• Song:

    America

  • Artist:

    Marcy Playground

  • Album:

    Shapeshifter

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Artist: Marcy Playground
Song: America
Album: Shapeshifter
Standard Tuning
     G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)        DE----3--------------------------------| (xx0232@1)A----2----------3---------------------|
D----0----------2----------0----------|
G----0----------0----------2----------|
B----3----------1----------3----------|
e----3----------0----------2----------|

C chord hammer    D chord hammer
E--------------   E------------------|
A----3---------   A------------------|
D----2---0h2---   D----0-----0---0---|
G----0---------   G----2-----2---2---|
B----1---------   B----3-----3---3---|
e----0---------   e----2-h3--2---3---|

Intro: G
E-3----------3----------3----------3-------------|
A-----2----------2----------2----------2---------|
D-----0----------0----------0----------0---------|
G-----0----------0----------0----------0---------|
B-----3----------3----------3----------3---------|
e-----3----------3----------3----------3---------|
repeat pattern
GLucy (320003@1)came to the timberline
GClimbed (320003@1)up on to Rainier and
C (x32010@1)                       GLooked (320003@1)out over Washington
C (x32010@1)                                GSwore (320003@1)she could see the apple trees
               C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)         CAnd (x32010@1)she said "ooo ooo oh I never wanna leave
G (320003@1)  D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1)(with hammer on Cchord (x32010@1)- above)
Ooo ooo this place
C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)       G (320003@1)          COoo (x32010@1)ooo yes I always wanna be
G  C   D  (with hammer on D chord - above)
Right here"

Verse 2:
Peter came to the city and
Climbed up into Liberty and
Looked out over Manhattan
He swore he could see the beauty there
And he said " ooo ooo oh I never wanna leave
Ooo ooo this place
Ooo ooo yes I always wanna be
Right here"

Bridge:
C (x32010@1)      GFind (320003@1)a place
C (x32010@1)      GTo (320003@1)call home
C (x32010@1)   GAny (320003@1)place
C (x32010@1)      GTo (320003@1)call home

Solo:  (same as chorus)
  C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)          C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G    D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C   D (xx0232@1)        G (320003@1)         C (x32010@1)name="chord_320003@1">G  C (x32010@1)DRight (xx0232@1)here

Verse 3:
And so I came in the dead of night
Climbed up into the satellite and
Looked out over America
I swear I could see the buffalo
Ooo ooo oh and I never wanna leave
Ooo ooo this place
Ooo ooo yes I always wanna be
Right here, right here
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