America Chords by Simon & Garfunkel

Tempo:
119.45 bpm
Chords used:

D

Bm

A

G

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Simon & Garfunkel - America chords
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[G] [C#] [Bm]
[G]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[G]
[D] Let us be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together.
[D] I've got [F#m] some real [Bm] estate here in my bag.
[F#m]
So we bought a [B] pack of cigarettes, [F#m] and it seems well [B] in the past.
[E]
[D] And wandered off [A] to look [D] for [F#m]
[Bm] America.
[A] [G]
[D] Cathy, I [Bm] said, has been born in [D] a greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh.
[D] Michigan [Bm] seems 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.
[G#] [G]
[D] Toss me a cigarette, [Bm] I think [F#m] there's one [G] in my raincoat.
[D] We smoked [A] 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 [A] rose over [D] an [F#m] [Bm] open field.
[F#m] [G]
[D] Cathy, [A] I'm lost, [Bm] I said, though I wish you [G] were sleeping.
[D] I'm empty [F#m] and [Bm] aching and I don't know why.
[A] Counting the cars on the new Jersey [E] Turnpike.
And [A] I've come [E] to look for [D]
America.
[E] [A] I've [E] come to look [D] for America.
[E] [A] I've come [E] to [D] look for America.
[Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
[Em] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [Bm] [D]
[Em] [A]
[D] [Bm] [D] [Bm]
[Em] [A]
[D] [F#m] [Bm]
Key:  
D
1321
Bm
13421112
A
1231
G
2131
F#m
123111112
D
1321
Bm
13421112
A
1231
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To learn Simon & Garfunkel - (Single Mix) America chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, D, E, A, E, D, Bm, G, A and G. Ease into the song by practicing at 59 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 119 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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[G] _ _ [C#] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Let us be [Bm] lovers, we'll marry our [G] fortunes together. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] I've got [F#m] some real [Bm] estate here in my bag.
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
So we bought a [B] pack of cigarettes, [F#m] and it seems well [B] in the _ past.
[E] _ _
[D] And wandered off [A] to look [D] for _ [F#m] _
[Bm] America.
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ Cathy, I [Bm] said, has been born in [D] a greyhound [G] in Pittsburgh.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Michigan [Bm] seems 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. _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[D] Toss me a cigarette, [Bm] I think [F#m] there's one [G] in my raincoat. _ _ _ _ _
[D] We smoked [A] 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 [A] rose over [D] an [F#m] [Bm] open field.
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Cathy, [A] I'm lost, [Bm] I said, though I wish you [G] were sleeping. _ _
_ _ _ [D] I'm empty [F#m] and [Bm] aching and I don't know _ why. _
[A] Counting the cars on the new Jersey [E] Turnpike.
And [A] I've come [E] to look for [D] _ _
_ America.
_ _ [E] _ [A] I've [E] come to look [D] for _ _ America.
_ _ _ [E] _ [A] I've come [E] to [D] look for _ _ America. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ [Bm] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Bree Sharp.

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