Faces Of America Chords by Dan Fogelberg
Tempo:
78.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[G] [C]
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[G] There was a time, a simple of time, when a man could be sure of where [D] he stood.
[G] I used to work at the yard, working honest tonight.
The hours were long but the pay [D] was good.
[G] I had a family and friends, so many friends.
We'd drive to the lake on [D] holidays,
[G] back then it wasn't so dear.
For a sandwich or beer, and not a still dream of seeing [D] their faces.
[C] Certain things that you [G] depend upon, [C] there are places that [G] you know.
[C] And the faces of [G] America, [F#m] oh, where did [Em] they go?
Where did [G] they go?
[C] [G]
[C] [G] I was going to farm, Weston Farm.
I rode on the tractor with [D] my dad.
[G] You know we never had much, but it was always enough.
And we made the best of what [D] we had.
[G] And in boyers of doubt, and the bottom of doubt.
For those broken like [D] the rest, [G] I can still see his hands,
Sliding over his hands, and the fighters profiled on the flesh [D] of the disposes.
[C]
Certain things that you [G] depend upon, [C]
there are places I [G] can go.
[C]
Set the ashes of [G] America, [D] for some day of science [Em] to know.
[G] Some day of science, [C] some day of science, some day of science [G] to know.
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[A] [G] There was a time, a simpler time, when a man could be sure of where [D] he stood.
[G] I used to work at the yard, working honest and hard.
The hours were long, but the pay [D] was so, so good.
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Certain things that you [G] depend upon, [C]
I used to think were [G] guaranteed.
[C]
Like the right of [G] every man to work, and feed his [Em] family, [G] and feed his [C] family.
And the faces of [G] America, [C] seem so distant and [G]
estranged.
[C] Have their eyes become [G] too blind to see, [D] how much their hearts [Em] have changed.
How much their hearts [C] have changed.
How much their hearts [G] have changed.
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[G] There was a time, a simple of time, when a man could be sure of where [D] he stood.
[G] I used to work at the yard, working honest tonight.
The hours were long but the pay [D] was good.
[G] I had a family and friends, so many friends.
We'd drive to the lake on [D] holidays,
[G] back then it wasn't so dear.
For a sandwich or beer, and not a still dream of seeing [D] their faces.
[C] Certain things that you [G] depend upon, [C] there are places that [G] you know.
[C] And the faces of [G] America, [F#m] oh, where did [Em] they go?
Where did [G] they go?
[C] [G]
[C] [G] I was going to farm, Weston Farm.
I rode on the tractor with [D] my dad.
[G] You know we never had much, but it was always enough.
And we made the best of what [D] we had.
[G] And in boyers of doubt, and the bottom of doubt.
For those broken like [D] the rest, [G] I can still see his hands,
Sliding over his hands, and the fighters profiled on the flesh [D] of the disposes.
[C]
Certain things that you [G] depend upon, [C]
there are places I [G] can go.
[C]
Set the ashes of [G] America, [D] for some day of science [Em] to know.
[G] Some day of science, [C] some day of science, some day of science [G] to know.
[A] [G]
[A] [G] There was a time, a simpler time, when a man could be sure of where [D] he stood.
[G] I used to work at the yard, working honest and hard.
The hours were long, but the pay [D] was so, so good.
[C]
Certain things that you [G] depend upon, [C]
I used to think were [G] guaranteed.
[C]
Like the right of [G] every man to work, and feed his [Em] family, [G] and feed his [C] family.
And the faces of [G] America, [C] seem so distant and [G]
estranged.
[C] Have their eyes become [G] too blind to see, [D] how much their hearts [Em] have changed.
How much their hearts [C] have changed.
How much their hearts [G] have changed.
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Key:
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_ _ [G] There was a time, a simple of time, when a man could be sure of where [D] he stood. _
_ [G] I used to work at the yard, working honest tonight.
