Simon & Garfunkel

^C Let us be ^Cmaj7 lovers, we'll ^Am marry our ^C fortunes to ^F gether
^C I've got some ^Cmaj7 real-estate ^Am here in my bag
^Em So we bought a pack of ^A cigaretts, and ^Em Mrs. Wagner ^A pies
And ^G walked ^C off to ^G look ^A for ^B A ^C me ^B ri ^Am ca
^C Cathy I ^B said as we ^Am boarded the ^G Greyhound in ^F Pittsburg
^C Michigan ^Cmaj7 seems like a ^Am dream to me now
^G It took me four days to hitch-hike from Saganaw
^D I've ^G gone to ^D look for A ^Cmaj7 merica
^Cmaj7 Laughing on the bus, playing ^D games with the faces
^Cmaj7 She said the man in the gaberdine suit was a ^D spy
^G I said be ^F# careful his ^Em bowtie is ^A really a ^D camera ^Fmaj7
C Toss me a ^Cmaj7 cigarette ^Am I think there's ^G one in my ^F raincoat
^C We smoked the l ^Cmaj7 ast one an ^Am hour ago
^G So I looked at the ^A scenery, ^Em and she read her maga ^A zine
An the ^G moon ^C rose ^G ov ^A er ^B an ^CB ope ^Am n field
^C Cathy I'm ^Cmaj7 lost, I ^Am said, though I ^G knew she was ^F sleeping
I'm ^C empty and ^Cmaj7 aching and ^Am I don't know why
^G Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
They've ^D all ^G gone to ^D look for ^Cmaj7 America
They've ^D all ^G gone to ^D look for ^Cmaj7 America
They've ^D all ^G gone to ^D look for ^Cmaj7 America
From: Harlan L Thompson
AMERICA- Simon & Garfunkel
^C Ooh o ^Cmaj7 oh o ^Am oh ^C/G a o ^F oh a ooh, ^C ooh ^Cmaj7 ooh ^Am ooh ^C/G a ^F ooh a ooh
^C Let us be ^C/B lovers, we'll m ^Am arry our f ^C/G ortunes tog ^F ether
^C I've got some ^C/B real-estate h ^Am ere in my bag ^Am7
Em7 So we bought a pack of c ^A7 igarettes, and M ^Em7 rs. Wagner pi ^A7 es
^Em7 And wa ^D lked o ^C ff to l ^G ook for A ^C mer ^C/B ica ^{Am Am7/6 F
C} Cathy I ^C/B said as we b ^Am oarded the G ^C/G reyhound in Pit ^F tsburg
^C Michigan ^C/B seems like a dr ^Am eam to me now ^Am7
G It took me four days to hitch-hike from Saginaw
^Em7 And I' ^D ve co ^G me to lo ^D ok for Ame ^Cmaj7 rica ^C
Bbmaj7 Laughing on the b ^Bb us, playing gam ^C es with the faces
^Bbmaj7 She said the man in the gabardine suit was ^C a ^C/B spy ^{Am C/G
F} I said be careful his b ^Fmaj7 owtie is really a ca ^C me ^C/B ra ^{Am C/G Am6 Fmaj7
C} Toss me a ^C/B cigarette I ^Am think there's on ^C/G e in my rain ^F coat
^C We smoked the l ^C/B ast one an ho ^Am ur ago ^Am7
Em7 So I looked at the sc ^A7 enery, ^Em7 she read her mag ^A7 azine
^Em7 And the mo ^D on r ^C ose ^G over an op ^C en ^C/B field ^{Am C/G F
C} Cathy I'm ^C/B lost, I sa ^Am id, though I kn ^C/G ew she was slee ^F ping
I'm ^C empty and a ^C/B ching and I d ^Am on't know why ^Am7
G Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
They've ^D all ^G come to ^D look for ^Cmaj7 America
They've ^D all ^G come to ^D look for ^Cmaj7 America
They've ^D all ^G come to ^D look for ^Cmaj7 America ^C
C Do d ^C/B o do d ^Am o-da ^C/G -do, ^Dm do d ^F o ^G do ^G7 do-da-do (repeat and fade)
C/B: x 2 2 0 1 0 C/G: 3 3 2 0 1 0
Am7: x 0 2 0 1 0 Cmaj7: x 3 2 0 0 0
Em7: 0 2 2 0 3 0 Bbmaj7: 1 1 3 2 3 1
Fmaj7: x x 3 2 1 0 Am6: x 0 2 2 0 2
NOTE: At the end of each C C/B Am C/G F chord progression, there
is a small but important extra note. While fingering the F chord
(1 3 3 2 1 1), quickly hammer on and then pull off the sus note
(1 3 3 3 1 1). Do this twice each time. Listen to the record to
get a better idea of what I mean.
(from Bookends, 1967)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)