{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1787282,"song":"The Immigrant","artist":"Neil Sedaka","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11392992-the-immigrant-chords-by-neil-sedaka/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1787282?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":18,"content":"INTRO: \r\n[ch]Eb/F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Eb/F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab][ch]Eb/F[/ch]                                             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHarbours open their arms to the young searching foreigner[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb/F[/ch]                                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCome to live in the light of the beacon of liberty[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nPlains and open skies[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Am[/ch]                   [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBillboards would advertise[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWas it anything like that when you arrived?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nPRE-CHORUS:\r\n[tab] [ch]Cm[/ch]                                              [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDream boats carried the future to the heart of America[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Cm[/ch]                                     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nPeople were waiting in line for a place by the river[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nIt was a time when strangers were welcome here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMusic would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was a sweeter tune[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nAnd there was so much ro-om[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat people could come from everywhere[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE:\r\n[tab][ch]Eb/F[/ch]                                                [ch]F[/ch]\r\nNow he arrives with his hopes and his heart set on miracles[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Eb/F[/ch]                                            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nCome to marry his fortune with a hand full of promises[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nTo find they've closed the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nThey don't want him anymore[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Gm[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThere isn't any more to go around[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nPRE-CHORUS:\r\n[tab] [ch]Cm[/ch]                                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nTurning away he remembers he once heard a legend[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Cm[/ch]                                       [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat spoke of a mystical magical land called America[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]  [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThere was a time when strangers were welcome here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMusic would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was a sweeter tune[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bb[/ch]      [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nAnd there was so much ro-om[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat people could come from everywhere[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL:\r\n[ch]Eb/F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Eb/F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS:\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThere was a time when strangers were welcome here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMusic would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt was a sweeter tune[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bb[/ch]         [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nAnd there was so much ro-om[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThat people could come from everywhere[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nINSTRUMENTAL:\r\n[ch]Eb/F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]Eb/F[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\nCHORUS/OURTRO:\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThere was a time when strangers were welcome here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMusic would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nThere was a time when strangers were welcome here[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]Gm[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMusic would play they tell me the days were sweet and clear - FADE OUT[/tab]","plain_text":"INTRO: \nEb/F  F     Eb/F  F\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPRE-CHORUS:\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPRE-CHORUS:\n\n\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL:\nEb/F  F     Eb/F  F\n\n\nCHORUS:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINSTRUMENTAL:\nEb/F  F     Eb/F  F\n\n\nCHORUS/OURTRO:","chords":["Eb/F","F","Bb","Am","Dm","Gm","C","Cm","D","Bbm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}