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West Side Story - America

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[Intro]
CmPuerto BbRico
My Cmheart's devBbotion
FmLet it sink back in the Gmocean
CmAlways the hurricanes Bbblowing
CmAlways the population Bbgrowing
FmAnd the money Gmowing
FmAnd the sunlight Gmstreaming
FmAnd the natives Gmsteaming
CmI like the island ManBbhattan
CmSmoke on your pipe, and put Gmthat in
[Chorus 1]
CI like to be in AmFerica
COkay by me in AmGerica
EbEverything free in AmBberica
AbFor a small fee in AmGerica
[Verse 1]
CBuying on credit is so nice
GOne look at us and they charge twice
DmI have my own washing machine
GmWhat will you have though to keep clean?
[Chorus 2]
CSkyscrapers bloom in AmFerica
CCadillacs zoom in AmGerica
EbIndustry boom in AmBberica
AbTwelve in a room in AmGerica
[Instrumental]
Ab Bb
G Bb
Ab Abm
[Verse 2]
CLots of new housing with more space
GLots of doors slamming in our face
DmI'll get a terrace apartment
GmBetter get rid of your accent
[Chorus 3]
CLife can be bright in AmFerica
CIf you can fight in AmGerica
EbLife is all right in AmBberica
AbIf you're all white in AmGerica
[Verse 3]
CHere you are free and you have pride
GLong as you stay on your own side
DmFree to be anything you choose
GmFree to wait tables and shine shoes
[Chorus 4]
CEverywhere grime in AmFerica
COrganized crime in AmGerica
EbTerrible time in AmBberica
AbYou forget I'm in AmGerica
[Instrumental]
Ab Bb
G Bb
Ab Abm
[Verse 4]
CI think I'll go back to San Juan
GI know a boat you can get on (bye bye)
DmEveryone there will give big cheer
GmEveryone there will have moved here
[Instrumental]
CCLAP CLAP, CLAP CLAP,  FOh oh oh
CCLAP CLAP CLAP, GOh oh oh
EbCLAP CLAP CLAP, BbOh oh oh
Ab G
[Chorus 5]
CI like to be in AmFerica
COkay by me in AmGerica
EbLife is all right in AmBberica
AbIf you're all white in AmGerica

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West Side Story - America

by Misc Musicals

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Abm

[Intro]

Cm Bb

Puerto Rico

Cm Bb

My heart's devotion

Fm Gm

Let it sink back in the ocean

Cm Bb

Always the hurricanes blowing

Cm Bb

Always the population growing

Fm Gm

And the money owing

Fm Gm

And the sunlight streaming

Fm Gm

And the natives steaming

Cm Bb

I like the island Manhattan

Cm Gm

Smoke on your pipe, and put that in

[Chorus 1]

C F

I like to be in America

C G

Okay by me in America

Eb Bb

Everything free in America

Ab G

For a small fee in America

[Verse 1]

Buying on credit is so nice

One look at us and they charge twice

I have my own washing machine

What will you have though to keep clean?

[Chorus 2]

C F

Skyscrapers bloom in America

C G

Cadillacs zoom in America

Eb Bb

Industry boom in America

Ab G

Twelve in a room in America

[Instrumental]

Ab Bb

G Bb

Ab Abm

[Verse 2]

Lots of new housing with more space

Lots of doors slamming in our face

I'll get a terrace apartment

Better get rid of your accent

[Chorus 3]

C F

Life can be bright in America

C G

If you can fight in America

Eb Bb

Life is all right in America

Ab G

If you're all white in America

[Verse 3]

Here you are free and you have pride

Long as you stay on your own side

Free to be anything you choose

Free to wait tables and shine shoes

[Chorus 4]

C F

Everywhere grime in America

C G

Organized crime in America

Eb Bb

Terrible time in America

Ab G

You forget I'm in America

[Instrumental]

Ab Bb

G Bb

Ab Abm

[Verse 4]

I think I'll go back to San Juan

I know a boat you can get on (bye bye)

Everyone there will give big cheer

Everyone there will have moved here

[Instrumental]

C F

CLAP CLAP, CLAP CLAP, Oh oh oh

C G

CLAP CLAP CLAP, Oh oh oh

Eb Bb

CLAP CLAP CLAP, Oh oh oh

Ab G

[Chorus 5]

C F

I like to be in America

C G

Okay by me in America

Eb Bb

Life is all right in America

Ab G

If you're all white in America

About West Side Story - America Chords by Misc Musicals

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