America
Emerson & Lake & PalmerVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
New World Quote No 1)
Chords:
Notes: CDEb DCC
Chords:
Notes: CDEb F G EbDC DCBb EbDC DCBb C
Song Intro (straight 4)
Chords: | | | | | x 2
I like to be in America! O.K. by me in America!
Ev'rything free in America For a small fee in America!
I like the shores of America! Comfort is yours in America!
Knobs on the doors in America, Wall-to-wall floors in America!
(Changed Tune)
Automobile in America, Chromium steel in America,
Wire-spoke wheel in America, Very big deal in America!
Second Quote from the New World
Chords:
Notes: CDEb BbGBb CDEb BbGBb CDEb BbAbG F Eb D
Chords:
Notes:
Chords:
Notes: CDEb BbGBb CDEb BbGBb CDEb BbAbG F Eb D
Chords:
Notes: GAbBbAbGF GAbBbAbGF AbBbCBbAbG BbCDCBbAb C
Over | |
1&&, 2&&, 3&, 4) | G | G | Ab | Ab | Bb | Bb | C |
Back to Verse
An interesting fact is that The Nices Version released in the UK during 1968 (at
the height of protests against the Vietnam War) was considered an instrumental
protest song with the US Flag being burned at live performances. Even though the
Nice had Davy OList as their Guitarist, he was sacked, allegedly for
inconsistency. Although Greg Lake did play Guitar with ELP, it was rumoured that
Emerson would have only tolerated Jimi Hendrix as his Guitarist. Well after
trying to amplify his piano to compete with incompetent Guitarists when he first
started, it is an understandable sentiment.
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Readable chord sheet for America by Emerson & Lake & Palmer
New World Quote No 1) Chords: [Cm] [Bb] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm] Notes: CDEb DCC [C] [Bb] [G] [Bb] [C] Chords: [Cm] [Bb] [Cm] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [C] Notes: CDEb F G EbDC DCBb EbDC DCBb C Song Intro (straight 4) Chords: | [C] [C] [F] [F] | [C] [C] [G] [G] | [Eb] [Eb] [Bb] [Bb] | [Ab] [Ab] [G] [G] | x 2 [C]I like to be in [F]America! [C]O.K. by me in [G]America! [Eb]Ev'rything free in [Bb]America [Ab]For a small fee in[G] America! [C]I like the shores of [F]America! [C]Comfort is yours in [G]America! [Eb]Knobs on the doors in [Bb]America, [Ab]Wall-to-wall floors in [G]America! (Changed Tune) [F]Automobile in [Bb]America, [Eb]Chromium steel in [Ab]America, [C#]Wire-spoke wheel in [F#]America, [F#]Very big deal in [G]America! Second Quote from the New World Chords: [Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Eb] Notes: CDEb BbGBb CDEb BbGBb CDEb BbAbG F Eb D Chords: [Cm] Notes: [C] [D] [Eb] [C] [D] [Eb] [C] [Eb] [G] [C] [G] [Eb] Chords: [Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Eb] Notes: CDEb BbGBb CDEb BbGBb CDEb BbAbG F Eb D Chords: [G] [G] [Ab] [Bb] [C] Notes: GAbBbAbGF GAbBbAbGF AbBbCBbAbG BbCDCBbAb C Over | [C] [C] [Gm] [Gm] | 1&&, 2&&, 3&, 4) | G | G | Ab | Ab | Bb | Bb | C | Back to Verse An interesting fact is that The Nices Version released in the UK during 1968 (at the height of protests against the Vietnam War) was considered an instrumental protest song with the US Flag being burned at live performances. Even though the Nice had Davy OList as their Guitarist, he was sacked, allegedly for inconsistency. Although Greg Lake did play Guitar with ELP, it was rumoured that Emerson would have only tolerated Jimi Hendrix as his Guitarist. Well after trying to amplify his piano to compete with incompetent Guitarists when he first started, it is an understandable sentiment.