America Simon & Garfunkel
Simon and Garfunkel
Capo 3
Readjusted by Alex Olson.
A few notes:
+This song is in 3/4 time, with each chord (unless noted) lasting one bar.
+The chords are played folk style: pick the bass note first and strum the chord for the
of the bar.
+During the "to (look for a)merica" part, the chords in parentheses (G Am G/B) are all
one bar, lasting a quarter note each.
+During the 4 bars of F at the end of the first line of each verse, the F is played like this:
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1---1-1-1---| |-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1h3-1-1-1---| |-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-2h3-2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---| |-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3---|-3---3-3-3---| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|
+++I displayed it in this fashion so it is easier to play along to.
Chord spellings:
+The chord Cmaj9/B is played (low to high) x20010.
+The chord D9/F# is played (low to high) 2x0230.
+The chord Fmaj7 is played (low to high) 1x3210
Intro:
[C] [Cmaj9/B] [Am7] [C/G]
[F] [F] [F] [F]
[C](4 bars)[Cmaj9/B] [Am7] [C/G]
let us be lovers we'll marry our fortunes together
C Cmaj9/B Am (4 bars)
Ive got some real estate here in my bag
[Em7]So we bought a pack of [A7]cigarettes and [Em7]mrs. wagner [A7]pies
Cmaj9[D]/B Am[C]7 C/[(G]G F ([Am]4 bar[G/B)]s)
And we walked off to look for america
[C] (4 bars[Cmaj9/B])[Am7] [C/G]
kathy, I said as we boarded a greyhound in pittsburgh
C Cmaj9/B Am (4 bars)
michigan seems like a dream to me now
G (4 bars)
It took me four days to hitchhike from saginaw
D G D Cmaj7 (2 bars) C (2 bars)
Ive gone to look for amer -ica
Bbmaj7 (4 bars)
Laughing on the bus
C (4 bars)
Playing games with the faces
Bbmaj7 (4 bars) C (4 bars)
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy
F (4 bars) C
I [Am7]said [C/G]be careful his bowtie is really a camera
D9 (2 bars) Fmaj7 (2 bars)
[C] F (4 bars[Cmaj9/B])[Am7] [C/G]
toss me a cigarette, I think theres one in my raincoat
C Cmaj9/B Am (4 bars)
we smoked the last one an hour ago
Em7 (2 bars) A7 (2 bars) Em7 (2 bars) A7 (2 bars)
So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine
Am7 [D]C/G [C] F [(G](4b[Am]ars)[G/B)] [C]
And the moon rose o-ver an o- pen field
[C] F (4 ba[Cmaj9/B]rs)[Am7] [C/G]
kathy, Im lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping
C Cmaj9/B Am (4 bars)
Im empty and aching and I dont know why
G (4 bars)
Counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike
D G D Cmaj7 (2 bars)
(2 bars)
Theyve all gone to look for amer -ica
D G D Cmaj7 (2 bars) C (2 bars)
All gone to look for amer -ica
D G D Cmaj7 (2 bars) C (2 bars)
All gone to look for amer -ica
Hope you enjoy.
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