Chords for America - Horse With No Name

Tempo:
124.2 bpm
Chords used:

Em

D

G

F#m

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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America -  Horse  With No Name chords
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[Em] [D]
[Em] [D] [Em]
On the first part of the journey I was looking at all [D] the life.
[Em] There were plants and birds and [D] rocks [G] and things.
There was sand and hills and rains.
The first thing I met [F#m] was a fly with a [G] buzz and the sky with no clouds.
The heat was hot [F#m] and the ground was [Em] dry but the air was full [D] of sound.
[G] I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.
It felt good to be out [D] of the rain.
[G] In the desert you [D] can remember your name
[G] because there ain't no one for to give you no fame.
[Em] La la [Bm] la la la la [Em] la la la la [Bm] la la la [Em] la la [Bm] la la la la [Em] la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la.
After two days [F#m] in the [D] desert sun [Em] my skin began to turn red.
After three days [F#m] in the desert [Em] front I was looking at a river [D] bed
[G] And the story it told [D] of a river that flowed [Em] made me sad to think it [D] was dead
You [Em] see I've been through the desert [Bm] on a horse with no name
It [Em] felt good to be out [D] of the rain
[A] [Em] But in the desert you [D] can't remember your name
[Em] Cause there ain't no one [F#m] born to give you [G] no pain
Fa la [Em] la [D] la
[Em] [D] la
Fa [Em] la la [Bm] la
[Em] [D]
[F#m] [G] [F#m]
[G] [Em] [E]
[A] [G] [A]
[D] [Em] la
After nine days I [D] let the horse run free
[G] Cause the desert had turned to sea
There were plants and birds [F#m] and rocks [D] and things
[G] There was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with its life underground
And a perfect disguise [Bm] above
[Em] Under the cities [F#m] lies a heart made of ground
[G] But the humans will give [F#m] no love
You [Em] see I've been through the desert [F#m] on a horse with [Em] no name
It felt good to be out [D] of the rain
[Em] In the desert you [D] can't remember [Em] your name
Cause there ain't no one [F#m] born to give you [D] no pain
[Em] Fa la la [D] la [Em] la
Fa [D] la
[Em] la la [D] la
[Em] Fa la la la [Bm] la
Fa la la la la
[G] [D]
Fa [Em] la la [D] la la
[Em] Fa la [D]
[Em] [D] la la la
[G] [D]
Fa [Em] la la
[D]
[Em] la la
[Bm] [Em] [D]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em] [A] [D]
Key:  
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
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To learn America - A Horse With No Name chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Em, D and Em in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 62 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 124. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Major.

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[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
On the first part of the journey _ I was looking at all [D] the life. _
[Em] There were plants and birds and [D] rocks [G] and things.
There was sand and hills and rains.
_ The first thing I met [F#m] was a fly with a [G] buzz and the sky with no clouds.
_ The heat was hot [F#m] and the ground was [Em] dry but the air was full [D] of sound.
_ _ [G] I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.
It felt good to be out [D] of the rain.
_ [G] In the desert you [D] can remember your name
[G] because there ain't no one for to give you no fame.
[Em] _ La la [Bm] la la la la [Em] la la la la [Bm] la la la _ _ [Em] la la [Bm] la la la la [Em] la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la.
After two days [F#m] in the [D] desert sun [Em] my skin began to turn red.
_ After three days [F#m] in the desert [Em] front I was looking at a river [D] bed
_ [G] And the story it told [D] of a river that flowed [Em] made me sad to think it [D] was dead
You [Em] see I've been through the desert [Bm] on a horse with no name
It [Em] felt good to be out [D] of the rain
[A] [Em] But in the desert you [D] can't remember your name
[Em] Cause there ain't no one [F#m] born to give you [G] no pain
Fa la [Em] la [D] la _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] la _
Fa [Em] la la [Bm] la _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] [Em] la
After nine days I [D] let the horse run free
[G] Cause the desert had turned to sea
_ There were plants and birds [F#m] and rocks [D] and things
[G] There was sand and hills and rings
_ The ocean is a desert with its life underground
And a perfect disguise [Bm] above
_ [Em] Under the cities [F#m] lies a heart made of ground
[G] But the humans will give [F#m] no love
You [Em] see I've been through the desert [F#m] on a horse with [Em] no name
It felt good to be out [D] of the rain
_ [Em] In the desert you [D] can't remember [Em] your name
Cause there ain't no one [F#m] born to give you [D] no pain
[Em] Fa la la [D] la _ _ [Em] _ la
Fa [D] la _
_ _ [Em] la la [D] la _
_ _ [Em] _ Fa la _ _ _ _ _ la la [Bm] la
Fa la la la la
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
Fa [Em] _ la la _ [D] la la
[Em] _ Fa la [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] la la la _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Fa [Em] la la _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] la la
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _

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