7-----------------------5-|
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     “so don’t blame me i just work here but i wanna...”
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|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-||-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-|
|---------------------------||---------------------------|

|---------------------------||---------------------------|	
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|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-|
|-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-||-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-|
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“my rights are denied by those least qualified...”
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|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-||-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|
|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-||-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|
|-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-||-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-|
PM............................................

“trading profit fo pride but it's okay...”
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|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||-5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7-|
|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||-3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5-|
|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||------------------------|
PM....................

“everything’s backwards in americana my way....”
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|-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-||---------------------|
|-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-||-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-|
|-7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-||-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------||-9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-|

					   “well f**k you!...”
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|---------------------------||---------------------------|
|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9-------------------------|
|-9--7--9--12--12-14--14-12-||-9-------------------------|
|-7--5--7--10--10-12--12-10-||-7-------------------------|
|---------------------------||---------------------------|

“whoa-oh-oh..”                  ”whoa-oh-oh...”
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|-----------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10-10--10-10-10-5--5-6--6-6-6-|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6-8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10-10--10-10-10-5--5-6--6-6-6-|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-||-8---8--8---8--8--8--3--3-4--4-4-4-|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6---------------||-----------------------------------|

“whoa-oh-oh..”                 “well my dream has come true..”
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|-----------------------------||---------------------------------------|
|---------------8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10-10--10-10-10-8--8-10--10-10-10-|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6-8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10-10--10-10-10-8--8-10--10-10-10-|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-||-8---8--8---8--8--8--6--6-8---8--8--8--|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6---------------||---------------------------------------|

“whoa-oh-oh..”                  ”whoa-oh-oh...”
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|-----------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10-10--10-10-10-5--5-6--6-6-6-|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6-8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10-10--10-10-10-5--5-6--6-6-6-|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-||-8---8--8---8--8--8--3--3-4--4-4-4-|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6---------------||-----------------------------------|

“whoa-oh-oh..”                 “my nightmare has come true..”
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|-----------------------------||---------------------------------------|
|---------------8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10-10--10-10-10-8--8-10--10-10-10-|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6-8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10-10--10-10-10-8--8-10--10-10-10-|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6-6-6-||-8---8--8---8--8--8--6--6-8---8--8--8--|
|-6--6-6--6-6-6---------------||---------------------------------------|


“yeah, it’s all coming true...”
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|-13--13-13--13-13-13-8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10--10-10-10-|
|-13--13-13--13-13-13-8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10-10--10-10-10--10--10-10--10-10-10-|
|-11--11-11--11-11-11-6--6-6--6-6-6-||-8---8--8---8--8--8---8---8--8---8--8--8--|
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“yeah, it’s all coming true...”
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|-13--13-13--13-13-13-8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10--10--10--10--10-------------------|
|-13--13-13--13-13-13-8--8-8--8-8-8-||-10--10--10--10--10--10-------------------|
|-11--11-11--11-11-11-6--6-6--6-6-6-||-8---8---8---8---8---8--------------------|
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