Chords for Paul Simon - American Tune (Official Audio)

Tempo:
87.45 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Am

E

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Simon - American Tune (Official Audio) chords
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Many's the [C] time I've been [G] [E] mistaken, [Am] and many [E] times [Am] confused,
This and [C] have often felt forsaken, [A] and [E] certainly [Am] misused.
Oh, [F] but [G] I'm alright, [F] I'm [C] alright, I'm just weary [Ab] to my [A] bone.
[D] [G] Still you don't expect to be bright and [D] bold if not so [C] far away [E] from home.
[Am] [C] So far [G] away [C] from home.
I don't know a soul who's not [G] been [E] battered, I don't [Am] have a friend who [E] feels [Am] at ease.
I don't know a [C] dream that's not been shattered, [Am] or driven [E] to [Am] its knees.
[F] Oh, but it's [G] alright, it's [C]
alright, [F] for we lived so well [A] so long.
[D] [G] Still when I think of the road [D] we're traveling on, I wonder [G] what's [E] gone wrong.
[Am] I can't [C] help it, I wonder [G]
[C] what's gone wrong.
And I dreamed I was dying, I dreamed that my [G] soul rose [Am] unexpectedly.
[C]
Looking [G] back down at me, a [C] smile [G] reassuring.
And [C] I dreamed I was flying, high [G] up above.
My eyes could clearly [Eb] see a [G] statue of liberty, [F] [C] sailing away to [G] sea.
And I [C] dreamed I was flying.
Oh, we'd come on a ship they called the Mayflower.
We'd [Am] come on a ship [E] that sailed [Am] the moon.
[C] We'd come in the age's most uncertain hours [Am] and sing [E] an American [Am] tune.
[C] Oh, and [F] it's alright, [G] it's alright, [C] it's alright.
[F] You can't be [C] forever [Am]
blessed.
[A] [D] [G] Still tomorrow's gonna be another [D] working [C] day.
I'm trying [G] to get [E] some rest.
That's all [C] I'm trying, [G] to get [C] some rest.
[F] [C] [G] [F] [C] [G]
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
E
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn Paul Simon - American Tune chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Am, C, Am, E, Am, G, Am, C, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 43 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 87. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Many's the [C] time I've been _ [G] _ [E] mistaken, [Am] and many [E] times [Am] confused, _
This and [C] have often felt _ forsaken, [A] and _ [E] certainly _ [Am] misused.
Oh, [F] but [G] I'm alright, [F] I'm [C] alright, I'm just weary [Ab] to my [A] bone.
_ _ [D] _ [G] Still you don't expect to be bright and [D] bold if not so [C] far away [E] from home.
[Am] _ [C] So far [G] away [C] from home. _ _ _ _
I don't know a soul who's not [G] been [E] battered, I don't [Am] have a friend who [E] feels [Am] at ease.
I don't know a [C] dream that's not been shattered, [Am] or driven [E] to [Am] its knees. _
[F] Oh, but it's [G] alright, it's [C]
alright, [F] for we lived so well [A] so long.
_ _ [D] _ [G] Still when I think of the road [D] we're traveling on, I wonder [G] what's [E] gone wrong.
[Am] I can't [C] help it, I wonder [G] _
[C] what's gone wrong.
_ _ _ And I dreamed I was dying, _ _ _ I dreamed that my [G] soul rose [Am] unexpectedly.
_ [C]
Looking [G] back down at me, a [C] smile [G] reassuring.
And [C] I dreamed I was flying, _ _ _ high [G] up above.
My eyes could clearly [Eb] see a [G] statue of liberty, [F] _ [C] sailing away to [G] sea.
And I [C] dreamed I was flying. _ _ _
Oh, we'd come on a ship they called the Mayflower.
We'd [Am] come on a ship [E] that sailed [Am] the moon.
[C] We'd come in the age's most uncertain hours [Am] and sing [E] an American [Am] tune. _
[C] Oh, and [F] it's alright, [G] _ it's alright, [C] it's alright.
[F] You can't be [C] _ forever [Am]
blessed.
[A] _ _ [D] _ [G] Still tomorrow's gonna be another [D] _ working [C] day.
I'm trying [G] to get [E] some rest.
_ That's all [C] I'm trying, [G] to get [C] some rest.
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Paul Simon.

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