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America
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 |||||| This looks like a barre Fm, only ==[Em]====
 ++++++ 1st fret the E, B, and e are played open. ||||||
 |||X|| ++++++ 1
 ++++++ 2nd Since I don't know what to call it, |XX|||
 |||||| I'll call it Fm, but remember, ++++++ 2
 ++++++ 3rd NO barre chord. ||||||
 |XX||| ++++++ 3
 The strumming goes something like this:
 D = Down ; d = Down, but just hit the bottom E ; ^ = up
  1 & 2 &  3 & 4 & 1 & 2  & 3 & 4 &
   ^  ^  ^  ^ ^  ^
  ** Mute the first 2 ups on the Fm.
 On the first  part of the journey
 I was looking at all the life.
 There were plants and birds and rocks and things,
 there was sand and hills and rings.
 The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
 and the sky, with no clouds.
 The heat was hot and the ground was dry
 but the air was full of sound.
 I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.
 It feels good to get out of the rain.
 In the desert, you can remember your name
 because there aint no one for to give you no pain.
 La laaa, laaa, la la la la
 La la la, laaa, laaa
 La laaa, laaa, la la la la
 La la la, laaa, laaa
 After two days in the desert sun
 my skin began to turn red.
 After three days in the desert fun
 I was looking at a river bed.
 And the story it told of a river that flowed
 made me sad to think it was dead.
 After nine days I let the horse run free
 because the desert had turned to sea.
 There were plants and birds and rocks and things
 there was sand and hills and rings.
 The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
 and a perfect disguise above.
 Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
 but the humans will give no love.
 La laaa, la, la la la la
 La la la, laaa, la
 etc.
Last verse: s-t-r-e-t-c-h 'above' ( ahhh-bove)
 Squeeze in 3 sylables into space of two : ...UnderTheCities...
 !v

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Readable chord sheet for 1 by America

||||||           This looks like a barre F
++++++ 1st fret  the E, B, and e are played open.         ||||||
|||X||                                                    ++++++ 1
++++++ 2nd       Since I don't know what to call it,      |XX|||
||||||           I'll call it F
++++++ 3rd       NO barre chord.                          ||||||
|XX|||                                                    ++++++ 3

The strumming goes something like this:

D = Down ;  d = Down, but just hit the bottom E ; ^ = up

   1 & 2 [Em]& 3 & 4 &     1 & 2[F#m] & 3 & 4 &
   [D]   [D]   [D] ^ [D] ^     [D] ^ [D] ^   ^ [D] ^

   ** Mute the first 2 ups on the F

On the [Em]first part of the [F#m]journey
I was looking at all the life.
There were plants and birds and rocks and things,
there was sand and hills and rings.

The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
and the sky, with no clouds.
The heat was hot and the ground was dry
but the air was full of sound.

I've been through the desert on a horse with no name.
It feels good to get out of the rain.
In the desert, you can remember your name
because there aint no one for to give you no pain.

La laaa, laaa, la la la la
La la la, laaa, laaa
La laaa, laaa, la la la la
La la la, laaa, laaa

After two days in the desert sun
my skin began to turn red.
After three days in the desert fun
I was looking at a river bed.
And the story it told of a river that flowed
made me sad to think it was dead.

After nine days I let the horse run free
because the desert had turned to sea.
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
there was sand and hills and rings.

The ocean is a desert with it's life underground
and a perfect disguise above.
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
but the humans will give no love.

La laaa, la, la la la la
La la la, laaa, la
etc.

Last verse:  s-t-r-e-t-c-h  'above' ( ahhh-bove)
Squeeze in 3 sylables into space of two : ...UnderTheCities...

!v

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