Simon And Garfunkel - America Chords

Tempo:
90.2 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

G

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simon And Garfunkel - America chords
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Mmm.
[F#] [G]
[D] Mmm.
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[D] Let us be [Bm] lovers.
We'll marry our [G] fortunes together.
[D] I've got [C#m] some real estate [Bm] here in my bag.
[F#m] So we bought a pack of [B] cigarettes.
And a series of [B] wedding applies.
[E] And [D] walked off to look for [Bm] America.
[G]
[D]
Kathy I said as [Bm] we boarded a [D] greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh Michigan
[D] seems [Bm] like a dream to
me now It [A] took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
[E] [A] I've [E] come to look [D] for America
[C] Laughing on the bus, [D] playing games with the faces
She [C] said the man in the gabardine suit was [D] a spy
I [G] said be careful his [Bm]
bowtie is really [D] a camera
[Bm]
[G#] [G]
[D] Toss me a cigarette [Bm] I think there's one in [G] my raincoat
[D] We smoked the last [Bm] one an hour ago
[F#m]
So I looked [B] at the scenery, [F#m]
she read her [B] magazine
[E]
And the [D] moon rolls over at [Bm] open field
[G]
[D] Kathy [F#m] I'm lost [Bm] I said oh I wish you [G] were sleeping
[D] I'm [F#m] empty and aching [Bm] and I don't know why
[A] Counting the calls on the new jersey tent pack
[E] I said [A] I'll come [E] to look for [D] America
[A] [E] [D]
[E]
[D]
[Bm]
[A]
[D] [Bm]
[A]
[D] [Bm]
[D] [Em] [A]
[D] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] [C#m]
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
Bm
13421112
G
2131
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Simon & Garfunkel - (Single Mix) America chords, practice playing D, Bm, G, D, E, A, E, Em, A and D in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 97 BPM and then match the original tempo of 195 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D# Major.

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_ _ Mmm. _ _
[F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Mmm.
_ [Bm] _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Let us be [Bm] lovers.
We'll marry our [G] fortunes together. _ _
_ _ [D] I've got [C#m] some real estate [Bm] here in my bag. _ _ _
[F#m] So we bought a pack of [B] cigarettes.
And a series of [B] wedding applies.
[E] And [D] walked off to look for _ [Bm] America.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D]
Kathy I said as [Bm] we boarded a [D] greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh Michigan _ _
[D] _ seems [Bm] like a dream to
me now It [A] took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw
[E] _ [A] I've [E] come to look [D] for _ America
_ _ [C] _ Laughing on the bus, [D] playing games with the faces _
She [C] said the man in the gabardine suit was [D] a spy
I _ _ [G] said be careful his [Bm]
bowtie is really [D] a camera
_ [Bm] _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] Toss me a cigarette [Bm] I think there's one in [G] my raincoat _ _
_ [D] We smoked the last [Bm] one an hour ago
_ _ _ [F#m]
So I looked [B] at the scenery, _ [F#m]
she read her [B] magazine
_ [E]
And the [D] moon rolls over at [Bm] open field
_ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Kathy [F#m] I'm lost [Bm] I said oh I wish you [G] were sleeping
_ _ _ [D] I'm [F#m] empty and aching [Bm] and I don't know why
_ [A] Counting the calls on the new jersey tent pack
[E] I said [A] I'll come [E] to look for [D] _ America _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _ _

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