America (ver.2)
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Eb Ebmaj7
"Let us be lovers,
Cm Eb/Bb Ab
We'll marry our fortunes together.
Eb Ebmaj7 Cm
I've got some real estate here in my bag."
Gm7 C7
So we bought a pack of cigarettes,
Gm7 C9
And Mrs. Wagner's pies,
Gm7 F Eb
And walked off
Bb Eb Ebmaj7 Cm Cm7 Ab
To look for Ame-e-e-e-erica.
Eb Ebmaj7
"Kathy," I said,
Cm Eb/Bb Ab
As we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh,
Eb Ebmaj7 Cm
"Michigan seems like a dream to me now.
Bb
It took me four days
To hitchhike from Saginaw.
F Bb F Ebmaj7 Eb
I've come to look for Ame-e-e-e-rica."
Dbmaj7 Db
Laughing on the bus,
Eb
Playing games with the faces,
Dbmaj7 Eb
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy.
Ab
I said, "Be careful,
Abmaj7 Eb Ebmaj7 Cm7 Eb6/Bb Cm6(sus)/A Abmaj7
His bowtie is really a camera."
Eb Ebmaj7
"Toss me a cigarette,
Cm Eb/Bb Ab
I think there's one in my raincoat."
Eb Ebmaj7 Cm
"We smoked the last one an hour ago."
Gm7 C7
So I looked at the scenery,
Gm7 C9
She read her magazine;
F Eb Bb Eb Ebmaj7 Cm7 Eb Ab
And the moon rose over an o-o-o-open field.
Eb Ebmaj7 Cm
"Kathy, I'm lost," I said,
Eb/Bb Ab Abmaj7 Fm7 Ab
Though I knew she was sleeping.
Eb Ebmaj7 Cm
"I'm empty and aching and I don't know why."
Bb
Counting the cars
On the New Jersey Turnpike.
F Bb
They've all come
F Ebmaj7 Eb
To look for Ame-e-e-e-rica,
F Bb F Ebmaj7 Eb
All come to look for Ame-e-e-e-rica,
F Bb F Ebmaj7 Eb
All come to look for Ame-e-e-e-rica,
How to play America (ver.2)
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 Eb. 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.