America For Me Chords by Roger Mcguinn #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # From RICKL1@IX.NETCOM.COM Sun May 4 11:30:38 1997 Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 23:36:04 GMT From: RICKL1@IX.NETCOM.COM To: guitar@olga.net Subject: America For Me Roger McGuinn Chords/Words Roger McGuinn America For Me Henry Van Dyke/Roger McGuinn A Bm E A C#m F#m It's fine to see the old world and travel up and down D E A Among the famous palaces and cities of renown Bm E A C#m F#m To admire crumbling castles and the statues of the kings D E A But now I think I've had enough of antiquated things Bm E A C#m F#m So it's home home again America for me D E A My heart is turning home again it's where I want to be Bm E A C#m F#m In the land of youth and freedom beyond the ocean wide D E A Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag full of stars Bm E A C#m F#m Oh London is a man's town there's power in the air D E A And Paris is a woman's town with flowers in her hair Bm E A C#m F#m And it's sweet to dream in Venice it's great to study Rome D E A But when it comes to living there's no place like home Bm E A C#m F#m^? So it's home home again America for me D E A My heart is turning home again it's where I want to be Bm E A C#m F#m In the land of youth and freedom beyond the ocean wide D E A Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag full of stars Bm E A C#m F#m I know Europe's wonderful yet something seems to lack D E A The past is too much with her and the people looking back Bm E A C#m F#m Oh the glory of the present is to make the future free D E A We love our land for what she is and what she is to be Bm E A C#m F#m So it's home home again America for me D E A My heart is turning home again it's where I want to be Bm E A C#m F#m In the land of youth and freedom beyond the oceans green D E A Where the air is full of sunlight and the flag full of stars Unreleased song performed in the early 80's
