{"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":2262999,"song":"Gone To America","artist":"Steeleye Span","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11476399-gone-to-america-chords-by-steeleye-span/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2262999?type=chord","rating":4.57314,"votes":6,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMarried him in April, lost him in July[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nListen to my story and I'll tell you why[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey said that he'd been poaching and stealing wine[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]G/A[/ch]  [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nThey said I wouldn't see him for a long, long time[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey said he's gone to America[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo work the land that some called Virginia[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey said he's gone to America[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMarried him in April, lost him in July[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey took him as their prisoner, then told me why[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThey said they had sent him where poachers go[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G[/ch]                                   [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nI asked if I could see him, but they said no[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey said he's gone to America[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo work the land that some called Virginia[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey said he's gone to America[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMarried him in April, lost him in July[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMarried him in April, lost him in July[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]C[/ch]\r\nCurse the men who took him, curse their wicked lies[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nThe night they saw him poaching and stealing wine[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                                        [ch]G/A[/ch] [ch]G/B[/ch]\r\nWas the night that he took comfort in these arms of  mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut now he's gone to America[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTo work the land that some called Virginia[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThey said he's gone to America[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMarried him in April, lost him in July[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]C[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nC\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\nC    G      C  G\nC    G      C  G\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nC    G      C  G\nC    G      C  G\nC    G      C  G\nC    G      C  G\nC    G      C  G","chords":["C","G7","F","G","G/A","G/B"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}