America Chords by Waylon Jennings
Tempo:
127.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] Some have said down through history if you last it's a mystery [A] but I guess they don't
know what they're talking about.
[D]
From the mountains down to the sea you become such a habit with me.
[A] America, America, [D] America.
Well I come from down round Tennessee but the people in California [A] are nice to me.
America, [D]
it don't matter where I may roam tell you people that it's home sweet [A] home.
America, America, [D] America.
[G] And my brothers are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too and the red men is [A] right to expect a little from [G] you.
[A] Promise and then [G] follow through.
[D] America.
[A] [D] All the men who fell in the plains and who lived through hardship [F#m] and [D] pain.
[A] America, America.
[D]
And the men who could not fight in a war that didn't seem right [A] you let them come home.
America.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[G] And my brothers are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too and the red men is right [A] to expect a little [G] from you.
[A] Promise and then [G] follow through.
[D] America.
[A] [D] Well I come from down round Tennessee but the people in [A] California are nice to me.
[D] America, America, America.
And no matter where I may roam tell you people that it's home sweet home.
[A] America, America, [D]
[A] America.
America, [D]
it's [G] [A] home sweet home.
[D] [N]
[D] Some have said down through history if you last it's a mystery [A] but I guess they don't
know what they're talking about.
[D]
From the mountains down to the sea you become such a habit with me.
[A] America, America, [D] America.
Well I come from down round Tennessee but the people in California [A] are nice to me.
America, [D]
it don't matter where I may roam tell you people that it's home sweet [A] home.
America, America, [D] America.
[G] And my brothers are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too and the red men is [A] right to expect a little from [G] you.
[A] Promise and then [G] follow through.
[D] America.
[A] [D] All the men who fell in the plains and who lived through hardship [F#m] and [D] pain.
[A] America, America.
[D]
And the men who could not fight in a war that didn't seem right [A] you let them come home.
America.
[D]
[A]
[D]
[G] And my brothers are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too and the red men is right [A] to expect a little [G] from you.
[A] Promise and then [G] follow through.
[D] America.
[A] [D] Well I come from down round Tennessee but the people in [A] California are nice to me.
[D] America, America, America.
And no matter where I may roam tell you people that it's home sweet home.
[A] America, America, [D]
[A] America.
America, [D]
it's [G] [A] home sweet home.
[D] [N]
Key:
A
D
G
Bm
F#m
A
D
G
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Some have said down through history if you last it's a mystery _ [A] but I guess they don't
know _ what they're talking about.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ From the mountains _ down to the sea you become such a habit with me.
[A] _ America, _ _ _ America, [D] _ America.
_ _ _ _ Well I come from down round Tennessee but the people _ in California [A] are nice to me.
_ America, _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ it don't matter _ where I may roam tell you people that it's home sweet [A] home.
America, _ _ America, _ [D] _ America.
_ _ _ _ [G] And my brothers _ are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too _ and the red men is [A] right to expect a little from [G] you.
_ _ [A] _ Promise and then [G] follow through.
_ [D] America. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] All the men _ who fell in the plains and who lived _ through hardship [F#m] and [D] pain.
[A] _ America, _ _ America.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And the men who could not fight in a war _ that didn't seem right [A] you let them come home.
_ America.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] And my brothers _ are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too _ and the red men is right [A] to expect a little [G] from you.
_ [A] Promise and then [G] follow through.
_ [D] America. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] Well I come from down round Tennessee but the people _ in _ [A] California are nice to me.
_ _ _ [D] America, _ _ _ _ America, America.
And no matter _ _ where I may roam tell you people that it's home sweet home.
[A] _ America, _ _ America, _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ America.
_ _ America, _ [D] _ _
it's _ _ [G] _ _ [A] home sweet home.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Some have said down through history if you last it's a mystery _ [A] but I guess they don't
know _ what they're talking about.
[D] _
_ _ _ _ From the mountains _ down to the sea you become such a habit with me.
[A] _ America, _ _ _ America, [D] _ America.
_ _ _ _ Well I come from down round Tennessee but the people _ in California [A] are nice to me.
_ America, _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ it don't matter _ where I may roam tell you people that it's home sweet [A] home.
America, _ _ America, _ [D] _ America.
_ _ _ _ [G] And my brothers _ are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too _ and the red men is [A] right to expect a little from [G] you.
_ _ [A] _ Promise and then [G] follow through.
_ [D] America. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] All the men _ who fell in the plains and who lived _ through hardship [F#m] and [D] pain.
[A] _ America, _ _ America.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And the men who could not fight in a war _ that didn't seem right [A] you let them come home.
_ America.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] And my brothers _ are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too _ and the red men is right [A] to expect a little [G] from you.
_ [A] Promise and then [G] follow through.
_ [D] America. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] Well I come from down round Tennessee but the people _ in _ [A] California are nice to me.
_ _ _ [D] America, _ _ _ _ America, America.
And no matter _ _ where I may roam tell you people that it's home sweet home.
[A] _ America, _ _ America, _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ America.
_ _ America, _ [D] _ _
it's _ _ [G] _ _ [A] home sweet home.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [N] _