Chords for Tracy Chapman - America
Tempo:
136.75 bpm
Chords used:
A
C#m
B
E
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#]
[Fm]
You were lost and got lucky, came upon the shore, found you [F#] were conquering [C] America.
Spoke of peace, waged a war, [Fm] while you were conquering America.
[C#] [A]
[B]
[C#] [A]
[B]
[C#] There was land to [A] take and people to kill, [E] while you were conquering [B] America.
[C#] You served yourself, [A] did God's will, [B] while you were conquering America.
[C#m] [A]
[E] [B]
[C#m] You're just a Columbus, [A] host to this world, [G#m] but you're still conquering [F#] America.
[C#m] The meek won't survive, [A] they care of the earth, [E] because you're still conquering [B] America.
[C#m] [A]
[E] America, [B] America, [C#m] America, [A]
[E] found [B]
[C#m] bodies to serve, [A] submit and degrade, [E] while you were conquering
America.
[C#m] Fated soldiers and junkies, [A] prisoners and slaves, [E] while you were conquering America.
[C#m] [A]
America, America, [E] [B] America, [C#m] [A]
[E] your
[C#m] hands are on the roof, [A] my back's against the wall,
[E] you're still conquering [B] America.
[C#] Sick and [A] tired, hungry and poor,
[E] because you're still conquering America.
[C#m] [A]
[F#] [E] [B]
[C#m] [A]
[E] [F#]
[C#m] You farm the very ground, [A] but feed your own [G#m] babies, you're still [B] conquering America.
[C#m] Your sons and your daughters, [A] they never sing your [E] praises, while you're [B] conquering America.
[C#m] [A]
[E] America, [B] America, [C#] [A] America, [E] I [C#m] see you rise [A] to the distant shore, [E] while you're [B] conquering America.
[C#m] Taking rockets through the moon, [A] trying to find a new world, [G#m] you're still conquering [B] America.
[C#m] [A]
America, [E] [B] America, [C#m] [A] America, [E] the [B] ghost [C#] of Columbus, [A] host to this world, [G#m] but you're still [B] conquering
America.
[D#] You're [C#m] still [A] conquering America.
[E] You're still conquering America.
[C#m] [A]
[B]
[A]
[Fm]
You were lost and got lucky, came upon the shore, found you [F#] were conquering [C] America.
Spoke of peace, waged a war, [Fm] while you were conquering America.
[C#] [A]
[B]
[C#] [A]
[B]
[C#] There was land to [A] take and people to kill, [E] while you were conquering [B] America.
[C#] You served yourself, [A] did God's will, [B] while you were conquering America.
[C#m] [A]
[E] [B]
[C#m] You're just a Columbus, [A] host to this world, [G#m] but you're still conquering [F#] America.
[C#m] The meek won't survive, [A] they care of the earth, [E] because you're still conquering [B] America.
[C#m] [A]
[E] America, [B] America, [C#m] America, [A]
[E] found [B]
[C#m] bodies to serve, [A] submit and degrade, [E] while you were conquering
America.
[C#m] Fated soldiers and junkies, [A] prisoners and slaves, [E] while you were conquering America.
[C#m] [A]
America, America, [E] [B] America, [C#m] [A]
[E] your
[C#m] hands are on the roof, [A] my back's against the wall,
[E] you're still conquering [B] America.
[C#] Sick and [A] tired, hungry and poor,
[E] because you're still conquering America.
[C#m] [A]
[F#] [E] [B]
[C#m] [A]
[E] [F#]
[C#m] You farm the very ground, [A] but feed your own [G#m] babies, you're still [B] conquering America.
[C#m] Your sons and your daughters, [A] they never sing your [E] praises, while you're [B] conquering America.
[C#m] [A]
[E] America, [B] America, [C#] [A] America, [E] I [C#m] see you rise [A] to the distant shore, [E] while you're [B] conquering America.
[C#m] Taking rockets through the moon, [A] trying to find a new world, [G#m] you're still conquering [B] America.
