Chords for America - First Aid Kit (Paul Simon cover)
Tempo:
140.45 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
B
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
And to celebrate Mrs.
Simon, we are now very happy to have Sisters Johanna and Clara Söderberg with us.
This duo's musical signum is to sing in harmonies, just like another duo Simon and Garfunkel did when they performed the song America.
Please give a warm applause to First Aid Kit!
[A]
[D]
[A]
When [E] [A]
[D]
[A] I [F#m] speak [A] lovers will marry [E] our [D] fortunes
[A]
I've got some real [F#m] estate here in my [C#m] home
[F#]
[C#m] And Mrs.
Wagner [F#]-Pyle
And [B] we [A] walked off [E] to look [A] for [F#m] America
[A] Happy [D]
[A] I [F#m] said as [A] we boarded a [E] great [D] hound of Pittsburgh
[A]
Michigan seems like [F#m] a dream to me now
[E] It took me four days to hitchhike from [B] Saginaw and [E] I've come [B] to look [A] for America
Laughing [D]
on the bus, [A] laying down with a face ached
[D] She said the man in the Gabardine suit [A] was a spy
[D] I said be careful this bow tie is really [A] a camera
[E] [D]
Who [A]
tossed [F#m] me a cigarette?
[A]
I [E] think there's one
[D] We
[A]
smoked the last one [F#m] an hour ago
She
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] read her [F#] magazine [B] and
[A] rose [E] over [A] an old [F#m] field
[D]
[A] Happy [F#m] I'm lost [A] I said though [E] I knew [D] she was there
I've
[A] seen a king [F#m] and I don't know why
[E] Counting the cars on the New Jersey turnpike
I [B] say [E] welcome [B] to [A]
America
[B] [E] Welcome [B] to [A] America
[B] [E] Welcome, [B] [A]
[B] [E] welcome [B] to [A] America
[E] [D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[N]
[A]
[N]
Simon, we are now very happy to have Sisters Johanna and Clara Söderberg with us.
This duo's musical signum is to sing in harmonies, just like another duo Simon and Garfunkel did when they performed the song America.
Please give a warm applause to First Aid Kit!
[A]
[D]
[A]
When [E] [A]
[D]
[A] I [F#m] speak [A] lovers will marry [E] our [D] fortunes
[A]
I've got some real [F#m] estate here in my [C#m] home
[F#]
[C#m] And Mrs.
Wagner [F#]-Pyle
And [B] we [A] walked off [E] to look [A] for [F#m] America
[A] Happy [D]
[A] I [F#m] said as [A] we boarded a [E] great [D] hound of Pittsburgh
[A]
Michigan seems like [F#m] a dream to me now
[E] It took me four days to hitchhike from [B] Saginaw and [E] I've come [B] to look [A] for America
Laughing [D]
on the bus, [A] laying down with a face ached
[D] She said the man in the Gabardine suit [A] was a spy
[D] I said be careful this bow tie is really [A] a camera
[E] [D]
Who [A]
tossed [F#m] me a cigarette?
[A]
I [E] think there's one
[D] We
[A]
smoked the last one [F#m] an hour ago
She
[C#m] [F#]
[C#m] read her [F#] magazine [B] and
[A] rose [E] over [A] an old [F#m] field
[D]
[A] Happy [F#m] I'm lost [A] I said though [E] I knew [D] she was there
I've
[A] seen a king [F#m] and I don't know why
[E] Counting the cars on the New Jersey turnpike
I [B] say [E] welcome [B] to [A]
America
[B] [E] Welcome [B] to [A] America
[B] [E] Welcome, [B] [A]
[B] [E] welcome [B] to [A] America
[E] [D]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[N]
[A]
[N]
Key:
A
E
D
B
F#m
A
E
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And to celebrate Mrs.
Simon, we are now very happy to have Sisters Johanna and Clara Söderberg with us.
This duo's musical signum is to sing in harmonies, just like another duo Simon and Garfunkel did when they performed the song America.
_ Please give a warm applause to First Aid Kit!
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I [F#m] speak [A] lovers will marry [E] our _ [D] fortunes _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I've got some real [F#m] estate here in my _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] home
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] And Mrs.
_ _ Wagner [F#]-Pyle
And [B] we _ [A] walked off [E] to look [A] for _ _ _ _ [F#m] America
_ _ [A] Happy [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ I [F#m] said as [A] we boarded a [E] great [D] hound of Pittsburgh
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Michigan seems like [F#m] a dream to me now _ _ _ _ _
[E] It took me four days to hitchhike from _ [B] Saginaw and [E] I've come [B] to look [A] for _ _ _ _ America
_ _ Laughing [D] _ _
_ _ on the bus, _ [A] laying down with a face _ ached
_ _ _ [D] She said the man in the Gabardine suit [A] was a spy
_ _ _ [D] I said be careful this bow tie is really [A] a camera
_ [E] _ _ [D] _
Who _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ tossed [F#m] me a cigarette?
_ [A]
I [E] think there's one
_ [D] _ We _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
smoked the last one [F#m] an hour _ ago
_ She _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] read her _ [F#] magazine _ _ _ [B] and _ _
[A] _ rose [E] over [A] an _ _ old [F#m] field _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Happy [F#m] I'm lost [A] I said though [E] I knew [D] she was _ there
I've _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ seen a king [F#m] and I don't know why _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ Counting the cars on the New Jersey turnpike
I [B] say _ [E] welcome _ [B] to _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ America _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] Welcome _ _ [B] to _ [A] _ _ _ _ America _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Welcome, _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] welcome [B] to _ [A] America _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ And to celebrate Mrs.
Simon, we are now very happy to have Sisters Johanna and Clara Söderberg with us.
This duo's musical signum is to sing in harmonies, just like another duo Simon and Garfunkel did when they performed the song America.
_ Please give a warm applause to First Aid Kit!
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ When [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ I [F#m] speak [A] lovers will marry [E] our _ [D] fortunes _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
I've got some real [F#m] estate here in my _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] home
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] And Mrs.
_ _ Wagner [F#]-Pyle
And [B] we _ [A] walked off [E] to look [A] for _ _ _ _ [F#m] America
_ _ [A] Happy [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ I [F#m] said as [A] we boarded a [E] great [D] hound of Pittsburgh
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ Michigan seems like [F#m] a dream to me now _ _ _ _ _
[E] It took me four days to hitchhike from _ [B] Saginaw and [E] I've come [B] to look [A] for _ _ _ _ America
_ _ Laughing [D] _ _
_ _ on the bus, _ [A] laying down with a face _ ached
_ _ _ [D] She said the man in the Gabardine suit [A] was a spy
_ _ _ [D] I said be careful this bow tie is really [A] a camera
_ [E] _ _ [D] _
Who _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ tossed [F#m] me a cigarette?
_ [A]
I [E] think there's one
_ [D] _ We _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
smoked the last one [F#m] an hour _ ago
_ She _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] read her _ [F#] magazine _ _ _ [B] and _ _
[A] _ rose [E] over [A] an _ _ old [F#m] field _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ Happy [F#m] I'm lost [A] I said though [E] I knew [D] she was _ there
I've _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ seen a king [F#m] and I don't know why _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ Counting the cars on the New Jersey turnpike
I [B] say _ [E] welcome _ [B] to _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ America _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] Welcome _ _ [B] to _ [A] _ _ _ _ America _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] Welcome, _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] welcome [B] to _ [A] America _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
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