Chords for Jens Lekman - "Erica America" (Official Video)

Tempo:
115.2 bpm
Chords used:

F

Em

Am

Dm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jens Lekman - "Erica America" (Official Video) chords
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[Am] [G]
[Am] [F]
[A] [Am]
[F]
[Dm]
[Em] [Am]
Erica, [F]
[C] America,
[Am]
Fremont Street [F] lies empty.
[Bb] A cleaning [Em] vehicle drew [Am] a line across [F] my [Em] [Dm] camera's [G] lens.
[Em] I whispered our [F] names, [Em] Erica, [Dm]
yes.
[F] [C]
[F] Erica, [C] America,
[Am] They demolished a [F] frontier casino.
[Bb] And the day [Em] after, the air [Am] smelled like popcorn [F] and [Em] ladies' [Dm]
perfume.
[G] [F] [Em]
Sinatra had [F] his shit figured out, [Dm] I presume.
[C] [Am]
[Em] Erica, America,
[Am]
[Em] [F]
Erica, [C] America,
[Am] Summer never ends [F] here, [Bb] I said to [Em] myself.
I [Am] said that would make [F] things better.
[Bb]
Summer [Em] is exhausting me with [Am] its exhaust fumes [F] and [Em] empty [Dm] promises.
[F] [Em] And promises, [F] no more [Em] empty [Dm]
promises.
[F] [C]
[F] Erica, America,
[Am] I wish I'd never [F] met you.
Like I [Bb] wish [Em] I'd never tasted wine [Am] or tasted [F] it from lips that [Dm] weren't [G] mine.
[F] [Em]
Now every drop [F] tastes more [Em] bitter [Dm] over [Am] time.
[F]
[Fm] [Dm] [Em]
[Am] [Em]
[Am]
[F]
[Dm] [Em]
[Am] Erica, [C]
America,
[Am] [Em]
[F] Erica, [C]
America,
[Em] I wish I'd never met you.
[F] Like [Bb] I wish [Em] I'd never tasted wine [Am] or tasted it from lips that [Em] weren't [Dm] mine.
Key:  
F
134211111
Em
121
Am
2311
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
Em
121
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Jens Lekman - Erica America chords, Practice these chords sequence - Em, Am, F, Bb, Em, F and Em. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ Erica, [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ America,
_ [Am] _
Fremont Street [F] lies empty.
_ [Bb] A _ cleaning [Em] _ vehicle drew [Am] a line across [F] my _ [Em] _ [Dm] camera's [G] lens.
_ _ _ _ [Em] I whispered our [F] names, _ [Em] Erica, [Dm] _
yes.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] _ Erica, [C] _ America,
[Am] They demolished a [F] frontier casino.
_ [Bb] And the day [Em] after, the air [Am] smelled like popcorn [F] and _ [Em] ladies' [Dm]
perfume.
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em]
Sinatra had [F] his shit figured out, [Dm] I presume.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Em] Erica, _ America,
[Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ Erica, [C] _ America, _ _
[Am] Summer never ends [F] here, [Bb] I said to [Em] myself.
I [Am] said that would make [F] things better.
_ [Bb] _
Summer [Em] is exhausting me with [Am] its exhaust fumes [F] and _ [Em] empty [Dm] promises.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em] And promises, [F] no more [Em] empty [Dm]
promises.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [F] Erica, _ America,
[Am] I wish I'd never [F] met you.
Like I [Bb] wish [Em] I'd never tasted wine [Am] or tasted [F] it from lips that [Dm] weren't [G] mine.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Em]
Now every drop [F] tastes more [Em] bitter [Dm] over _ _ [Am] time. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ Erica, [C] _
_ America,
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ Erica, [C] _
_ America,
[Em] I wish I'd never met you.
[F] Like [Bb] I wish [Em] I'd never tasted wine [Am] or _ tasted it from lips that [Em] weren't [Dm] mine.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Pete Wiggs, Bob Stanley and Sarah Cracknell, finds its place within the I Know What Love Isnt album.

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