Chords for America ~ Tin Man 1974 Classic Rock Purrfection Version

Tempo:
85.85 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

Em

D

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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America ~ Tin Man 1974 Classic Rock Purrfection Version chords
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[A]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[Em] [Bm]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em] [D]
So please believe in me when [G] I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round.
[C] Smoke blasting [G] like a image going down, down, down, down.
[C] Soaks a green [G] light girl.
[D] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh.
[G] [A] [C]
[G] Sometimes late when [C] things are real and people [G] share the gift of gab [C] between themselves.
[G] Some are quick to [C] take the bait and catch [G] the perfect prize that waits [C] among the shells.
But [Em] Oz never did give nothing [Bm] to the Tin Man That [Em] he didn't, didn't [D] already have
[Em] And cause never was the reason [Bm] for the evening For [Em] the tropic of Sir [Bm] Galahad
[D] So please believe in me
When [G] I say I'm spinning round, round, round, [C] round
Smoke blasts stained bright [G] car
Image going down, down, down, [C] down
Soapsud green light [G] bulb
Oo-o-o-o [C]-o-o-o-o-o-o-oo-oo-ooo [G]- ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oo-oo [A] [C]
[Am]-
But Oz never [Em] did give nothing [Bm] to the Tin Man That [Em] he didn't, didn't [Bm] already have
[G]
And [Em] cause never was the reason [Bm] for the evening [D]
For [Am] the [Em] tropic of Sir [Bm] Galahad
So [D] please believe in me when [G] I say I'm spinning round, round, round, [C] round
Smoke glass stained dry, [G] girl
Keep me going down, down, down, [C] down
So sudden, green light, [G] girl
[C]
[G] [C]
[A] No, I never [Em] did give nothing [Bm] to the Tin Man
[Em] That he didn't, didn't [Bm] already [G] have
[Em] And cause never was the reason [Bm] for the [G] evening
[Em] Or the tropic of Sir [Bm] Galahad
[D] So please believe in me when [G] I say I'm spinning round, round, round, [C] round
Smoke glass stained [G] dry, girl
Keep me going down, down, down, [C] down
So sudden, green [G] light, girl
[C] Oooh
[G] [C]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [D] [G]
[Em] [D]
[Em] [D] [G]
[D]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[Em] No, I never did give nothing to [D] the Tin Man
[Em] That he didn't, didn't already [D] [G] have
[Em] And cause never was the reason for [D] the evening
Or [Em] the tropic of Sir [Bm] Galahad
[D] So please believe in me.
[G]
[C] [Em]
[G] [C] [Em]
[G]
[C] [Em]
[G] [C] [G]
[A] [Em]
[G] [C] Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[G] [C] [Em]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Am]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [Am]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [Bm]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
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To start learning America - Tin Man chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, C and G in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 42 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 86. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
So please believe in me when [G] I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round.
[C] Smoke blasting [G] like a image going down, down, down, down.
[C] Soaks a green [G] light girl.
_ _ [D] Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, [C] ooh, ooh, ooh.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _
_ [G] Sometimes late when [C] things are real and people [G] share the gift of gab [C] between themselves. _
_ [G] Some are quick to [C] take the bait and catch [G] the perfect prize that waits [C] among the shells.
But [Em] Oz never did give nothing [Bm] to the Tin Man That [Em] he didn't, didn't [D] already have _
[Em] And cause never was the reason [Bm] for the evening For [Em] the tropic of Sir [Bm] Galahad _
[D] So please believe in me
When [G] I say I'm spinning round, round, round, [C] round
Smoke blasts stained bright [G] car
Image going down, down, down, [C] down
Soapsud green light [G] bulb
Oo-o-o-o [C]-o-o-o-o-o-o-oo-oo-ooo [G]- ooo-o-o-o-o-o-oo-oo _ [A] _ _ [C] _
[Am]-
But Oz never [Em] did give nothing [Bm] to the Tin Man That [Em] he didn't, didn't [Bm] already have
[G]
And [Em] cause never was the reason [Bm] for the evening [D]
For [Am] the [Em] tropic of Sir [Bm] Galahad
So [D] please believe in me when [G] I say I'm spinning round, round, round, [C] round
Smoke glass stained dry, [G] girl
Keep me going down, down, down, [C] down
So sudden, green light, [G] girl
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[A] No, I never [Em] did give nothing [Bm] to the Tin Man _
[Em] That he didn't, didn't [Bm] already [G] have _
[Em] And cause never was the reason [Bm] for the [G] evening _
[Em] Or the tropic of Sir [Bm] Galahad _
[D] So please believe in me when [G] I say I'm spinning round, round, round, [C] round
Smoke glass stained [G] dry, girl
Keep me going down, down, down, [C] down
So sudden, green [G] light, girl
_ _ _ [C] _ Oooh_
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Em] No, I never did give nothing to [D] the Tin Man _
[Em] That he didn't, didn't already [D] [G] have _
[Em] And cause never was the reason for [D] the evening
Or [Em] the tropic of Sir [Bm] Galahad _
[D] So please believe in me. _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _

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This song was penned by Dewey Bunnell.

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