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Lamerica

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Intro(as tabbed by marshmellow666):
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BI took a trip down to l'America
to trade some beads for a pint of gold.
I took a trip down to l'America
to trade some beads for a pint of gold.
l'America, l'America, l'America, l'America.
E7C'mon, people, don't you look so down;
You know the rainman's comin' to town.A7  
He'll change your weather, he'll change your luck,B  
and then I'll teach you how to... find yourself,
l'America.
A, Bb, B, C, C#, F#7, B7, E.
FrAiendly strangers came to town,E  
all Athe people put them doEwn.A  
But the women loved their waEysB  
come again some other day.C  B  
BLike the gentle rain, like the gentle rain that falls.
BI took a trip down to l'America
to trade some beads for a pint of gold.
I took a trip down to l'America
to trade some beads for a pint of gold.
l'America, l'America, l'America, l'America, l'America, l'America,
l'America.

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Lamerica

by The Doors

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F#7

Intro(as tabbed by marshmellow666):

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|--(3)2rb~~~~2--1--0------------------2~~~-1--2--1--0-------|

|-----------------------3--2--1--0---------------------3--2-|

|------------------------------------------|

|--2--1--------2--1-----------2--1---------|

|--------3--2----------3--2----------3--2--|

I took a trip down to l'America

to trade some beads for a pint of gold.

I took a trip down to l'America

to trade some beads for a pint of gold.

l'America, l'America, l'America, l'America.

C'mon, people, don't you look so down;

You know the rainman's comin' to town.

He'll change your weather, he'll change your luck,

and then I'll teach you how to... find yourself,

l'America.

A Bb B C C# F#7 B7 E

, , , , , , , .

A E

Friendly strangers came to town,

A E A

all the people put them down.

E B

But the women loved their ways

C B

come again some other day.

Like the gentle rain, like the gentle rain that falls.

I took a trip down to l'America

to trade some beads for a pint of gold.

I took a trip down to l'America

to trade some beads for a pint of gold.

l'America, l'America, l'America, l'America, l'America, l'America,

l'America.

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