Chords for American Tune - Paul Simon
Tempo:
160.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Thank you.
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G] [C] [G]
[E] [Ab] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[C] [F]
[G]
[C] [Ab] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [F]
[G] [C]
I'm just weary [G] to [Am] my bones.
[A]
[D] [G] Still you don't expect [C] to be [G] bright [D] and bon
[G] vivant.
[C] So [F] far [C]
[G] away [E] from home.
[Am] [C] So far away [G] [C] from home.
And I [F] don't know a [C]
soul [G] who's not been
[E] battered.
I [Am] don't have a friend who feels at ease.
[C] [F] Don't know a [C] dream [G] that's not been shattered.
[Am] Or driven [E]
to its [Am] knees.
[E]
[F] Ah, but it's [G]
alright.
[F] It's [C] alright.
[F] For we've [G] lived so well [Ab] so [Am] long.
[A]
[D] Still [G]
when I think of the road we're [Bm]
[G] traveling on.
[Am] I wonder [G] what's [E] gone wrong.
[Am] [D] I can't help [C] it I wonder [Em] what's [C] gone wrong.
I dreamed I was dying.
[A] I dreamed that my [G] soul rose [Am] unexpectedly.
[Eb] And looking [G] back down at me, [F] he [C] smiled
[G] reassuringly.
And I [C] dreamed I was flying.
[A] That high up [G]
above my eyes [Am] could clearly see.
The [G] Statue of Liberty [F] [C] sailing away [G] to sea.
And I dreamed I [C] was flying.
Or we come [F] on the [G] ship they call Mayflower.
[E] We come [Am] on the ship that [E] sailed the [Am] moon.
[C] We come [F] in the [C] ages [G] most uncertain [C] [Ab] hours.
[Am] And sing [E] an American [Am] tune.
[E] Ah, [F] but it's alright.
[G] [C] It's alright. It's alright.
[F] You can't [C] be [G] forever [Ab] [Am] blessed.
[A] [D]
[G] Still tomorrow's gonna be another [D] [G] worky day.
[C] And I'm trying to [G] get some [Ab] rest.
[D]
That's all [C] I'm trying [Em]
to get [C] some rest.
[D] [C] [G]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C]
[N]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G] [C] [G]
[E] [Ab] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[C] [F]
[G]
[C] [Ab] [Am]
[E] [Am]
[E] [F]
[G] [C]
I'm just weary [G] to [Am] my bones.
[A]
[D] [G] Still you don't expect [C] to be [G] bright [D] and bon
[G] vivant.
[C] So [F] far [C]
[G] away [E] from home.
[Am] [C] So far away [G] [C] from home.
And I [F] don't know a [C]
soul [G] who's not been
[E] battered.
I [Am] don't have a friend who feels at ease.
[C] [F] Don't know a [C] dream [G] that's not been shattered.
[Am] Or driven [E]
to its [Am] knees.
[E]
[F] Ah, but it's [G]
alright.
[F] It's [C] alright.
[F] For we've [G] lived so well [Ab] so [Am] long.
[A]
[D] Still [G]
when I think of the road we're [Bm]
[G] traveling on.
[Am] I wonder [G] what's [E] gone wrong.
[Am] [D] I can't help [C] it I wonder [Em] what's [C] gone wrong.
I dreamed I was dying.
[A] I dreamed that my [G] soul rose [Am] unexpectedly.
[Eb] And looking [G] back down at me, [F] he [C] smiled
[G] reassuringly.
And I [C] dreamed I was flying.
[A] That high up [G]
above my eyes [Am] could clearly see.
The [G] Statue of Liberty [F] [C] sailing away [G] to sea.
And I dreamed I [C] was flying.
Or we come [F] on the [G] ship they call Mayflower.
[E] We come [Am] on the ship that [E] sailed the [Am] moon.
[C] We come [F] in the [C] ages [G] most uncertain [C] [Ab] hours.
[Am] And sing [E] an American [Am] tune.
[E] Ah, [F] but it's alright.
[G] [C] It's alright. It's alright.
[F] You can't [C] be [G] forever [Ab] [Am] blessed.
[A] [D]
[G] Still tomorrow's gonna be another [D] [G] worky day.
[C] And I'm trying to [G] get some [Ab] rest.
[D]
That's all [C] I'm trying [Em]
to get [C] some rest.
[D] [C] [G]
[F] [C]
[G]
[C]
[N]
Key:
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C
Am
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E
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C
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_ _ _ Thank you. _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ I'm just weary _ [G] _ to [Am] my bones.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Still you don't expect [C] to be [G] bright [D] and bon _ _
[G] _ vivant.
