American Tune
1973
Paul Simon
A7AdimAmCDD7E7FGG#dim10 chords used in this song
| C | F | C | G | C | G | E7 |
| CMany's the | Ftime | CI've | Gbeen | Cmis | Gta | E7ken |
| Am | E7 | Am |
| And | Ammany | E7times con | Amfused |
| C | F | C | G | C | G | C |
| CYes, and | Fof | Cten | Gfelt | Cfor | Gsa | Cken |
| E7 | Am | E7 | Am | C |
| E7And | Amcertain | E7ly mis | Amused | C |
| F | G | F | C |
| Oh, but I'm | Fal | Gright, I'm | Fal | Cright |
| F | C | G | G#dim | Am | A7 |
| I'm just | Fweary | C | Gto | G#dimmy | Ambones | A7 |
| D7 | G |
| D7Still, you | Gdon't expect to be |
| C | G | D | G |
| CBright | Gand | Dbon vi | Gvant |
| C | F | G | E7 |
| CSo | Ffar a | Gway from | E7home |
| F | C | G | C |
| FSo | Cfar a | Gway from | Chome |
| C | F | C | G | C | G | E7 |
| CI don't know a | Fsoul | Cwho's | Gnot | Cbeen | Gbat | E7tered |
| Am | E7 | Am |
| I don't have a | Amfriend who | E7feels at | Amease |
| C | F | C | G | C | G | C |
| CI don't know a | Fdream | Cthat's | Gnot | Cbeen | Gshat | Ctered |
| E7 | Am | E7 | Am | C |
| E7Or | Amdriven | E7to its | Amknees | C |
| F | G | F | C |
| Oh, but its | Fal | Gright, its | Fal | Cright |
| F | C | G | G#dim | Am | A7 |
| For we | Flived | Cso | Gwell | G#dimso | Amlong | A7 |
| D7 | G |
| D7Still, | Gwhen I think of the |
| C | G | D | G |
| Croad | Gwe're | Dtraveling | Gon |
| C | F | C | G | E7 | Am |
| CI | Fwon | Cder | Gwhat's gone | E7wrong | Am |
| F | C | G | C |
| FI can't help it, I | Cwonder | Gwhat's gone | Cwrong |
| C |
| CAnd I dreamed I was dying |
| G | Am |
| I dreamed that my | Gsoul rose unex | Ampectedly |
| Adim | G |
| AdimAnd looking back | Gdown at me |
| F | C | G |
| F Smiled reas | Csuring | Gly |
| C |
| And I dreamed I was | Cflying |
| G | Am |
| And high up a | Gbove my eyes could | Amclearly see |
| Adim | G |
| AdimThe Statue of | GLiberty |
| F | C | G |
| FSailing a | Cway to | Gsea |
| C |
| And I dreamed I was | Cflying |
| C | F | C | G | C | G |
| CWe come on the | Fship | Cthey | Gcall the | CMay | Gflower |
| E7 | Am | E7 | Am |
| E7We come on the | Amship that | E7sailed the | Ammoon |
| C | F | C | G | C | G | C |
| CWe come in the | Fa | Cge's | Gmost | Cun | Gcertain | Chours |
| E7 | Am | E7 | Am | C |
| E7and | Amsing an A | E7merican | Amtune | C |
| F | G | F | C |
| Oh, and its | Fal | Gright, its | Fal | Cright |
| F | C | G | Am | A7 |
| You can't | Fbe | Cfor | Gever | Amblessed | A7 |
| D7 | G | C | G | D | G |
| D7Still, to | Gmorrow's going to be a | Cno | Gther | Dworking | Gday |
| C | F | C | G | E7 | Am |
| CAnd I'm | Ftrying | Cto | Gget some | E7rest | Am |
| F | C | G | C | F | C | G | C |
| That's | Fall I'm | Ctrying to | Gget some | Crest | F | C | G | C |
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