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Simon & Garfunkel - America Guitar tabulature






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America
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Words and music by Paul Simon
As peformed by Simon and Garfunkel on the album Bookends

Tabbed and transcribed by Rich Kent (r.p.kent@dur.ac.uk)
Check out the Simon and Garfunkel homepage on http://www.dur.ac.uk/~d213ga=


Play the F's with your thumb hooked over the neck for the bass note...

Intro (play twice, 1st time with fill 1, 2nd time w fill 2)
-----
Capo III

   C             Cmaj9         Am7           C (G bass)
3/4, . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .
||-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
||-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|
||-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
||-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
||-3-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------|
||-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
   Mmm           mmm           mmm           mmm    mmm

  F                           (with fills)
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1---1-1-1---|
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1h3-1-1-1---|
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-2h3-2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---|
|-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3---|-3---3-3-3---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|
  Mmmmmm

1st time with fill 1
2nd time with fill 2

Verse 1
----- -
  C             Cmaj9         Am7           C (G bass)
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
|-3-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
  Let us be     lovers we'll  marry our     fortunes

  F
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1---1-1-1---|
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1h3-1-1-1---|
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-2h3-2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---|
|-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3---|-3---3-3-3---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|
  together

  C             Cmaj9         Am
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
|-3-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
  I've got some real estate   here in my    bag

  Am                          Em7
  (with Fill 3)
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
                                    So we   bought a pack of

  A7                          Em7
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|-0-----------|
  cigarettes              and Mrs           Wagner

  A7                          D             C
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----3-3-3-3-|-----1-1-1-1-|
|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-0-----------|-----2-2-2-2-|
|-0-----------|-0-----------|-------------|-3-----------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
  pies                    and walked        off       to

  G             C             Cmaj9         Am7           C/G (w fill 4)
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .
|-------------|-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-0---1---3---|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|
|-------------|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----0-0-0-0-|
|-------------|-----2-2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-0-|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|
|-----0---2---|-3-----------|-2-----------|-0-----------|-------------|
|-3-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-3-----------|
  look for America

  F
  , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .   , . , . , .
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1---1-1-1---|
|-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1h3-1-1-1---|
|-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-2h3-2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---|
|-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3---|-3---3-3-3---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------|

Verse 2 (play as verse 1)
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"Kathy," I said, as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh
"Michigan seems like a dream to me now."


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