Chords for Ray Charles - America
Tempo:
105.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Fm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Fm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Fm] [Eb] Oh beautiful
[G] for [Bb] heroes [Eb] [Bb] proved
[Db] [Fm] [Bb] in liberating strife
[Eb] [Em] [Bb]
[Fm] Who [Eb] more than self
[Bb] their country loved
[A] [Bb] And [F] mercy more than life [Bb] [C] [Bb]
America
[C] [Eb]
[C] [Fm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm] May God thy [Bb] gold [Eb] refine
[G] Till [Ab] all success be [Eb] nobleness
[Bb] [C] And [Eb] [Bb] ever again divine
[Eb] And you know when [E] I was in school we used to sing it [Bb] something like this, listen here
[Eb] Oh beautiful [Ab]
[E] [Bb] for spacious skies
[E] For [Fm] [D] amber waves of [Eb] grain
[E] For [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] purple [E] mountain [Bb]
majesties
[A] For [Bb] above [F] the fruited plain
[Bb] [Cm] Well now [Bb] wait a minute, I'm [Eb] talking about America Sweet [Fm] [Bb] America
[Ab] You [Bb] know [Ab] God done [Bb] shed his grace on [Eb] thee
[Ab] [Eb]
He gave [Ab] me a crown of good
Yes he did
[Eb] He gave me brotherhood
[Bb] From [C] sea [Eb] to [Bb]
shining [Eb] sea
You know [E] I wish I had [Bb] somebody to help me sing this [Eb] America [Fm] America America
I love you [Bb] America
[Ab] You [Bb] see my God [Ab] he done [Bb] shed his grace on [Eb] thee
You ought to love him for it
[G] Cause he [Ab] he he he he crowned
He told me he [Eb] would
And we brotherhood
[Bb] From [C] sea [Eb] to [Bb]
shining [Eb] sea Oh Lord
[Ab] I thank you Lord Shining [Eb] Sea
[Fm] [Eb]
[Gm] [Fm] [Eb] Oh beautiful
[G] for [Bb] heroes [Eb] [Bb] proved
[Db] [Fm] [Bb] in liberating strife
[Eb] [Em] [Bb]
[Fm] Who [Eb] more than self
[Bb] their country loved
[A] [Bb] And [F] mercy more than life [Bb] [C] [Bb]
America
[C] [Eb]
[C] [Fm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb] [Cm] May God thy [Bb] gold [Eb] refine
[G] Till [Ab] all success be [Eb] nobleness
[Bb] [C] And [Eb] [Bb] ever again divine
[Eb] And you know when [E] I was in school we used to sing it [Bb] something like this, listen here
[Eb] Oh beautiful [Ab]
[E] [Bb] for spacious skies
[E] For [Fm] [D] amber waves of [Eb] grain
[E] For [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb] purple [E] mountain [Bb]
majesties
[A] For [Bb] above [F] the fruited plain
[Bb] [Cm] Well now [Bb] wait a minute, I'm [Eb] talking about America Sweet [Fm] [Bb] America
[Ab] You [Bb] know [Ab] God done [Bb] shed his grace on [Eb] thee
[Ab] [Eb]
He gave [Ab] me a crown of good
Yes he did
[Eb] He gave me brotherhood
[Bb] From [C] sea [Eb] to [Bb]
shining [Eb] sea
You know [E] I wish I had [Bb] somebody to help me sing this [Eb] America [Fm] America America
I love you [Bb] America
[Ab] You [Bb] see my God [Ab] he done [Bb] shed his grace on [Eb] thee
You ought to love him for it
[G] Cause he [Ab] he he he he crowned
He told me he [Eb] would
And we brotherhood
[Bb] From [C] sea [Eb] to [Bb]
shining [Eb] sea Oh Lord
[Ab] I thank you Lord Shining [Eb] Sea
Key:
Bb
Eb
Ab
Fm
C
Bb
Eb
Ab
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ Oh beautiful _ _
[G] for [Bb] _ heroes [Eb] [Bb] proved _
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] in _ _ liberating strife
[Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] Who [Eb] _ _ more than self _
[Bb] their _ country loved _
_ _ [A] _ [Bb] And [F] mercy more than life _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
America
[C] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] May God thy [Bb] gold [Eb] refine _ _ _ _
[G] Till _ [Ab] all _ success _ be [Eb] _ _ _ nobleness _
[Bb] _ [C] And _ [Eb] _ [Bb] ever again divine
[Eb] And you know when [E] I was in school we used to sing it [Bb] something like this, listen here
_ [Eb] Oh _ beautiful _ [Ab] _
[E] _ [Bb] for _ spacious skies _
[E] For [Fm] _ _ _ [D] amber waves of [Eb] grain
_ [E] For [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ purple _ [E] mountain _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
majesties
_ [A] For [Bb] above [F] the fruited plain
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] Well now [Bb] wait a minute, _ I'm [Eb] talking about _ America _ _ Sweet [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] America _
[Ab] You [Bb] _ know [Ab] God done [Bb] shed his grace on [Eb] thee
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
He gave [Ab] me a crown of good
Yes he did
[Eb] He gave me brotherhood _ _
[Bb] From [C] sea [Eb] to [Bb] _ _
shining [Eb] sea
You know [E] I wish I had [Bb] somebody to help me sing this _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ America _ [Fm] America _ America
I love you [Bb] America _
[Ab] You [Bb] see my God [Ab] he done [Bb] shed his grace on [Eb] thee
You ought to love him for it
[G] Cause he [Ab] he he he he crowned
He told me he [Eb] would
And we brotherhood _
[Bb] From [C] sea [Eb] _ to [Bb] _
shining [Eb] sea _ Oh Lord
_ [Ab] I _ thank you Lord _ Shining [Eb] Sea _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ Oh beautiful _ _
[G] for [Bb] _ heroes [Eb] [Bb] proved _
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] in _ _ liberating strife
[Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] Who [Eb] _ _ more than self _
[Bb] their _ country loved _
_ _ [A] _ [Bb] And [F] mercy more than life _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _
America
[C] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] May God thy [Bb] gold [Eb] refine _ _ _ _
[G] Till _ [Ab] all _ success _ be [Eb] _ _ _ nobleness _
[Bb] _ [C] And _ [Eb] _ [Bb] ever again divine
[Eb] And you know when [E] I was in school we used to sing it [Bb] something like this, listen here
_ [Eb] Oh _ beautiful _ [Ab] _
[E] _ [Bb] for _ spacious skies _
[E] For [Fm] _ _ _ [D] amber waves of [Eb] grain
_ [E] For [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _ purple _ [E] mountain _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
majesties
_ [A] For [Bb] above [F] the fruited plain
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] Well now [Bb] wait a minute, _ I'm [Eb] talking about _ America _ _ Sweet [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] America _
[Ab] You [Bb] _ know [Ab] God done [Bb] shed his grace on [Eb] thee
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
He gave [Ab] me a crown of good
Yes he did
[Eb] He gave me brotherhood _ _
[Bb] From [C] sea [Eb] to [Bb] _ _
shining [Eb] sea
You know [E] I wish I had [Bb] somebody to help me sing this _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ America _ [Fm] America _ America
I love you [Bb] America _
[Ab] You [Bb] see my God [Ab] he done [Bb] shed his grace on [Eb] thee
You ought to love him for it
[G] Cause he [Ab] he he he he crowned
He told me he [Eb] would
And we brotherhood _
[Bb] From [C] sea [Eb] _ to [Bb] _
shining [Eb] sea _ Oh Lord
_ [Ab] I _ thank you Lord _ Shining [Eb] Sea _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _