American Tune Chords by Paul Simon

Tempo:
89.275 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Am

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Paul Simon - American Tune (1975) chords
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[C] Many [F] is the time I've [G] been [C] [G].
mistaken, [E] and [Am] many [Em] times [A] confused.
[Am] [C] Yes, [Fm] and I've [C] often felt [B].
[C] forsaken, [Ab] [A] and [Am] [E] certainly [A].
[Am] misused.
[C] [F] Ah, but [G] I'm all right, [F] I'm all [C] right, [F] I'm just [C] weary [G] to my [A] bones.
[Am] [A] [D] Still, you [Bm] don't [C] expect to be [G] bright and bon [C] vivant, so [G] far away from [E] home.
[Am] [Gm] [C].
So far [G] away from [C] home.
.
And I don't [F] know a [C] soul who's [G] not [C] been [G] [E] battered.
I don't [Am] have a friend who feels [E].
[Am] at ease.
[C] I don't [F] know a [C] dream that's not been [B] [C] shattered, [G] or [Am] driven [E] to [A] its [C] knees.
[F] Ah, but it's [G] all right, [F] it's all [C] right, [Fm] for we've [C] lived so [G] well, [B].
[A] so long.
[D] [G] Still, when I think of the road we're traveling on, [C] I wonder [G] what's gone [E] wrong.
[Ab] [A] I [G] can't [C] help but wonder [G] what's [C] gone wrong.
.
And I dreamed I was dying.
.
[G] I dreamed that my soul rose [Am] unexpectedly.
[A] And [G] looking back down at [Dm] me, [C].
smiled [G] reassuringly.
And [C] I dreamed I was flying.
[G] And high [Am] up [G] above my [A] eyes could clearly see.
the [G] Statue of [F] Liberty [C] sailing away [G] to sea.
And I [C] dreamed I was flying.
.
We'd come [F] on the ship [C] they [G] [C] called the [G] Mayflower.
[E].
[Ab] We'd come [Am] on the ship that [E] sailed the moon.
[A] [Am] .
[C] We'd come in [F] the [C] ages [G] [C] most uncertain hours, [E] and [A] sing an [E] American tune.
[A] [Am] [C] Oh, [F] and it's all right, [G] [C] it's all right, it's all right.
You [F] can't [C] be [Ab] forever [A] blessed.
.
[D] Still, [B] tomorrow's gonna [G] be another [D] [G] working day, [C] and I'm trying to [G] get some [Ab] rest.
[Dm] That's [C] all I'm [G] trying to [C] get some rest.
[G] [C] [G] [F] [G] [C] [G] .
[C] [N] .
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Paul Simon - (Live 1973) American Tune chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F, C, G and C. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 44 BPM and then match the original tempo of 89 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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[C] _ Many [F] is the time I've [G] been [C] _ [G].
mistaken, [E] and [Am] many [Em] times [A] confused.
[Am] _ [C] Yes, [Fm] and I've [C] often felt _ [B].
[C] forsaken, _ [Ab] [A] and [Am] [E] certainly _ [A].
[Am] misused.
[C] _ [F] Ah, but [G] I'm all right, [F] I'm all [C] right, [F] I'm just [C] weary [G] to my [A] bones.
[Am] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ Still, you [Bm] don't [C] expect to be [G] bright and bon [C] vivant, so [G] far away from [E] home.
_ [Am] _ [Gm] _ [C].
So far [G] away from [C] home.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ And I don't [F] know a [C] soul who's [G] not [C] been [G] _ [E] battered.
I don't [Am] have a friend who feels [E].
[Am] at ease.
[C] I don't [F] know a [C] dream that's not been [B] [C] shattered, [G] or [Am] driven [E] to [A] its [C] knees.
[F] Ah, but it's [G] all right, [F] it's all [C] right, [Fm] for we've [C] lived so [G] well, [B].
[A] so long.
_ _ _ [D] [G] Still, when I think of the road we're traveling on, [C] I wonder _ [G] what's gone [E] wrong.
[Ab] [A] I [G] can't [C] help but wonder [G] what's [C] gone wrong.
_ _ .
_ And I dreamed I was dying.
_ _ .
_ [G] I dreamed that my soul rose [Am] unexpectedly.
_ [A] And [G] looking back down at [Dm] me, [C].
smiled [G] reassuringly.
And [C] I dreamed I was flying.
_ _ _ [G] And high [Am] up [G] above my _ [A] eyes could clearly see.
the [G] Statue of [F] Liberty [C] sailing away [G] to sea.
And I [C] dreamed I was flying.
_ _ _ _ _ .
We'd come [F] on the ship [C] they [G] [C] called the [G] Mayflower.
_ [E].
[Ab] We'd come [Am] on the ship that [E] sailed the moon.
[A] _ [Am] _ .
[C] We'd come in [F] the [C] ages [G] [C] most uncertain hours, [E] and [A] sing an [E] American tune.
[A] _ [Am] [C] Oh, [F] and it's all right, [G] _ [C] it's all right, it's all right.
You [F] can't [C] be [Ab] forever [A] blessed.
_ .
_ _ [D] Still, [B] tomorrow's gonna [G] be another [D] [G] working day, [C] and I'm trying to [G] get some [Ab] rest.
[Dm] That's [C] all I'm [G] trying to [C] get some rest.
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .

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This song was composed by Paul Simon.

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