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America

by Simon & Garfunkel

Written by: Paul Simon

AMERICA Paul Simon Simon & Garfunkel ¾ C CM7 Am Am7 F ||: Let us be | lov ers we'll | mar ry our | for tune s^to | geth er rr | rr rr rr | rr rr rr | rr rr / | ||: Toss me a | ci gar ette | I think theres | one in my | rain coat tt | tt tt tt | tt tt tt | tt tt / | C CM7 Am Am7 | Ive got some | real es tate | here in my | bag gg gg | gg gg gg | gg gg gg | | We smoked the | last one an | ho ur a | go oo oo | oo oo oo | oo oo oo | Em Em7 A7 Em7 | / / So^we | bought^a pack k^of | cig^ar ettes ss | ss ss and | Mrs ss ss | Wag gg ner | | / / So^I | looked at t^the | sce ne ry | yy yy she | read dd dd | her ma ga | A7 D C G C CM7 Am | pi i e es | ss ss And | we walked dd | off ff to | look for A | mer rr rr | rr rr ri | ca aa aa | | zi n e ee | ee ee And | the moon rose | ov er an | op en field | dd dd dd | dd dd dd | dd dd dd | Am7 F | aa aa aa | aa aa aa | aa aa aa | aa aa aa | aa aa / | | dd dd dd | dd dd dd | dd dd dd | dd dd dd | dd dd / | C CM7 Am Am7 F | Ka thy I | said as we | board ed d^a | Grey hound d^in | Pitts burgh hh | hh hh hh | hh hh hh| | Ka thy I'm | lost I said | tho ugh I | knew she was | sleep ing gg | gg gg gg | gg gg gg | C CM7 Am | hh hh / | Mi chi gan | seems ss like^a | dream mm to^me | now ww ww | ww ww ww | ww ww / | | gg gg / | I'm emp ty | and ach ing | and I dont^know | why yy yy | yy yy yy | yy yy / | G | It took me | four days s^to | hitch hike from | Sa gi naw | | Count ing gg | the cars s^on | the New Jer | sey Turn pike | D G D CM7 BbM7 1. | Ive ee ee | come ee to | look for A | mer rr rr | rr rr ri | ca aa aa | aa aa aa | / / / | CM7 | Laugh h^ing^on^the | bus ss ss | ss ss Play^ing | games ss with^the | fac es ss | ss ss ss | ss ss / | BbM7 CM7 | She said the | man nn in^the | gab b^ar dine | suit was a | spy yy yy | yy yy yy | yy yy yy | yy yy /| F C CM7 Am Am7 Am6 F | I said Be | care ful his | bow tie is | real ly a | ca me ra | aa aa aa | aa aa aa | aa aa aa | /// | /// | /// | /// :|| D G D CM7 BbM7 2. | They've ee ee | all gone to | look for A | mer rr rr | rr rr ri | ca aa aa | aa aa aa | / / / | D G D CM7 BbM7 ||: All ll ll | gone ee to | look for A | mer rr rr | rr rr ri | ca aa aa | aa aa aa | / / / :|| Fade

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America is performed by Simon & Garfunkel and written by Paul Simon. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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