America The Ugly Chords by Tom T. Hall
Tempo:
132.2 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [A]
[E] [A] [Em]
[E] There was a man who came [A] to see the USA [E] from a foreign land
[B] to photograph the progress
[A] of dear old Uncle [E] Sam.
He got off the boat [A] and New York [E] went down to the Bowery.
[B] I know what the man went to photograph [E] and to see.
[A] They were hopeless, [B] hungry, [E]
lived in debt.
[A]
Why those [B] who sell their souls [E] for a bottle of the cheapest red?
[A] That's the picture that he wanted [E] and that's what he got they say.
The [A]
ugly America, [B] the ugly [E] today.
[A]
[Em]
[E] He went to the [A] Appalachians [E] and he saw what we all have seen.
[B]
Where people live on bread and soup, [A]
fat back and pinto [E] beans.
He saw the hungry [A] children [E] and he photographed their ragged clothes.
[B] I guess we're going to try and tell him that it [E] ain't so.
There were [A] good men [B] standing around [E]
with nothing to do.
[A]
Pregnant [B] young women [E] who didn't even have a pair of shoes.
[A] The man got his pictures [E] and what are we going to say?
[A]
America, [B] the ugly [E] today.
[A] [Em]
[E]
Then he went to the Medicare [A] centers and [E] he saw all the old people there.
[B] It seemed that the young generation [A] just didn't want them in their [E] head.
He saw the poor [A] man working it out [E] while the mighty rich lives high.
[B] My friend that brings the gleam to the [E] enemy's eye.
There were [A] some folks who [B] had plenty [E]
and some had none at all.
[A]
The enemy knows [B] when a heart gets hard [E] the country is bound to fall.
[A] If we get heads and hearts together [E] we won't have to hear them say.
[A]
America, [B] the ugly [E] today.
[A]
America, [B] the ugly [E] today.
[A] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[N]
[E] [A] [Em]
[E] There was a man who came [A] to see the USA [E] from a foreign land
[B] to photograph the progress
[A] of dear old Uncle [E] Sam.
He got off the boat [A] and New York [E] went down to the Bowery.
[B] I know what the man went to photograph [E] and to see.
[A] They were hopeless, [B] hungry, [E]
lived in debt.
[A]
Why those [B] who sell their souls [E] for a bottle of the cheapest red?
[A] That's the picture that he wanted [E] and that's what he got they say.
The [A]
ugly America, [B] the ugly [E] today.
[A]
[Em]
[E] He went to the [A] Appalachians [E] and he saw what we all have seen.
[B]
Where people live on bread and soup, [A]
fat back and pinto [E] beans.
He saw the hungry [A] children [E] and he photographed their ragged clothes.
[B] I guess we're going to try and tell him that it [E] ain't so.
There were [A] good men [B] standing around [E]
with nothing to do.
[A]
Pregnant [B] young women [E] who didn't even have a pair of shoes.
[A] The man got his pictures [E] and what are we going to say?
[A]
America, [B] the ugly [E] today.
[A] [Em]
[E]
Then he went to the Medicare [A] centers and [E] he saw all the old people there.
[B] It seemed that the young generation [A] just didn't want them in their [E] head.
He saw the poor [A] man working it out [E] while the mighty rich lives high.
[B] My friend that brings the gleam to the [E] enemy's eye.
There were [A] some folks who [B] had plenty [E]
and some had none at all.
[A]
The enemy knows [B] when a heart gets hard [E] the country is bound to fall.
[A] If we get heads and hearts together [E] we won't have to hear them say.
[A]
America, [B] the ugly [E] today.
[A]
America, [B] the ugly [E] today.
[A] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[N]
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[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ There was a man who came [A] to see the USA [E] _ from a foreign land _ _
[B] to photograph the progress _
[A] of dear old Uncle [E] Sam.
_ He got off the boat [A] and New York _ [E] went down to the _ Bowery. _ _
[B] I know what the man went to photograph _ [E] and to see.
_ _ _ _ [A] They were hopeless, _ [B] _ hungry, _ [E] _
_ lived in debt.
_ [A] _
Why those [B] who sell their souls [E] for a bottle of the cheapest red?
_ [A] That's the picture that he wanted _ [E] and that's what he got they say.
The [A]
ugly America, _ [B] the ugly _ [E] today.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ He went to the _ [A] Appalachians _ [E] and he saw what we all have seen.
[B] _
Where people live on bread and soup, [A]
fat back and pinto [E] beans. _ _
He saw the hungry [A] children _ [E] and he photographed their ragged clothes.
_ [B] I guess we're going to try and tell him that it [E] ain't so.
_ _ _ There were [A] good men _ [B] standing around [E] _
with nothing to _ do.
[A] _
Pregnant [B] young women _ [E] who didn't even have a pair of shoes.
_ [A] The man _ got his pictures _ [E] and what are we going to say?
_ _ [A]
America, _ [B] the ugly _ [E] today.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Then he went to the Medicare [A] centers and [E] he saw all the old people there.
_ [B] It seemed that the young generation _ _ [A] just didn't want them in their [E] head.
_ _ He saw the poor [A] man working it out [E] while the mighty rich lives high.
_ [B] My friend that brings the gleam to the [E] enemy's eye.
_ _ _ _ There were [A] some folks who [B] had plenty _ _ [E]
and some had none at all.
_ _ [A]
The enemy knows [B] when a heart gets hard [E] the country is bound to fall.
_ _ [A] If we get heads and hearts together _ _ [E] we won't have to hear them _ say.
_ [A]
America, _ [B] the ugly _ [E] today.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
America, _ [B] the ugly _ [E] today.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [E] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ There was a man who came [A] to see the USA [E] _ from a foreign land _ _
[B] to photograph the progress _
[A] of dear old Uncle [E] Sam.
_ He got off the boat [A] and New York _ [E] went down to the _ Bowery. _ _
[B] I know what the man went to photograph _ [E] and to see.
_ _ _ _ [A] They were hopeless, _ [B] _ hungry, _ [E] _
_ lived in debt.
_ [A] _
Why those [B] who sell their souls [E] for a bottle of the cheapest red?
_ [A] That's the picture that he wanted _ [E] and that's what he got they say.
The [A]
ugly America, _ [B] the ugly _ [E] today.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ He went to the _ [A] Appalachians _ [E] and he saw what we all have seen.
[B] _
Where people live on bread and soup, [A]
fat back and pinto [E] beans. _ _
He saw the hungry [A] children _ [E] and he photographed their ragged clothes.
_ [B] I guess we're going to try and tell him that it [E] ain't so.
_ _ _ There were [A] good men _ [B] standing around [E] _
with nothing to _ do.
[A] _
Pregnant [B] young women _ [E] who didn't even have a pair of shoes.
_ [A] The man _ got his pictures _ [E] and what are we going to say?
_ _ [A]
America, _ [B] the ugly _ [E] today.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Then he went to the Medicare [A] centers and [E] he saw all the old people there.
_ [B] It seemed that the young generation _ _ [A] just didn't want them in their [E] head.
_ _ He saw the poor [A] man working it out [E] while the mighty rich lives high.
_ [B] My friend that brings the gleam to the [E] enemy's eye.
_ _ _ _ There were [A] some folks who [B] had plenty _ _ [E]
and some had none at all.
_ _ [A]
The enemy knows [B] when a heart gets hard [E] the country is bound to fall.
_ _ [A] If we get heads and hearts together _ _ [E] we won't have to hear them _ say.
_ [A]
America, _ [B] the ugly _ [E] today.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A]
America, _ [B] the ugly _ [E] today.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _