From: Harlan L Thompson AMERICA- Simon & Garfunkel C C/B Am C/G F C C/B Am C/G F Ooh ooh ooh a ooh a ooh, ooh ooh ooh a ooh a ooh C C/B Am C/G F Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together C C/B Am Am7 I've got some real-estate here in my bag Em7 A7 Em7 A7 So we bought a pack of cigarettes, and Mrs. Wagner pies Em7 D C G C C/B Am Am7/6 F And walked off to look for America C C/B Am C/G F Cathy I said as we boarded the Greyhound in Pittsburg C C/B Am Am7 Michigan seems like a dream to me now G It took me four days to hitch-hike from Saginaw Em7 D G D Cmaj7 C And I've come to look for America Bbmaj7 Bb C Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces Bbmaj7 C C/B Am C/G She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy F Fmaj7 C C/B Am C/G Am6 Fmaj7 I said be careful his bowtie is really a camera C C/B Am C/G F Toss me a cigarette I think there's one in my raincoat C C/B Am Am7 We smoked the last one an hour ago Em7 A7 Em7 A7 So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine Em7 D C G C C/B Am C/G F And the moon rose over an open field C C/B Am C/G F Cathy I'm lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping C C/B Am Am7 I'm empty and aching and I don't know why G Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike D G D Cmaj7 They've all come to look for America D G D Cmaj7 They've all come to look for America D G D Cmaj7 C They've all come to look for America C C/B Am C/G Dm F G G7 Do do do do-da-do, do do do do-da-do (repeat and fade) C/B: x 2 2 0 1 0 C/G: 3 3 2 0 1 0 Am7: x 0 2 0 1 0 Cmaj7: x 3 2 0 0 0 Em7: 0 2 2 0 3 0 Bbmaj7: 1 1 3 2 3 1 Fmaj7: x x 3 2 1 0 Am6: x 0 2 2 0 2 NOTE: At the end of each C C/B Am C/G F chord progression, there is a small but important extra note. While fingering the F chord (1 3 3 2 1 1), quickly hammer on and then pull off the sus note (1 3 3 3 1 1). Do this twice each time. Listen to the record to get a better idea of what I mean. (from Bookends, 1967) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) ***************************************************************************************** The above is solely MY INTERPRETATION of this great song, in a format aimed at learning guitarists. No attempt has been made to copy or reproduce the artist's or publisher's sheet music for the song, if such exists. It can be used for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. To play the song as it should be played, you should purchase the official sheetmusic for the song. You should also purchase and listen to the song to learn the rhythm and timing of the song - this is essential if you wish to play the song with any degree of accuracy *****************************************************************************************