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An American Trilogy

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[Verse]
COh I wish I was in the land of C/Ecotton
FOld things they are not forF#dimgotten
Look aCway, look aAmway, look Gaway DixieClandCsus4  C  
Oh I Cwish I was in FDixie, aDway, aGway
In CDixieland I Ftake my stand to Clive and die in GDixieC  
Cause CDixielandC/E, that's where I was born
FEarly Lord one F#dimfrosty morning
Look Caway, look Amaway, look aGway DixieCland
[Chorus]
CGlory, glory hallelujahC  C/E  F  
FGlory, glory halleClujah
CGloryE7, glory halleAmlujahF  
His Dmtruth is Gmarching AmonF  C  
[Verse]
So Chush little baby
Don't you Gmcry
You Cknow your daddy's Ambound to Fdie
But Call            Ammy Dmtrials, Lord will Gsoon be Cover
[Solo]
C   C7   F
C                        C  C/E  F       C
[Chorus]
CGloryE7, glory halleAmlujahF  
His Dmtruth is Gmarching AmonF  
His Dmtruth is Gmarching Con

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An American Trilogy

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Standard tuning

[Verse]

C C/E

Oh I wish I was in the land of cotton

F F#dim

Old things they are not forgotten

C Am G C Csus4 C

Look away, look away, look away Dixieland

C F D G

Oh I wish I was in Dixie, away, away

C F C G C

In Dixieland I take my stand to live and die in Dixie

C C/E

Cause Dixieland, that's where I was born

F F#dim

Early Lord one frosty morning

C Am G C

Look away, look away, look away Dixieland

[Chorus]

C C C/E F

Glory, glory hallelujah

F C

Glory, glory hallelujah

C E7 Am F

Glory, glory hallelujah

Dm G Am F C

His truth is marching on

[Verse]

So hush little baby

Don't you cry

C Am F

You know your daddy's bound to die

C Am Dm G C

But all my trials, Lord will soon be over

[Solo]

C C7 F

C C C/E F C

[Chorus]

C E7 Am F

Glory, glory hallelujah

Dm G Am F

His truth is marching on

Dm G C

His truth is marching on

About An American Trilogy Chords by Elvis Presley

Learn how to play An American Trilogy by Elvis Presley with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “An American Trilogy chords”, “An American Trilogy guitar chords”, or “Elvis Presley An American Trilogy chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy An American Trilogy chords and for experienced players who want accurate An American Trilogy lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, C/E, F, F#dim, Am, G.

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The chords for "An American Trilogy" show the original chord names (including C, C/E, F, F#dim, Am, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.