Chords for Ray Charles - America The Beautiful (Official Video)
Tempo:
169.15 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
Ab
E
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Eb]
[Ab] Oh [Eb] beautiful
[Em] for [Db] [Bb]
heroes proved [E]
[Fm] [Bb] in liberating [Eb] strife,
[Em] [Bb]
[Eb] who more than self [E] their [Bb] country loved.
[A] And
[Bb] [Gm] [F] mercy more than life, [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] America, [C] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Gb] [Fm]
make [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] God thy gold [Bb] refine.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [G]
[Ab] Till success, [Db] [Eb] be nobleness,
[Bb] [C] and [Eb]
[Bb] ever again divine.
[Eb] And you know when [E] 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]
[Bb] for amber waves of [Eb] grain, [E]
[Bb]
[Eb] for purple
[E] mountain [Bb]
majesties.
For [A] [Bb]
[F] the fruited plain, [Bb]
[Cm] for [Bb] the pure, I'm [Eb] talking about America,
[Gm] [C]
[Fm] sweet [Bb] America.
[Ab] [Bb] You know [Ab] God done [Bb] shed his grace [Eb] on thee, [G] he, he, [Ab] he, he.
Yes he did, [Eb] he did 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] [Bb]
[Eb] [B] America, [Fm] America, I love you [Bb] America.
[Cm] You [Bb] see, my [Ab] God he done shed [Bb] his grace on [Eb] thee, and you ought to love him for it.
[G] Cause he, he, [Ab] he, he cried, he told me he would, [Eb] every brotherhood, [Bb] from [C]
sea [Eb] to [Bb]
shining [Eb] sea.
Oh Lord, oh [Ab] Lord, I thank you Lord.
Shining sea.
[Eb] [Cm]
[N]
[Ab] Oh [Eb] beautiful
[Em] for [Db] [Bb]
heroes proved [E]
[Fm] [Bb] in liberating [Eb] strife,
[Em] [Bb]
[Eb] who more than self [E] their [Bb] country loved.
[A] And
[Bb] [Gm] [F] mercy more than life, [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] America, [C] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Gb] [Fm]
make [Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] God thy gold [Bb] refine.
[Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [G]
[Ab] Till success, [Db] [Eb] be nobleness,
[Bb] [C] and [Eb]
[Bb] ever again divine.
[Eb] And you know when [E] 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]
[Bb] for amber waves of [Eb] grain, [E]
[Bb]
[Eb] for purple
[E] mountain [Bb]
majesties.
For [A] [Bb]
[F] the fruited plain, [Bb]
[Cm] for [Bb] the pure, I'm [Eb] talking about America,
[Gm] [C]
[Fm] sweet [Bb] America.
[Ab] [Bb] You know [Ab] God done [Bb] shed his grace [Eb] on thee, [G] he, he, [Ab] he, he.
Yes he did, [Eb] he did 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] [Bb]
[Eb] [B] America, [Fm] America, I love you [Bb] America.
[Cm] You [Bb] see, my [Ab] God he done shed [Bb] his grace on [Eb] thee, and you ought to love him for it.
[G] Cause he, he, [Ab] he, he cried, he told me he would, [Eb] every brotherhood, [Bb] from [C]
sea [Eb] to [Bb]
shining [Eb] sea.
Oh Lord, oh [Ab] Lord, I thank you Lord.
Shining sea.
[Eb] [Cm]
[N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
Ab
E
Cm
Bb
Eb
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Oh [Eb] _ _ _ _ beautiful _ _
_ _ [Em] for _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ _
heroes proved _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] in _ _ _ _ liberating _ [Eb] strife, _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ who more than self _ _ [E] _ their [Bb] _ _ country _ loved. _
_ _ _ _ [A] And _ _
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ [F] mercy more than life, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ America, [C] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
make _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] God thy gold [Bb] _ refine.
[Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ Till success, _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] be _ _ _ _ _ nobleness, _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] and _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] ever again _ _ divine.
[Eb] And you know when [E] 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] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] for amber waves of _ [Eb] grain, _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ for purple _ _ _
_ [E] mountain _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ majesties. _
For [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] the fruited plain, _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] for [Bb] the pure, _ _ I'm [Eb] talking about America, _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Fm] sweet _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] America.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ You know _ _ [Ab] God done [Bb] shed his grace [Eb] on thee, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] he, he, _ [Ab] he, he.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yes he did, [Eb] _ he did _ 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] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [B] _ America, [Fm] America, I love you [Bb] America. _ _
[Cm] _ You [Bb] see, _ my _ [Ab] God he done shed [Bb] his grace on [Eb] _ thee, and you ought to love him for it.
[G] Cause he, he, [Ab] he, he cried, _ _ _ he told me he would, [Eb] _ _ every _ brotherhood, _ _ [Bb] _ _ from [C] _
sea [Eb] to _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ shining [Eb] sea. _ _ _
Oh Lord, _ oh [Ab] Lord, _ I thank you Lord. _
_ _ Shining sea.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ Oh [Eb] _ _ _ _ beautiful _ _
_ _ [Em] for _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ _
heroes proved _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] in _ _ _ _ liberating _ [Eb] strife, _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ who more than self _ _ [E] _ their [Bb] _ _ country _ loved. _
_ _ _ _ [A] And _ _
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ [F] mercy more than life, _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ America, [C] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
make _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] God thy gold [Bb] _ refine.
[Eb] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ Till success, _ _ _ [Db] _ [Eb] be _ _ _ _ _ nobleness, _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] and _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] ever again _ _ divine.
[Eb] And you know when [E] 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] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] for amber waves of _ [Eb] grain, _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ for purple _ _ _
_ [E] mountain _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ majesties. _
For [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] the fruited plain, _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] for [Bb] the pure, _ _ I'm [Eb] talking about America, _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Fm] sweet _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] America.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ You know _ _ [Ab] God done [Bb] shed his grace [Eb] on thee, _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] he, he, _ [Ab] he, he.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Yes he did, [Eb] _ he did _ 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] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [B] _ America, [Fm] America, I love you [Bb] America. _ _
[Cm] _ You [Bb] see, _ my _ [Ab] God he done shed [Bb] his grace on [Eb] _ thee, and you ought to love him for it.
[G] Cause he, he, [Ab] he, he cried, _ _ _ he told me he would, [Eb] _ _ every _ brotherhood, _ _ [Bb] _ _ from [C] _
sea [Eb] to _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ shining [Eb] sea. _ _ _
Oh Lord, _ oh [Ab] Lord, _ I thank you Lord. _
_ _ Shining sea.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _