To learn Paul Simon - American Tune chords with lyrics, - Live 1973your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F, C, G, C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 44 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 89. For a balanced sound, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C.
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C _ Many F is the time I've G been C _ G. mistaken, E and Am many Em times A confused. Am _ C Yes, Fm and I've C often felt _ B. C forsaken, _ AbA and AmE certainly _ A. Am misused. C _ F Ah, but G I'm all right, F I'm all C right, F I'm just C weary G to my A bones. Am _ A _ _ D _ Still, you Bm don't C expect to be G bright and bon C vivant, so G far away from E home. _ Am _ Gm _ C. So far G away from C home. _ _ _ _ . _ _ And I don't F know a C soul who's G not C been G _ E battered. I don't Am have a friend who feels E. Am at ease. C I don't F know a C dream that's not been BC shattered, G or Am driven E to A its C knees. F Ah, but it's G all right, F it's all C right, Fm for we've C lived so G well, B. A so long. _ _ _ DG Still, when I think of the road we're traveling on, C I wonder _ G what's gone E wrong. AbA I G can't C help but wonder G what's C gone wrong. _ _ . _ And I dreamed I was dying. _ _ . _ G I dreamed that my soul rose Am unexpectedly. _ A And G looking back down at Dm me, C. smiled G reassuringly. And C I dreamed I was flying. _ _ _ G And high Am up G above my _ A eyes could clearly see. the G Statue of F Liberty C sailing away G to sea. And I C dreamed I was flying. _ _ _ _ _ . We'd come F on the ship C they GC called the G Mayflower. _ E. Ab We'd come Am on the ship that E sailed the moon. A _ Am _ . C We'd come in F the C ages GC most uncertain hours, E and A sing an E American tune. A _ AmC Oh, F and it's all right, G _ C it's all right, it's all right. You F can't C be Ab forever A blessed. _ . _ _ D Still, B tomorrow's gonna G be another DG working day, C and I'm trying to G get some Ab rest. Dm That's C all I'm G trying to C get some rest. _ G _ C _ _ _ G _ _ F _ _ G _ C _ _ G _ _ . _ _ C _ _ _ N _ _ _ .
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Standard Tuning (EADGBE)
Song BPM89.275
Song KeyC
Tempo
100% ➙ 89BPM
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b#
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C
G
F
Am
A
C
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050100200
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