[C#m] [A]
America, [E] [B] America, [C#m] [A] America, [E] the [B] ghost [C#] of Columbus, [A] host to this world, [G#m] but you're still [B] conquering
America.
[D#] You're [C#m] still [A] conquering America.
[E] You're still conquering America.
[C#m] [A]
[B]
[A]
Key:
A
C#m
B
E
C#
A
C#m
B
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
You were lost and got lucky, came upon the shore, _ found you [F#] were conquering [C] America. _
_ Spoke of peace, waged a war, [Fm] while you were conquering _ America.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] There was land to [A] take and people to kill, [E] while you were conquering [B] America. _
[C#] You served yourself, [A] did God's will, [B] while you were conquering _ America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] You're just a Columbus, [A] host to this world, [G#m] but you're still conquering [F#] _ America.
[C#m] The meek won't survive, [A] they care of the earth, [E] because you're still conquering [B] _ America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ America, _ [B] _ America, _ [C#m] _ _ America, [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ found _ [B] _
_ [C#m] bodies to serve, [A] submit and degrade, [E] while you were conquering
America.
[C#m] Fated soldiers and junkies, [A] prisoners and slaves, [E] while you were conquering America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
America, America, [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ America, _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] your _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] hands are on the roof, [A] my back's against the wall,
[E] you're still conquering [B] America.
_ [C#] Sick and [A] tired, hungry and poor,
[E] because you're still conquering _ America.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#m] You farm the very ground, [A] but feed your own [G#m] babies, you're still [B] conquering America.
_ [C#m] Your sons and your daughters, [A] they never sing your [E] praises, while you're [B] conquering America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ America, [B] _ America, _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ America, _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ I _ [C#m] _ see you rise [A] to the distant shore, [E] while you're [B] conquering America.
[C#m] Taking rockets through the moon, [A] trying to find a new world, [G#m] you're still conquering [B] America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
America, [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ America, _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ America, _ [E] _ the _ [B] _ ghost _ [C#] _ of Columbus, [A] host to this world, [G#m] but you're still [B] conquering
America.
[D#] _ You're [C#m] still [A] conquering America.
_ [E] You're still conquering America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
You were lost and got lucky, came upon the shore, _ found you [F#] were conquering [C] America. _
_ Spoke of peace, waged a war, [Fm] while you were conquering _ America.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] There was land to [A] take and people to kill, [E] while you were conquering [B] America. _
[C#] You served yourself, [A] did God's will, [B] while you were conquering _ America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[C#m] You're just a Columbus, [A] host to this world, [G#m] but you're still conquering [F#] _ America.
[C#m] The meek won't survive, [A] they care of the earth, [E] because you're still conquering [B] _ America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ America, _ [B] _ America, _ [C#m] _ _ America, [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ found _ [B] _
_ [C#m] bodies to serve, [A] submit and degrade, [E] while you were conquering
America.
[C#m] Fated soldiers and junkies, [A] prisoners and slaves, [E] while you were conquering America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
America, America, [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ America, _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] your _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] hands are on the roof, [A] my back's against the wall,
[E] you're still conquering [B] America.
_ [C#] Sick and [A] tired, hungry and poor,
[E] because you're still conquering _ America.
[C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[C#m] You farm the very ground, [A] but feed your own [G#m] babies, you're still [B] conquering America.
_ [C#m] Your sons and your daughters, [A] they never sing your [E] praises, while you're [B] conquering America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ America, [B] _ America, _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ America, _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ I _ [C#m] _ see you rise [A] to the distant shore, [E] while you're [B] conquering America.
[C#m] Taking rockets through the moon, [A] trying to find a new world, [G#m] you're still conquering [B] America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
America, [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ America, _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ America, _ [E] _ the _ [B] _ ghost _ [C#] _ of Columbus, [A] host to this world, [G#m] but you're still [B] conquering
America.
[D#] _ You're [C#m] still [A] conquering America.
_ [E] You're still conquering America.
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _