Chords for America (Live at Central Park, New York, NY - August 15, 1991)
Tempo:
175.35 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
G
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[D] [G]
[E] [Bm] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[G]
[D] Let [C#] us be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together
[D]
I've got [C#] some real estate [Bm] here in my bag
[F#m] So we bought [B] a pack of cigarettes
[F#m]
And Mrs.
[B] Wagner pies
[E] And we [D] walked off to [B] look [D] for [Bm] America
[G]
[D] Cathy, [A] I [Bm] said, is rewarded a Greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh
Michigan
[D] [A] seems [Bm] like a dream to me now
[A] It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
[E]
And [A] I've come [B] to look
[D] for America
[Bm]
Laughing on the bus, playing games [D] with the faces
[G]
She said the man in the gabardine suit was [D] a spy
[G] I said be careful, this bow tie is really [Bm] a camera
[C#]
[Bm] [G#]
[G]
[D] Toss me [C#] a [Bm] cigarette, I think [D] there's one in [G] my raincoat
[D] We smoked the last one [Bm] an hour ago
[F#m] So I looked [B] at the scenery
And I saw Cathy, [F#m]
she read [B] her magazine
And the [D] moon rose over an open [Bm] field
[G]
[D] Cathy, [A] I'm lost, [Bm] I said, though I knew she was [G] sleeping
[D] I'm empty and [C#m] I'm aching [Bm] and I don't know why
[A] Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
I said [E] [A] I'll come [E] to look [D] for America
[E] [A] I'll come [E] to look [D] for America
[E] [A] I'll come [E]
to look [D] for America
[A] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[A] [B]
[D]
[E] [Bm]
[D]
[F#]
[F]
[D] [G]
[E] [Bm] [D]
[A] [Bm]
[G]
[D] Let [C#] us be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together
[D]
I've got [C#] some real estate [Bm] here in my bag
[F#m] So we bought [B] a pack of cigarettes
[F#m]
And Mrs.
[B] Wagner pies
[E] And we [D] walked off to [B] look [D] for [Bm] America
[G]
[D] Cathy, [A] I [Bm] said, is rewarded a Greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh
Michigan
[D] [A] seems [Bm] like a dream to me now
[A] It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
[E]
And [A] I've come [B] to look
[D] for America
[Bm]
Laughing on the bus, playing games [D] with the faces
[G]
She said the man in the gabardine suit was [D] a spy
[G] I said be careful, this bow tie is really [Bm] a camera
[C#]
[Bm] [G#]
[G]
[D] Toss me [C#] a [Bm] cigarette, I think [D] there's one in [G] my raincoat
[D] We smoked the last one [Bm] an hour ago
[F#m] So I looked [B] at the scenery
And I saw Cathy, [F#m]
she read [B] her magazine
And the [D] moon rose over an open [Bm] field
[G]
[D] Cathy, [A] I'm lost, [Bm] I said, though I knew she was [G] sleeping
[D] I'm empty and [C#m] I'm aching [Bm] and I don't know why
[A] Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
I said [E] [A] I'll come [E] to look [D] for America
[E] [A] I'll come [E] to look [D] for America
[E] [A] I'll come [E]
to look [D] for America
[A] [Bm]
[D] [G]
[A] [B]
[D]
[E] [Bm]
[D]
[F#]
[F]
Key:
D
Bm
G
A
E
D
Bm
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Let [C#] us be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
I've got [C#] some real estate [Bm] _ here in my _ bag _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ So we bought [B] a pack of _ cigarettes
_ _ [F#m] _
And Mrs.
[B] Wagner _ pies
[E] And we _ [D] walked off to [B] look [D] for _ _ _ _ [Bm] America
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Cathy, [A] I [Bm] said, is rewarded a Greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh
_ _ _ Michigan _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] seems [Bm] like a dream to me now _ _
_ _ _ [A] It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
[E]
And [A] I've come [B] to look _
[D] for _ _ _ _ America
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
Laughing on the bus, _ playing games [D] with the faces _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
She said the man in the _ gabardine suit was [D] a spy _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I said be careful, this bow tie is really [Bm] a camera
[C#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Toss me [C#] a [Bm] cigarette, I think [D] there's one in [G] my _ raincoat _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] We smoked the last one [Bm] an hour ago _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ So I looked [B] at the scenery
And I saw Cathy, _ _ [F#m] _
she read [B] her magazine _ _
And the [D] moon _ _ rose over an _ _ open [Bm] _ field
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Cathy, [A] I'm lost, [Bm] I said, though I knew she was [G] sleeping
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] I'm empty and [C#m] I'm aching [Bm] and I don't know _ _ _ why
_ _ [A] _ Counting the cars on the New Jersey _ Turnpike
I said [E] _ _ [A] I'll come [E] to look [D] for _ _ _ _ America
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] I'll come [E] to look [D] for _ _ _ _ America _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] I'll come [E]
to look [D] for _ _ _ _ _ _ America _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Let [C#] us be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
I've got [C#] some real estate [Bm] _ here in my _ bag _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ So we bought [B] a pack of _ cigarettes
_ _ [F#m] _
And Mrs.
[B] Wagner _ pies
[E] And we _ [D] walked off to [B] look [D] for _ _ _ _ [Bm] America
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Cathy, [A] I [Bm] said, is rewarded a Greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh
_ _ _ Michigan _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] seems [Bm] like a dream to me now _ _
_ _ _ [A] It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
[E]
And [A] I've come [B] to look _
[D] for _ _ _ _ America
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
Laughing on the bus, _ playing games [D] with the faces _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
She said the man in the _ gabardine suit was [D] a spy _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I said be careful, this bow tie is really [Bm] a camera
[C#] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Toss me [C#] a [Bm] cigarette, I think [D] there's one in [G] my _ raincoat _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] We smoked the last one [Bm] an hour ago _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ So I looked [B] at the scenery
And I saw Cathy, _ _ [F#m] _
she read [B] her magazine _ _
And the [D] moon _ _ rose over an _ _ open [Bm] _ field
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Cathy, [A] I'm lost, [Bm] I said, though I knew she was [G] sleeping
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] I'm empty and [C#m] I'm aching [Bm] and I don't know _ _ _ why
_ _ [A] _ Counting the cars on the New Jersey _ Turnpike
I said [E] _ _ [A] I'll come [E] to look [D] for _ _ _ _ America
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] I'll come [E] to look [D] for _ _ _ _ America _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] I'll come [E]
to look [D] for _ _ _ _ _ _ America _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _