America The Beautiful
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D7 G Em Edim Am7 D7 C C/B Am7 D7 G Edim D7
O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain,
D7 G Em Edim Am7 D7 Fdim D7 E7 A7 D7
For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain!
G D7 D9 C D7 Am7 D9 Am7 D D7 G G7M G7
America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
Fdim C Am7 G G/F# Em
And crown thy good with brotherhood
D7 C Am7 D D7 G Em7 D7
From sea to shining sea!
D7 G Em Edim Am7 D7 C C/B Am7 D7 G Edim D7
O beautiful for pilgrim feet whose stern impassion'd stress
D7 G Em Edim Am7 D7 Fdim D7 E7 A7 D7
A thoroughfare for freedom beat across the wilderness.
G D7 D9 C D7 Am7 D9 Am7 D D7 G G7M G7
America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Fdim C Am7 G G/F# Em D7 C Am7 D D7 G Em7 D7
Confirm thy soul in selfcontrol, thy liberty in law.
D7 G Em Edim Am7 D7 C C/B Am7 D7 G Edim D7
O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years
D7 G Em Edim Am7 D7 Fdim D7 E7 A7 D7
Thine alabaster cities gleam undim'd by human tears.
G D7 D9 C D7 Am7 D9 Am7 D D7 G G7M G7
America! America! God shed His grace on thee,
C Am7 G G/F# Em
And crown thy good with brotherhood
D7 C Am7 D D7 G
From sea to shining sea!
How to play America The Beautiful
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.