Simon and Garfunkel
America
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-----------|-------------|-------------|
+++This chord marking is based off of the wonderful tab by Jokke at UG.
+++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 Cmaj9/B Am7 C/G
(4 bars)
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 A7 Em7 A7
So we bought a pack of cigarettes and mrs. wagner pies
D C (G Am G/B)
Cmaj9/B Am7 C/G F (4 bars)
And we walked off to look for america
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/simon_and_garfunkel/america_crd_ver_3.html ]
C Cmaj9/B Am7 C/G
(4 bars)
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
Am7 C/G
I said be careful his bowtie is really a camera
D9 (2 bars) Fmaj7 (2 bars)
C Cmaj9/B Am7 C/G
F (4 bars)
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
D C (G Am G/B) C
Am7 C/G F (4bars)
And the moon rose o-ver an o- pen field
C Cmaj9/B Am7 C/G
F (4 bars)
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.
