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