• Song:

    America

  • Artist:

    Marcy Playground

  • Album:

    Shapeshifter

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
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