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America   Simon & Garfunkel



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America=20
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Words and music by Paul Simon =20
As peformed by Simon and Garfunkel on the album Bookends =20
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Tabbed and transcribed by Rich Kent (r.p.kent@dur.ac.uk)=20
Check out the Simon and Garfunkel homepage on http://www.dur.ac.uk/~d213ga=
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Play the F's with your thumb hooked over the neck for the bass note...=20
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Intro (play twice, 1st time with fill 1, 2nd time w fill 2)=20
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Capo III=20
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   C             Cmaj9         Am7           C (G bass)=20
3/4, . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .=20
||-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
||-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|=20
||-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
||-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|=20
||-3-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------|=20
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   Mmm           mmm           mmm           mmm    mmm=20
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  F                           (with fills)=20
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|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1---1-1-1---|=20
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1h3-1-1-1---|=20
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-2h3-2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---|=20
|-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3---|-3---3-3-3---|=20
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|=20
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|=20
  Mmmmmm=20
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1st time with fill 1=20
2nd time with fill 2=20
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Verse 1=20
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  C             Cmaj9         Am7           C (G bass)=20
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .=20
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|=20
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|=20
|-3-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------|=20
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|=20
  Let us be     lovers we'll  marry our     fortunes =20
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  F=20
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .=20
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1---1-1-1---|=20
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1h3-1-1-1---|=20
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-2h3-2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---|=20
|-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3---|-3---3-3-3---|=20
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|=20
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|=20
  together=20
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  C             Cmaj9         Am            =20
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .=20
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|=20
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|=20
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|=20
|-3-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|=20
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|=20
  I've got some real estate   here in my    bag=20
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  Am                          Em7            =20
  (with Fill 3)=20
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|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|=20
|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|=20
                                    So we   bought a pack of=20
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  A7                          Em7  =20
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .=20
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|=20
|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|=20
  cigarettes              and Mrs           Wagner =20
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  A7                          D             C=20
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .=20
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----3-3-3-3-|-----1-1-1-1-|=20
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-0-----------|-----2-2-2-2-|=20
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-3-----------|=20
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|=20
  pies                    and walked        off       to=20
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  G             C             Cmaj9         Am7           C/G (w fill 4)=20
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .  =20
|-------------|-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-0---1---3---|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|=20
|-------------|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|=20
|-------------|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|=20
|-----0---2---|-3-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------|=20
|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|=20
  look for America              =20
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  F=20
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .=20
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1---1-1-1---|=20
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1h3-1-1-1---|=20
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-2h3-2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---|=20
|-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3---|-3---3-3-3---|=20
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|=20
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|=20
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Verse 2 (play as verse 1)=20
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"Kathy," I said, as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh=20
"Michigan seems like a dream to me now."

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