AMSTERDAM 
As Recorded by Van Halen 
 
From the album BALANCE/Warner Bros. Records) 
Edward Van Halen, Sammy Hagar 
Michael Anthony, and Alex Van Halen                                          
 
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  Light 'em up                       Unh!                 |-muted strngs-| 
                     
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                                                                    Oh yeah 
                                                                     
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                                                                       Yeah! 
                                                                        
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      |-tap harmonics--|                                 Looking good through 
                                                           
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  the window                                        Shinin' red  and  blue 
   
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  light    yeah                         A little thick              but still 
                                         in the bottom             
                                  
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  lookin'                                                              got a 
  alright, yeah 
   
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  pocket fulla money                                         got me a long 
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    ahead                                       quick stop by         score 
                                                    the bulldog           me 
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  some             yeah          Whoooaaaa      Wham, bam,   oh Amsterdam 
   panama red,      
 
 
 
I realize this tab is far from complete, but it's a start.  I tried to make  
this tab as accurate and as readable as I could. 
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Submitted By: David Campbell 
Ontario Canada