[C] So [F] far [C] _
[G] away _ [E] from home. _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ So _ far _ away [G] _ [C] from home. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And I [F] don't know a [C]
soul [G] who's not been _ _ _
[E] battered.
I [Am] don't have a friend who _ feels at _ _ ease.
_ [C] _ [F] Don't know a [C] dream [G] that's not been _ _ shattered.
_ _ [Am] Or _ driven [E]
to its [Am] _ _ knees.
[E] _
_ [F] Ah, but it's _ _ [G]
alright.
_ [F] It's _ [C] alright. _
_ [F] For we've [G] lived so well [Ab] so [Am] _ long.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Still [G]
when I think of the road we're [Bm] _
_ [G] traveling on.
[Am] I wonder _ [G] _ _ what's [E] gone wrong.
_ [Am] [D] I can't help [C] it I wonder _ [Em] _ _ what's [C] gone _ _ wrong. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I dreamed I was dying. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] I dreamed that my _ [G] soul _ rose _ _ [Am] unexpectedly. _
_ [Eb] And looking [G] back down at me, _ [F] he [C] smiled _ _ _
[G] reassuringly.
_ _ And I [C] dreamed I was flying. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] That high up [G]
above my _ _ eyes [Am] could clearly see.
_ The [G] Statue of Liberty _ [F] _ _ [C] sailing away [G] to sea. _ _ _
And I dreamed I [C] was flying. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Or we come [F] on the [G] ship they call _ _ Mayflower.
_ [E] _ _ We come [Am] on the ship that [E] sailed the [Am] _ moon.
_ _ [C] We come [F] in the [C] ages _ [G] _ most _ _ uncertain [C] _ [Ab] hours.
[Am] And _ sing [E] an American [Am] tune.
_ _ _ [E] Ah, [F] but it's alright.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] It's alright. It's alright.
_ [F] You can't [C] be _ [G] forever [Ab] _ _ [Am] _ blessed.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] Still tomorrow's gonna be _ another [D] _ _ _ [G] worky day.
[C] And I'm trying to [G] get some [Ab] _ _ rest.
_ [D]
That's all [C] I'm trying [Em] _
to get [C] some rest.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Thank you. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Am] _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm just weary _ [G] _ to [Am] my bones.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] Still you don't expect [C] to be [G] bright [D] and bon _ _
[G] _ vivant.
[C] So [F] far [C] _
[G] away _ [E] from home. _
[Am] _ _ [C] _ So _ far _ away [G] _ [C] from home. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And I [F] don't know a [C]
soul [G] who's not been _ _ _
[E] battered.
I [Am] don't have a friend who _ feels at _ _ ease.
_ [C] _ [F] Don't know a [C] dream [G] that's not been _ _ shattered.
_ _ [Am] Or _ driven [E]
to its [Am] _ _ knees.
[E] _
_ [F] Ah, but it's _ _ [G]
alright.
_ [F] It's _ [C] alright. _
_ [F] For we've [G] lived so well [Ab] so [Am] _ long.
_ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ Still [G]
when I think of the road we're [Bm] _
_ [G] traveling on.
[Am] I wonder _ [G] _ _ what's [E] gone wrong.
_ [Am] [D] I can't help [C] it I wonder _ [Em] _ _ what's [C] gone _ _ wrong. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I dreamed I was dying. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] I dreamed that my _ [G] soul _ rose _ _ [Am] unexpectedly. _
_ [Eb] And looking [G] back down at me, _ [F] he [C] smiled _ _ _
[G] reassuringly.
_ _ And I [C] dreamed I was flying. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] That high up [G]
above my _ _ eyes [Am] could clearly see.
_ The [G] Statue of Liberty _ [F] _ _ [C] sailing away [G] to sea. _ _ _
And I dreamed I [C] was flying. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Or we come [F] on the [G] ship they call _ _ Mayflower.
_ [E] _ _ We come [Am] on the ship that [E] sailed the [Am] _ moon.
_ _ [C] We come [F] in the [C] ages _ [G] _ most _ _ uncertain [C] _ [Ab] hours.
[Am] And _ sing [E] an American [Am] tune.
_ _ _ [E] Ah, [F] but it's alright.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] It's alright. It's alright.
_ [F] You can't [C] be _ [G] forever [Ab] _ _ [Am] _ blessed.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] Still tomorrow's gonna be _ another [D] _ _ _ [G] worky day.
[C] And I'm trying to [G] get some [Ab] _ _ rest.
_ [D]
That's all [C] I'm trying [Em] _
to get [C] some rest.
_ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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