AMERICAN TRILOGY Micky Newbury Elvis Presley
A D
| /// Oh^I | wish^I was ss in^the | land of cot ton | Old things they are |
C° A F#m Bm7 E7
| not for got^ten^Look^a | way yy yy look^a | way yy yy look^a | way yy yy Dix^ie |
A D A D B7 Bm7
| land dd dd dd.| dd dd Oh I | wish I was in | Dix ie ee a | way yy yy a | way yy yy In |
A D A Bm7 E7 Bm7 E7
| Dix ie land I | take my stand to | live and die in | Dix^ie ee ee ee | // / for |
A A7 D
| Dix^ie land dd where | I^was born nn nn | / ear^ly Lord d^one |
B7 A F#m7
| fros ty^morn n^ing^Look^a | way yy yy look^a | way yy yy look^a |
Bm7 E7 A
| way yy yy Dix^ie | land dd dd dd.| dd dd dd dd |
A
| Glo oo oo o^ry | glo ry Hal^le lu | uu uu uu uu | jah hh hh hh |
D A
| /// Glo^ry | glo oo o^ry^Hal^le | lu uu uu uu | jah hh hh hh | /// Glo^ry |
C#7 F#m D Bm E7
| glo o^ry^Hal^le | lu uu uu uu | jah hh hh His | truth hh is ss | march hh ing gg |
F#m D Bm A
| on nn nn nn | nn nn nn nn | //// | //// |
A Em7 A
| /// So | hush lit^tle ba by | 2/4 Dont you | cry yy yy yy | yy yy yy You | know your dad dys.|
F#m D A F#m7 Bm7
| ss ss ss bound^to | die ee ee ee .| ee ee ee But | all ll ll ll |.ll ll ll my | tri^als Lord dd dd |
E7 A A7 D E7 A E7 A
| / will soon n^be | ov^er rr rr rr.| rr rr rr rr.| rr rr rr / | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | //// |
A7 D A C#7 F#m D
| //// | //// | //// | //// | //// | /// Glo^ry | glo o^ry^Hal^le | lu uu uu uu | jah hh hh His |
Bm E7 A Bm E7
| truth hh hh is | march hh hh ing | on nn nn His | truth hh is ss | march hh ing gg |
A
| on nn nn nn.| nn nn nn / ||
About this song:
American Trilogy is performed by Elvis Presley and written by Micky Newbury.
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