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[Intro]
COoh ooh Amooh  Ca ooh a Fooh
COoh ooh Amooh  Ca ooh a Fooh
[Verse]
CLet us be lovers, we'll Ammarry our Cfortunes toFgether
CI've got some real-estate Amhere in my Am7bag
EmSo we bought a pack of A7cigarettes, and EmMrs. Wagner A7pies
And Dwalked Coff to Glook for CAmeriAmcaAm7  F  
[Verse]
CCathy I said as we Amboarded the CGreyhound in FPittsburgh
CMichigan seems like a Amdream to me Am7now
GIt took me four days to hitch-hike from EmSaginaw
And DI've Gcome to Dlook for ACmaj7mericaC  
[Bridge]
BbLaughing on the bus, playing Cgames with the faces
BbShe said the man in the Cgabardine suit was a AmspyC  
FI said be careful his Fmaj7bowtie is really a CcameAmraC  Am  F  
[Verse]
CToss me a cigarette I Amthink there's Cone in my Fraincoat
CWe smoked the last one an Amhour aAm7go
EmSo I looked at the A7scenery, Emshe read her A7magazineEm  
And the Dmoon Crose Gover an Copen AmfieldC  F  
[Verse]
CCathy I'm lost, I Amsaid, though I Cknew she was Fsleeping
I'm Cempty and aching and I Amdon't know Am7why
GCounting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
They've Dall Gcome to Dlook for ACmaj7merica
DAll Gcome to Dlook for ACmaj7merica
DAll Gcome to Dlook for ACmaj7merica
[Outro]
CDo Emdo Amdo Cdo-oo do Fdo-do-do
CDo Emdo Amdo Cdo-oo do Fdo-do-doC  

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America

by Lucy Wainwright Roche

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

[Intro]

C Am C F

Ooh ooh ooh a ooh a ooh

C Am C F

Ooh ooh ooh a ooh a ooh

[Verse]

C Am C F

Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together

C Am Am7

I've got some real-estate here in my bag

Em A7 Em A7

So we bought a pack of cigarettes, and Mrs. Wagner pies

D C G C Am Am7 F

And walked off to look for America

[Verse]

C Am C F

Cathy I said as we boarded the Greyhound in Pittsburgh

C Am Am7

Michigan seems like a dream to me now

G Em

It took me four days to hitch-hike from Saginaw

D G D Cmaj7 C

And I've come to look for America

[Bridge]

Bb C

Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces

Bb C Am C

She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy

F Fmaj7 C Am C Am F

I said be careful his bowtie is really a camera

[Verse]

C Am C F

Toss me a cigarette I think there's one in my raincoat

C Am Am7

We smoked the last one an hour ago

Em A7 Em A7 Em

So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine

D C G C Am C F

And the moon rose over an open field

[Verse]

C Am C F

Cathy I'm lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping

C Am Am7

I'm empty and aching and I don't know why

Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike

D G D Cmaj7

They've all come to look for America

D G D Cmaj7

All come to look for America

D G D Cmaj7

All come to look for America

[Outro]

C Em Am C F

Do do do do-oo do do-do-do

C Em Am C F C

Do do do do-oo do do-do-do

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