America Chords by Simon & Garfunkel
Tempo:
179.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
A
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G]
[D]
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[D] Let us [C#m] be [Bm] lovers, will I?
We are [G] fortunes together.
[D] I've got [C#m] some real estate [Bm] here in my bag.
[F#m]
So we bought a pack [B] of cigarettes, [F#m] and a shoe's worth [B] no price, [E]
and [D] walked [A] off to look for
[C#m] [Bm] America.
[A] [G]
[D]
Caffeine acid as [Bm] we bought it, [D] a greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh.
[D] Guess chicken seems [Bm] like a dream to me now.
[A] It took me four days to hitchhike from [E] Saginaw, [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for America.
[C]
Laughing on the bus, [D] playing games with the faces.
[C] She said the man in the gabardine suit [D] was a spy.
[G] I said be careful, his bowtie is really [D] a camera.
[F#m]
[Bm] [D]
[G#]
[G]
[D] Toss me [C#] a cigarette, [Bm] I think there's one [G] in my raincoat.
[D] We smoked [C#m] the last [Bm] one an hour ago.
[F#m] So I looked at [B] the scenery,
[F#m] she read her [B] magazine.
[E] And the [D] moon [A] rolls over an [Bm] open field.
[D] [G]
[D] [F#m] Caffeine [Bm] acid, I said, oh [D] I know she's [G] sleeping.
[D] I'm empty [F#m] and [Bm] aching and I don't know why.
[A] Counting the calls on the new jersey [E] turnpike, they've all [A]
come [E] to look [D] for America.
All [A] come [E] to look [D] for America.
[E]
[A] All [E] come to look [D] for America.
[F#m] [D] [C#m]
[Bm]
[A]
[D] [C#m]
[Bm]
[Em]
[A]
[D] [B]
[Bm] [D]
[Em]
[A]
[D] [C#m]
[Bm] [D]
[Em]
[A]
[D] [C#m]
[Bm] [D]
[D]
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[D] Let us [C#m] be [Bm] lovers, will I?
We are [G] fortunes together.
[D] I've got [C#m] some real estate [Bm] here in my bag.
[F#m]
So we bought a pack [B] of cigarettes, [F#m] and a shoe's worth [B] no price, [E]
and [D] walked [A] off to look for
[C#m] [Bm] America.
[A] [G]
[D]
Caffeine acid as [Bm] we bought it, [D] a greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh.
[D] Guess chicken seems [Bm] like a dream to me now.
[A] It took me four days to hitchhike from [E] Saginaw, [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for America.
[C]
Laughing on the bus, [D] playing games with the faces.
[C] She said the man in the gabardine suit [D] was a spy.
[G] I said be careful, his bowtie is really [D] a camera.
[F#m]
[Bm] [D]
[G#]
[G]
[D] Toss me [C#] a cigarette, [Bm] I think there's one [G] in my raincoat.
[D] We smoked [C#m] the last [Bm] one an hour ago.
[F#m] So I looked at [B] the scenery,
[F#m] she read her [B] magazine.
[E] And the [D] moon [A] rolls over an [Bm] open field.
[D] [G]
[D] [F#m] Caffeine [Bm] acid, I said, oh [D] I know she's [G] sleeping.
[D] I'm empty [F#m] and [Bm] aching and I don't know why.
[A] Counting the calls on the new jersey [E] turnpike, they've all [A]
come [E] to look [D] for America.
All [A] come [E] to look [D] for America.
[E]
[A] All [E] come to look [D] for America.
[F#m] [D] [C#m]
[Bm]
[A]
[D] [C#m]
[Bm]
[Em]
[A]
[D] [B]
[Bm] [D]
[Em]
[A]
[D] [C#m]
[Bm] [D]
[Em]
[A]
[D] [C#m]
[Bm] [D]
Key:
D
Bm
A
G
E
D
Bm
A
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Let us [C#m] be [Bm] lovers, will I?
We are _ [G] fortunes together.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I've got [C#m] some real estate [Bm] here in my _ _ bag.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
So we bought a pack [B] of _ cigarettes, _ [F#m] and a shoe's worth [B] no _ _ price, _ [E]
and _ [D] walked [A] off to look for _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] America. _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Caffeine acid as [Bm] we bought it, [D] a greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Guess chicken _ seems [Bm] like a dream to me now. _
_ _ _ _ [A] It took me four days to hitchhike from _ [E] Saginaw, _ [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for _ _ _ _ _ America. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _
Laughing on the bus, _ [D] playing games with the faces. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] She said the man in the _ gabardine suit [D] was a spy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] I said be careful, his bowtie is really [D] a camera.
[F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Toss me [C#] a cigarette, [Bm] I think there's one [G] in my _ raincoat.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] We smoked [C#m] the last [Bm] one an hour _ ago. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ So I looked at [B] the scenery, _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ she read her _ [B] magazine. _ _
_ [E] And the [D] moon _ _ [A] rolls over an _ _ _ [Bm] open field.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] Caffeine _ [Bm] acid, I said, oh [D] I know she's [G] sleeping. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I'm empty [F#m] and [Bm] aching and I don't know _ _ _ why. _
_ [A] _ Counting the calls on the new jersey _ [E] turnpike, they've all [A] _
come [E] to look [D] for _ _ _ _ _ America. _
_ _ _ _ All [A] _ come [E] to look [D] for _ _ _ America.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] All _ [E] come to look _ [D] for _ _ America.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Let us [C#m] be [Bm] lovers, will I?
We are _ [G] fortunes together.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I've got [C#m] some real estate [Bm] here in my _ _ bag.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
So we bought a pack [B] of _ cigarettes, _ [F#m] and a shoe's worth [B] no _ _ price, _ [E]
and _ [D] walked [A] off to look for _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] America. _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Caffeine acid as [Bm] we bought it, [D] a greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Guess chicken _ seems [Bm] like a dream to me now. _
_ _ _ _ [A] It took me four days to hitchhike from _ [E] Saginaw, _ [A] I've come [E] to look [D] for _ _ _ _ _ America. _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _
Laughing on the bus, _ [D] playing games with the faces. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] She said the man in the _ gabardine suit [D] was a spy. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] I said be careful, his bowtie is really [D] a camera.
[F#m] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ Toss me [C#] a cigarette, [Bm] I think there's one [G] in my _ raincoat.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] We smoked [C#m] the last [Bm] one an hour _ ago. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ So I looked at [B] the scenery, _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ she read her _ [B] magazine. _ _
_ [E] And the [D] moon _ _ [A] rolls over an _ _ _ [Bm] open field.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] Caffeine _ [Bm] acid, I said, oh [D] I know she's [G] sleeping. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I'm empty [F#m] and [Bm] aching and I don't know _ _ _ why. _
_ [A] _ Counting the calls on the new jersey _ [E] turnpike, they've all [A] _
come [E] to look [D] for _ _ _ _ _ America. _
_ _ _ _ All [A] _ come [E] to look [D] for _ _ _ America.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] All _ [E] come to look _ [D] for _ _ America.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
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