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America, The Beautiful (Guitar Chords)

Guitar Chords


A (x02220)
A7 (x02020)
E (022100)
E7 (020100)
B7 (x21202)
D (xx0232)

Strumming Pattern

  • I like to finger pick the bass note and then an arbitrary sequence until the chord change.
  • You can also simplify but just doing a single down-strum on each chord change.

Lyrics


AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL (v.1)

    A                      E
O beautiful for spacious skies,
                                      A    E
For amber waves of grain,
         A                             E
For purple mountain majesties
B7                            E       E7
Above the fruited plain!

A                E
America! America!
                                      A     A7
God shed His grace on thee,
              D                               A
And crown thy good with brotherhood
           B7           E       A
From sea to shining sea!

Version 2 (if that is too high/low for you, try this key:)


G (320003)
D (x00232)
C9 (002010)
D7 (x00212)
A7 (002020)
C (032010)


G                    D7
O beautiful for patriot dream
      C9                   G       D
that sees beyond the years,
 D7  G             D
Thine alabaster cities gleam
     A7                     D     D7
undimmed by human tears.
     G           D7
America, America!
       G                               G7
God shed His grace on thee.
          C                            G
And crown thy good with brotherhood
         C        D7     G
from sea to shining sea.


MORE VERSES:

O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassion'd stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness.

America! America!
God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law.

O beautiful for heroes prov'd
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life.

America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness,
And ev'ry gain divine.

Comments

  1. HeatherSat Jul 05, 06:18:00 PM MDT

    I really need to dust off my guitar. I'd love to write another song. Thanks for inspiring us all brudduh... peace

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