Artist: Marcy Playground
Song: America
Album: Shapeshifter
Standard Tuning
G C D
E----3--------------------------------|
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
G
Lucy came to the timberline
G
Climbed up on to Rainier and
C G
Looked out over Washington
C G
Swore she could see the apple trees
C D G C
And she said "ooo ooo oh I never wanna leave
G D C (with hammer on C chord - above)
Ooo ooo this place
C D G C
Ooo 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 G
Find a place
C G
To call home
C G
Any place
C G
To call home
Solo: (same as chorus)
C D G C
G D C
C D G C
G C D
Right 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
