Simon And Garfunkel

Simon And Garfunkel - America guitar chord

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From: macon@gallifry.Berkeley.EDU (Glen Macon)

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Title: AMERICA (Simon & Garfunkle)

C Bm Am G F

Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together

C Bm Am

I've got some real-estate here in my bag

Em A Em A

So we bought a pack of cigaretts, and Mrs. Wagner pies

G C G A B C B Am

And walked off to look for America

C B Am G F

Cathy I said as we boarded the Greyhound in Pittsburg

C B Am

Michigan seems like a dream to me now

G

It took me four days to hitch-hike from Saganaw

D G D Cmaj7

I've gone to look for America

Cmaj7 D

Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces

Cmaj7 D

She said the man in the gaberdine suit was a spy

G F# Em A D Fmaj7

I said be careful his bowtie is really a camera

C B Am G F

Toss me a cigarette I think there's one in my raincoat

C B Am

We smoked the last one an hour ago

G A Em A

So I looked at the scenery, and she read her magazine

G D G A B CB Am

An the moon rose over an open field

C B Am G F

Cathy I'm lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping

C B Am

I'm empty and aching and I don't know why

G

Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike

D G D Cmaj7

They've all gone to look for America

D G D Cmaj7

They've all gone to look for America

D G D Cmaj7

They've all gone to look for America

From: Harlan L Thompson

AMERICA- Simon & Garfunkel

C C/B Am C/G F C C/B Am C/G F

Ooh ooh ooh a ooh a ooh, ooh ooh ooh a ooh a ooh

C C/B Am C/G F

Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together

C C/B Am Am7

I've got some real-estate here in my bag

Em7 A7 Em7 A7

So we bought a pack of cigarettes, and Mrs. Wagner pies

Em7 D C G C C/B Am Am7/6 F

And walked off to look for America

C C/B Am C/G F

Cathy I said as we boarded the Greyhound in Pittsburg

C C/B Am Am7

Michigan seems like a dream to me now

G

It took me four days to hitch-hike from Saginaw

Em7 D G D Cmaj7 C

And I've come to look for America

Bbmaj7 Bb C

Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces

Bbmaj7 C C/B Am C/G

She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy

F Fmaj7 C C/B Am C/G Am6 Fmaj7

I said be careful his bowtie is really a camera

C C/B Am C/G F

Toss me a cigarette I think there's one in my raincoat

C C/B Am Am7

We smoked the last one an hour ago

Em7 A7 Em7 A7

So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine

Em7 D C G C C/B Am C/G F

And the moon rose over an open field

C C/B Am C/G F

Cathy I'm lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping

C C/B Am Am7

I'm empty and aching and I don't know why

G

Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike

D G D Cmaj7

They've all come to look for America

D G D Cmaj7

They've all come to look for America

D G D Cmaj7 C

They've all come to look for America

C C/B Am C/G Dm F G G7

Do do do do-da-do, do do do do-da-do (repeat and fade)

C/B: x 2 2 0 1 0 C/G: 3 3 2 0 1 0

Am7: x 0 2 0 1 0 Cmaj7: x 3 2 0 0 0

Em7: 0 2 2 0 3 0 Bbmaj7: 1 1 3 2 3 1

Fmaj7: x x 3 2 1 0 Am6: x 0 2 2 0 2

NOTE: At the end of each C C/B Am C/G F chord progression, there

is a small but important extra note. While fingering the F chord

(1 3 3 2 1 1), quickly hammer on and then pull off the sus note

(1 3 3 3 1 1). Do this twice each time. Listen to the record to

get a better idea of what I mean.

(from Bookends, 1967)

(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)

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