America — Simon & Garfunkel

Chords and lyrics for America by Simon & Garfunkel (key of C).

Intro

[C] [C/B] [Am] [C/G] [F]
[C] [C/B] [Am] [C/G] [F]

Verse 1

[C]Let us be [C/B]lovers, we'll [Am]marry our [C/G]fortunes [F]together
[C]I've got some [C/B]real-estate [Am]here in my [Am7]bag
[Em7]So we bought a pack of [A7]cigarettes, and Mrs. Wagner [Em7]pies
[A7]And walked [D]off to [C]look for [G]America

Verse 2

[C]Cathy I [C/B]said as we [Am]boarded the [C/G]Greyhound in [F]Pittsburgh
[C]Michigan seems [C/B]like a [Am]dream to me [Am7]now
[G]It took me four days to hitch-hike from Saginaw
[Em7]And I've [D]come to [G]look for [D]America

Chorus

[Cmaj7]Laughing on the bus, playing games with the [D]faces
[Cmaj7]She said the man in the gabardine suit was a [D]spy
[G]I said be [F]careful his [Em]bowtie is [A]really a [D]camera

Verse 3

[C]Toss me a [C/B]cigarette I [Am]think there's one in my [C/G]raincoat
[F]
[C]We smoked the [C/B]last one an [Am]hour [Am7]ago
[Em7]So I looked at the [A7]scenery, and she read her [Em7]magazine
[A7]And the [D]moon rose [C]over an [G]open [C]field

Verse 4

[C]Cathy I'm [C/B]lost, I said, [Am]though I knew she was [C/G]sleeping
[F]
[C]I'm empty and [C/B]aching and I [Am]don't know [Am7]why
[G]Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
[D]They've all come to [G]look for [D]America

Outro

[D]They've all come to [G]look for [D]America
[Cmaj7]
[D]They've all come to [G]look for [D]America
[Cmaj7]
[C] [C/B] [Am] [C/G] [Dm] [F] [G] [G7]