• Song:

    America

  • Artist:

    Tracy Chapman

C#m: 446654
A:   002220 o 577655      
E:   022100 o 779997      
B:   224442 o 799877      




You were lost and got lucky
Came upon the shore
Found you were conquering America
You spoke of peace
But waged a war
While you were conquering America


C#m (x13321@4)   A (x02220@1)   E (022100@1)   B (x2444x@1)[x2]


           C#mThere (x13321@4)was land to take
     AAnd (x02220@1)people to kill
  E (022100@1)                       BWhile (x2444x@1)you were conquering America
     C#mYou (x13321@4)served yourself
ADid (x02220@1)God's will
  E (022100@1)                       BWhile (x2444x@1)you were conquering America


C#m (x13321@4)   A (x02220@1)   E (022100@1)   B (x2444x@1)
      C#mThe (x13321@4)ghost of Columbus
AHaunts (x02220@1)this world
        E (022100@1)                      B'Cause (x2444x@1)you're still conquering America
     C#mThe (x13321@4)meek won't survive
      AOr (x02220@1)inherit the earth
        E (022100@1)                      B'Cause (x2444x@1)you're still conquering America


C#m (x13321@4)    A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)      B(Uh!) (x2444x@1)  America,    (uh!)   America,
C#m (x13321@4)    A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)      B(Uh!) (x2444x@1)  America,    (uh!)


     C#mYou (x13321@4)found bodies to serve
    ASubmit (x02220@1)and degrade
  E (022100@1)                       BWhile (x2444x@1)you were conquering America
         C#mMade (x13321@4)us soldiers and junkies
  APrisoners (x02220@1)and slaves
  E (022100@1)                       BWhile (x2444x@1)you were conquering America


Chorus...


     C#mYou (x13321@4)hands are at my throat
    AMy (x02220@1)back's against the wall
         E (022100@1)                      BBecause (x2444x@1)you're still conquering America
       C#mWe're (x13321@4)sick and tired
AHungry (x02220@1)and poor
        E (022100@1)                      B'Cause (x2444x@1)you're still conquering America


C#m (x13321@4)   A (x02220@1)   E (022100@1)   B (x2444x@1)[x2]


     C#mYou (x13321@4)bomb the very ground
      AThat (x02220@1)feeds your own babies
E (022100@1)                      BYou're (x2444x@1)still conquering America
      C#mYour (x13321@4)sons and your daughters
     AMay (x02220@1)never sing your praises
  E (022100@1)                     BWhile (x2444x@1)you're conquering America

Chorus...


C#mI (x13321@4)see you eyes
        ASeek (x02220@1)a distant shore
  E (022100@1)                       BWhile (x2444x@1)you're conquering America
        C#mTaking (x13321@4)rockets to the moon
           ATrying (x02220@1)to find a new world
     E (022100@1)                      BAnd (x2444x@1)you're still conquering America

Chorus...


      C#mThe (x13321@4)ghost of Columbus
AHaunts (x02220@1)this world
        E (022100@1)                      B'Cause (x2444x@1)you're still conquering America
C#m (x13321@4)                    AYou're (x02220@1)still conquering America
E (022100@1)                      BYou're (x2444x@1)still conquering America


C#m (x13321@4)   A (x02220@1)   E (022100@1)   B (x2444x@1)
Uh!

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