The hours were long but the pay [D] was good. _
_ _ [G] I had a family and friends, so many friends.
We'd drive to the lake on [D] holidays, _
_ _ [G] back then it wasn't so dear.
For a sandwich or beer, _ and not a still dream of seeing [D] their faces. _
_ _ [C] _ Certain things that you [G] depend upon, _ _ [C] _ there are places that [G] you know.
_ _ [C] _ And the faces of [G] America, [F#m] oh, where did [Em] they go?
_ Where did [G] they go?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] I was going to farm, _ Weston Farm.
I rode on the tractor with [D] my dad.
_ _ [G] You know we never had much, but it was always enough.
And we made the best of what [D] we had.
_ _ [G] And in boyers of doubt, and the bottom of doubt.
For those broken like [D] the rest, _ _ [G] I can still see his hands,
Sliding over his hands, and the fighters profiled on the flesh [D] of the disposes.
_ _ [C] _
Certain things that you [G] depend upon, _ _ [C] _
there are places I [G] can go.
_ _ [C] _
Set the ashes of [G] America, [D] for some day of science [Em] to know.
[G] Some day of science, [C] some day of science, some day of science [G] to know. _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] There was a time, a simpler time, when a man could be sure of where [D] he stood.
_ _ _ [G] I used to work at the yard, working honest and hard.
The hours were long, but the pay [D] was so, so good.
_ _ [C] _
Certain things that you [G] depend upon, _ _ [C] _
I used to think were [G] guaranteed.
_ _ _ [C] _
Like the right of [G] every man to work, and feed his [Em] family, [G] and feed his [C] family.
And the faces of [G] America, _ _ [C] _ seem so distant and [G] _
estranged.
_ [C] _ Have their eyes become [G] too blind to see, [D] how much their hearts [Em] _ have changed.
How much their hearts [C] have changed.
How much their hearts [G] have changed.
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_ _ [G] There was a time, a simple of time, when a man could be sure of where [D] he stood. _
_ [G] I used to work at the yard, working honest tonight.
The hours were long but the pay [D] was good. _
_ _ [G] I had a family and friends, so many friends.
We'd drive to the lake on [D] holidays, _
_ _ [G] back then it wasn't so dear.
For a sandwich or beer, _ and not a still dream of seeing [D] their faces. _
_ _ [C] _ Certain things that you [G] depend upon, _ _ [C] _ there are places that [G] you know.
_ _ [C] _ And the faces of [G] America, [F#m] oh, where did [Em] they go?
_ Where did [G] they go?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] I was going to farm, _ Weston Farm.
I rode on the tractor with [D] my dad.
_ _ [G] You know we never had much, but it was always enough.
And we made the best of what [D] we had.
_ _ [G] And in boyers of doubt, and the bottom of doubt.
For those broken like [D] the rest, _ _ [G] I can still see his hands,
Sliding over his hands, and the fighters profiled on the flesh [D] of the disposes.
_ _ [C] _
Certain things that you [G] depend upon, _ _ [C] _
there are places I [G] can go.
_ _ [C] _
Set the ashes of [G] America, [D] for some day of science [Em] to know.
[G] Some day of science, [C] some day of science, some day of science [G] to know. _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] There was a time, a simpler time, when a man could be sure of where [D] he stood.
_ _ _ [G] I used to work at the yard, working honest and hard.
The hours were long, but the pay [D] was so, so good.
_ _ [C] _
Certain things that you [G] depend upon, _ _ [C] _
I used to think were [G] guaranteed.
_ _ _ [C] _
Like the right of [G] every man to work, and feed his [Em] family, [G] and feed his [C] family.
And the faces of [G] America, _ _ [C] _ seem so distant and [G] _
estranged.
_ [C] _ Have their eyes become [G] too blind to see, [D] how much their hearts [Em] _ have changed.
How much their hearts [C] have changed.
How much their hearts [G] have changed.
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