America Chords by Simon & Garfunkel
Tempo:
119.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
A
F#m
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [F#m] [Bm]
[G]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[G]
[D] Let us [F#m] be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together.
[D] I've [F#m] got some real [Bm] estate here in my bag.
[F#m] So we bought a [B] pack of cigarettes, [F#m] and we sheds [B] wet with our eyes.
[E] And [D] walked off [A] to look [D] for [F#m]
[Bm] America.
[A] [G]
[D] Caffeine acid [Bm] as we [D] boarded a greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh.
[D] Michigan seems [Bm] like a dream to me now.
[A] It took me four days to hitchhike from [E] Saginaw.
[A] I've come [E] to look [D] for America.
[C] Laughing on the bus, [D] playing games with the faces.
[C] She said the man in the gabardine suit [D] was a spy.
[G] I said be careful, his [Bm] bowtie is really [D] a camera.
[Bm]
[G#] [G]
[D] Toss me [F#m] a cigarette, [Bm] I think there's one [G] in my raincoat.
[D] We smoked [A] the last [Bm] one an hour ago.
[F#m] So I looked [B] at the scenery, [F#m] she read her [B] magazine.
[E] And the [D] moon [A] rose over [D] an open [Bm]
field.
[D] [G]
[D] Kathy [F#m] I'm lost, [Bm] I said, oh I knew she [G] was sleeping.
[D] I'm empty [F#m] and aching [Bm] and I don't know why.
[A] Counting the cars on the New Jersey [E] Turnpike.
And [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for America.
[E] [A]
I've come [E] to look [D] for America.
[E] [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for America.
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[G]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[G]
[D] Let us [F#m] be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together.
[D] I've [F#m] got some real [Bm] estate here in my bag.
[F#m] So we bought a [B] pack of cigarettes, [F#m] and we sheds [B] wet with our eyes.
[E] And [D] walked off [A] to look [D] for [F#m]
[Bm] America.
[A] [G]
[D] Caffeine acid [Bm] as we [D] boarded a greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh.
[D] Michigan seems [Bm] like a dream to me now.
[A] It took me four days to hitchhike from [E] Saginaw.
[A] I've come [E] to look [D] for America.
[C] Laughing on the bus, [D] playing games with the faces.
[C] She said the man in the gabardine suit [D] was a spy.
[G] I said be careful, his [Bm] bowtie is really [D] a camera.
[Bm]
[G#] [G]
[D] Toss me [F#m] a cigarette, [Bm] I think there's one [G] in my raincoat.
[D] We smoked [A] the last [Bm] one an hour ago.
[F#m] So I looked [B] at the scenery, [F#m] she read her [B] magazine.
[E] And the [D] moon [A] rose over [D] an open [Bm]
field.
[D] [G]
[D] Kathy [F#m] I'm lost, [Bm] I said, oh I knew she [G] was sleeping.
[D] I'm empty [F#m] and aching [Bm] and I don't know why.
[A] Counting the cars on the New Jersey [E] Turnpike.
And [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for America.
[E] [A]
I've come [E] to look [D] for America.
[E] [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for America.
[F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
Key:
D
Bm
A
F#m
G
D
Bm
A
[G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Let us [F#m] be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] I've [F#m] got some real [Bm] estate here in my bag.
_ _ _ [F#m] So we bought a [B] pack of cigarettes, [F#m] and we sheds [B] wet with our eyes.
[E] And [D] walked off [A] to look [D] for _ [F#m] _
[Bm] America.
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Caffeine acid [Bm] as we [D] boarded a greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Michigan seems [Bm] like a dream to me now. _ _
_ _ [A] It took me four days to hitchhike from [E] Saginaw.
[A] I've come [E] to look [D] for _ _ America. _ _ _
[C] _ _ Laughing on the bus, _ [D] playing games with the faces. _ _ _ _
[C] She said the man in the gabardine suit [D] was a spy. _ _ _ _ _
[G] I said be careful, his [Bm] bowtie is really [D] a camera.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Toss me [F#m] a cigarette, [Bm] I think there's one [G] in my raincoat. _ _ _ _ _
[D] We smoked [A] the last [Bm] one an hour ago.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ So I looked [B] at the scenery, _ _ [F#m] _ she read her [B] magazine.
_ _ [E] And the [D] moon [A] rose over [D] an _ open [Bm]
field.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Kathy [F#m] I'm lost, [Bm] I said, oh I knew she [G] was sleeping. _ _
_ _ _ [D] I'm empty [F#m] and aching [Bm] and I don't know why. _ _
[A] Counting the cars on the New Jersey [E] Turnpike.
And [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for _ _ America.
_ _ [E] _ _ [A]
I've come [E] to look [D] for _ America. _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for _ America. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Let us [F#m] be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] I've [F#m] got some real [Bm] estate here in my bag.
_ _ _ [F#m] So we bought a [B] pack of cigarettes, [F#m] and we sheds [B] wet with our eyes.
[E] And [D] walked off [A] to look [D] for _ [F#m] _
[Bm] America.
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Caffeine acid [Bm] as we [D] boarded a greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Michigan seems [Bm] like a dream to me now. _ _
_ _ [A] It took me four days to hitchhike from [E] Saginaw.
[A] I've come [E] to look [D] for _ _ America. _ _ _
[C] _ _ Laughing on the bus, _ [D] playing games with the faces. _ _ _ _
[C] She said the man in the gabardine suit [D] was a spy. _ _ _ _ _
[G] I said be careful, his [Bm] bowtie is really [D] a camera.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Toss me [F#m] a cigarette, [Bm] I think there's one [G] in my raincoat. _ _ _ _ _
[D] We smoked [A] the last [Bm] one an hour ago.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ So I looked [B] at the scenery, _ _ [F#m] _ she read her [B] magazine.
_ _ [E] And the [D] moon [A] rose over [D] an _ open [Bm]
field.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ Kathy [F#m] I'm lost, [Bm] I said, oh I knew she [G] was sleeping. _ _
_ _ _ [D] I'm empty [F#m] and aching [Bm] and I don't know why. _ _
[A] Counting the cars on the New Jersey [E] Turnpike.
And [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for _ _ America.
_ _ [E] _ _ [A]
I've come [E] to look [D] for _ America. _
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for _ America. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _