AMERICA Bernstein & Sondheim Cast of West Side Story
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C F C G
||: I^like^to be^in^A | me ri ca | O^K^by me^in^A | me ri ca |
||: Automo bile^in^A | me ri ca | Chromi ^um steel^in^A | me ri ca |
||: Immigrant goes^to^A | me ri ca | Many ^hel los^in^A | me ri ca |
||: I^like^the shores^of^A | me ri ca | Comfort ^is yours^in^A | me ri ca |
||: I^like^to be^in^A | me ri ca | O^K^by me^in^A | me ri ca |
Cm7 Bb Ab C
| Every ^thing free^in^A | me ri ca | For^a^small fee^in^A | me ^ri ~ ca.|
| Wire ^spoke wheel^in^A | me ri ca | Very ^big deal^in^A | me ^ri ~ ca.|
| Nobody knows^in^A | me ri ca | Puerto ^Ri co's^in^A | me ^ri ~ ca.|
| Knobs^on^the doors^in^A | me ri ca | Wall^to^wall floors^in^A | me ^ri ~ ca.|
| Every ^thing free^in^A | me ri ca | For^a^small fee^in^A | me ^ri ~ ca.|
| aa aa aa.| aa aa aa | /// | /// |
| aa aa aa.| aa aa aa | /// | /// |
| aa aa aa.| aa aa aa | /// | /// |
| aa aa aa.| aa aa aa | /// | /// |
| aa aa aa.| aa aa aa | /// | /// || finish
C G7
| I^like^the city ^of | San Juan nn | I^know^a boat^you^can | get on nn |
| I'll^drive^a Buick ^thru | San Juan nn | If^there's^a road^you^can | drive on nn |
| When^I^will go^back^to | San Juan nn | When^you^will shut^up^and | get gone nn |
| I'll^bring^a T^V^to | San Juan nn | If^there’s^a current ^to | turn on nn |
Dm7 G9 Dm7
| /// | Hundreds ^of flowers ^in | full bloom mm | Hundreds ^of people ^in |
| /// | I'll^give^my cousins ^a | free ride ee | How^you^fit all^of^them |
| /// | I'll^give^them ^new washing | ma chine ee | What^have^they got^there^to |
| /// | Everyone there^will^give | big cheer rr | Everyone there^will^have |
G
| each room mm | /// :||
| in side ee | /// :||
| keep clean nn | /// :||
| moved here ee | /// :||
About this song:
America is performed by Cast of West Side Story and written by Bernstein & Sondheim.
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