This America Chords by Shocking Blue

Tempo:
132.6 bpm
Chords used:

A

F#m

E

Bm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Shocking Blue - This America chords
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[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[G] [E] [Bm]
Smile and in days [A] to come, follow me and we [Bm] can have some
Beautiful flowers I give to [A] you, if I stay then I'll [Bm] be true
Lovely lady [A] you call me, if together we will be [Bm] free
Beautiful presents I [A] shall bring, all together we [Bm] can [E] sing
[F#m] Yes [D] America, [A] why you love us?
[F#m] Yes America, [D]
[A] why you need us?
[F#m] Yes America, [D] [A] why you want [E] us to [D] be free?
[E]
Come on and [A] follow me
[B]
[G#m] [F#m] [B]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [F#] [Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
[A]
[Bm]
People ask me to [A] come and see, all the things they can [Bm] offer to me
I turn down like your [A] style, I'll stick around here for [Bm] a while
[F#m] Yes America, [D] why you [E] [A] love us?
[F#m] Yes America, [D] why [E] you [A] need us?
[E] Yes [F#m] America, [D]
[A] why you want [E] us to [D] be free?
[F#] [F#m] Yes America, [D]
[A] why you love us?
[E] Yes [F#m] America, [D] why [E] you [A] need us?
[F#m] Yes America, [D]
[A] why you want [E] us to [D] be free?
[E] Come on and [F#m] follow me
[B] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[B]
Key:  
A
1231
F#m
123111112
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
F#m
123111112
E
2311
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To learn Shocking Blue - This America chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Bm, A, Bm, A, F#m, D, B, F#m and B. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 66 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 133. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _
Smile and in days [A] to come, follow me and we [Bm] can have some
Beautiful _ flowers I give to [A] you, _ if I stay then I'll [Bm] be true
_ _ _ Lovely lady [A] you call me, if together we will be [Bm] free
_ Beautiful _ presents I [A] shall bring, _ all together we [Bm] can _ [E] sing
[F#m] _ Yes [D] America, _ _ [A] why you love us?
[F#m] Yes America, _ [D] _ _ _
[A] why you need us?
[F#m] Yes America, _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] why you want [E] us to [D] be free?
_ _ [E] _
Come on and [A] follow me
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
People ask me to [A] come and see, all the things they can [Bm] offer to me
I turn down _ _ like your [A] style, I'll stick around here for [Bm] a while
[F#m] _ _ Yes America, [D] _ why you [E] [A] love us?
[F#m] Yes America, _ [D] _ _ why [E] you [A] need us?
[E] Yes [F#m] America, _ [D] _ _ _
[A] why you want [E] us to [D] be free?
_ [F#] _ _ [F#m] Yes America, _ [D] _
[A] why you love us?
[E] Yes [F#m] America, _ _ [D] _ _ why [E] you [A] need us?
[F#m] Yes America, _ [D] _ _
_ [A] why you want [E] us to [D] be free?
_ _ [E] _ Come on and [F#m] follow me
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _

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