Chords for America from West side story with lyrics
Tempo:
165.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Ab
Bb
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
Puerto Rico, [Cm] my heart's [G] devotion, let it sink back in the ocean.
Always the hurricanes blowing, [C] population growing,
[Gm] and the [C] money owing.
And the sunlight streaming, and the natives steaming.
[Fm] I
[Eb] know [Fm] you're on [C] your way!
[F] [C]
[G] [Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] For a small fee [C] in America.
Uncredit is so nice.
Wanna get us [G] energized twice.
[Dm]
What will [E] you have though to keep clean?
[G] [Dm] [C]
Sky's favorite blue [F] in America.
[C]
[G] [Gm]
[Bb] Twelve [G] in a room [C] in America.
Lots of new housing with more space.
Lots of doors [D] slamming in [Dm] our face.
Better [Bb] get rid of your [G] accent.
[C] Life can be bright in [F] America.
[C] If you can [G] fight in America.
[Gm] Life is alright in [G] America.
If you're all [C] white in America.
[Ab]
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] America, [B] America.
[Ebm] [E]
[Ab] [C]
Here you are free and you have pride.
As long as [G] you stay on your own side.
[Dm] Free to [G] wear devil's sunshine shoes.
[C] If you're a crime [F] in [G] America.
Organized crime in America.
[Cm] Terrible time in [Gm] America.
[Ab] You forget [C] I'm in America.
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[B] [Ebm] [E]
[Ab] [C]
I think I'd go back to San Juan.
[Dm]
Everyone there will give big cheers.
Everyone [Eb] there will have moved here.
[G] [C]
[Cm]
[C]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Abm] [Ebm] [Abm]
[Ab] [E]
[B]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[N]
Puerto Rico, [Cm] my heart's [G] devotion, let it sink back in the ocean.
Always the hurricanes blowing, [C] population growing,
[Gm] and the [C] money owing.
And the sunlight streaming, and the natives steaming.
[Fm] I
[Eb] know [Fm] you're on [C] your way!
[F] [C]
[G] [Cm] [Gm]
[Ab] For a small fee [C] in America.
Uncredit is so nice.
Wanna get us [G] energized twice.
[Dm]
What will [E] you have though to keep clean?
[G] [Dm] [C]
Sky's favorite blue [F] in America.
[C]
[G] [Gm]
[Bb] Twelve [G] in a room [C] in America.
Lots of new housing with more space.
Lots of doors [D] slamming in [Dm] our face.
Better [Bb] get rid of your [G] accent.
[C] Life can be bright in [F] America.
[C] If you can [G] fight in America.
[Gm] Life is alright in [G] America.
If you're all [C] white in America.
[Ab]
[Bb]
[F]
[C]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb] America, [B] America.
[Ebm] [E]
[Ab] [C]
Here you are free and you have pride.
As long as [G] you stay on your own side.
[Dm] Free to [G] wear devil's sunshine shoes.
[C] If you're a crime [F] in [G] America.
Organized crime in America.
[Cm] Terrible time in [Gm] America.
[Ab] You forget [C] I'm in America.
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Eb]
[B] [Ebm] [E]
[Ab] [C]
I think I'd go back to San Juan.
[Dm]
Everyone there will give big cheers.
Everyone [Eb] there will have moved here.
[G] [C]
[Cm]
[C]
[Ab]
[Bb]
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Eb]
[Abm] [Ebm] [Abm]
[Ab] [E]
[B]
[Em] [D] [Em]
[N]
Key:
C
G
Ab
Bb
Gm
C
G
Ab
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
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Puerto _ _ Rico, _ [Cm] my heart's _ [G] devotion, _ _ let it sink back in the ocean. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Always the _ hurricanes _ blowing, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] population _ growing, _
[Gm] and the [C] money owing. _
_ And the sunlight streaming, _ _ _ and the natives steaming.
_ [Fm] I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ know [Fm] you're _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ on [C] your way! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] For a small fee [C] in America. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Uncredit is so nice.
Wanna get us [G] energized twice.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ What _ will [E] you have though to keep clean?
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [C]
Sky's favorite blue [F] in America.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Twelve [G] in a room [C] in America.
_ _ _ _ Lots _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of new housing with more space.
Lots of doors [D] slamming in [Dm] our face. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Better [Bb] get rid of your [G] accent.
_ _ _ [C] Life can be bright in [F] America.
[C] If you can [G] fight in America.
_ _ [Gm] Life is alright in _ _ [G] America.
If you're all [C] white in _ America.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] America, [B] America.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Here you are free and you have pride.
As long as [G] you stay on your own _ side. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Free to [G] wear devil's sunshine shoes. _ _
_ [C] If you're a crime [F] in _ [G] America.
Organized crime in _ America.
[Cm] Terrible time in [Gm] _ America.
[Ab] You forget [C] I'm in America. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I think I'd go back to San Juan. _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Everyone there will give big cheers.
Everyone [Eb] there will have moved here.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Puerto _ _ Rico, _ [Cm] my heart's _ [G] devotion, _ _ let it sink back in the ocean. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Always the _ hurricanes _ blowing, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] population _ growing, _
[Gm] and the [C] money owing. _
_ And the sunlight streaming, _ _ _ and the natives steaming.
_ [Fm] I _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ know [Fm] you're _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ on [C] your way! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] For a small fee [C] in America. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Uncredit is so nice.
Wanna get us [G] energized twice.
_ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ What _ will [E] you have though to keep clean?
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [C]
Sky's favorite blue [F] in America.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Twelve [G] in a room [C] in America.
_ _ _ _ Lots _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of new housing with more space.
Lots of doors [D] slamming in [Dm] our face. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Better [Bb] get rid of your [G] accent.
_ _ _ [C] Life can be bright in [F] America.
[C] If you can [G] fight in America.
_ _ [Gm] Life is alright in _ _ [G] America.
If you're all [C] white in _ America.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] America, [B] America.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Here you are free and you have pride.
As long as [G] you stay on your own _ side. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ Free to [G] wear devil's sunshine shoes. _ _
_ [C] If you're a crime [F] in _ [G] America.
Organized crime in _ America.
[Cm] Terrible time in [Gm] _ America.
[Ab] You forget [C] I'm in America. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I think I'd go back to San Juan. _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Everyone there will give big cheers.
Everyone [Eb] there will have moved here.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _