America- Simon & Garfunkel { Lyric Video } Chords

Tempo:
90.6 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

G

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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America- Simon & Garfunkel { Lyric Video } chords
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[F#]
[G]
[C#m] [Bm]
[A] [G]
[D] Let us be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together.
[D] I've got some real [Bm] estate here in my bag.
[F#m]
So we bought a [B] pack of cigarettes, [F#m]
and his shoes were [B] the pies.
[E] And walked [A] off to look [D] for [Bm] America.
[G]
[D]
Caffeine [Bm] acid as we 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 to look [D] for America.
[C] Laughing on the bus, [D] playing games with the faces.
[C] She said the man in the gavotine suit [D] was a spy.
[G] I said be careful, his bowtie is really [D] a camera.
[Bm]
[G#] [G]
[D] Toss me a [Bm] cigarette, I think there's one [G] in my raincoat.
[D] We smoked the last [Bm] one an hour ago.
[F#m]
So I looked at [B] the scenery, [F#m]
she read her [B] magazine.
[E] And the moon [A] rose over [D] an open [Bm] field.
[G]
[D]
Kathy I'm lost, [Bm] I said, though I knew [G] she'd be sleeping.
[D] I'm emptying and [Bm] aching and I don't know why.
[A] Counting the cars on the new Jersey [E] Turnpike.
They've [A] all come to look [D] for America.
[A] All come to look [D] for America.
[E]
All come to [D] America.
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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To start learning Simon & Garfunkel - (Single Mix) America chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, D, E, A, E, Bm, G, E and D in sequence. You can use ChordU's Free Tempo controller to start at a slower pace and then gradually increase your speed. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [D] Let us be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together. _ _
_ _ [D] I've got some real [Bm] estate here in my bag.
_ [F#m] _
So we bought a [B] pack of cigarettes, [F#m]
and his shoes were [B] the pies.
[E] And walked [A] off to look [D] for _ [Bm] America.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
Caffeine [Bm] acid as we 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 to look [D] for _ America.
_ _ [C] _ Laughing on the bus, [D] playing games with the faces. _
_ [C] She said the man in the gavotine suit [D] was a spy. _ _
_ [G] I said be careful, his bowtie is really [D] a camera.
_ [Bm] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] Toss me a [Bm] cigarette, I think there's one [G] in my raincoat. _
_ _ [D] We smoked the last [Bm] one an hour ago.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
So I looked at [B] the scenery, _ [F#m] _
she read her [B] magazine. _
[E] And the moon [A] rose over [D] an open [Bm] field.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D]
Kathy I'm lost, [Bm] I said, though I knew [G] she'd be sleeping.
_ _ _ [D] I'm emptying and [Bm] aching and I don't know why.
_ [A] Counting the cars on the new Jersey [E] Turnpike.
They've [A] all come to look [D] for America. _ _
_ [A] All come to look [D] for America.
_ _ _ [E]
All come to [D] America. _
_ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Bree Sharp.

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