Amelia Chords by Herbie Hancock, Luciana Souza

Tempo:
101.35 bpm
Chords used:

F

G

C

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Amelia chords
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[C] [F]
[Bb] [A] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[F]
[D] [C] I [F]
[F] [G] was driving across the burning desert [Cm] When [Bb] I spotted [Gm] six jet planes
[Am] Leaving six [B] wet paper [Bm] trails [G] Across [C] the bleak terrain
[G] It was the hexagram of [C] the [E] heavens [Bm] The [G] strings of my [A] [Am] guitar
[F] Oh Amelia, it [Eb] was just a false [F] [D] alarm
[Em] [Am] [F]
[C] [D] The
[F]
[G] drone [Em] [G] of flying [Bb] angels Is [Eb] a song so [Bb] wild and blue
[A] It scrambles [Bm] time and season If [G] it [C] gets through to you
Then [G]
[C] your life [G] becomes [Em] a travelogue Of [A] picture-post [Em]
cartoons
[G] [C] Amelia, [F] it was just a false [G] alarm
[F] [Dm] [Em]
[F] [C]
[Em] [F]
[G] People [C] tell you where they've [Am] gone [Gm] They'll tell you [C] where to go
But till you get [B] there yourself [Bm] You'll [G] never really know
[C] [G] Where some have found their paradise [B] Others
[A] just come [Bm] to [Am] harm
[F] Oh Amelia, it was just a false alarm
[D] [Em] [C] [F]
[Bb] [Dm] [F]
[Dm] [F] [G]
I wish that he was here tonight [Bb] It's so hard to obey [F] his sad [Am] request of me
[B] [G]
To kindly stay away
So this is [Em] how I hide my [G] hair As the road leads [A] cursed and charmed
[G] I [F] tell Amelia, it was just a false alarm
[C] [D]
[F]
[A] A ghost of [G] aviation [C]
[Bb] She was [Eb] followed by [Bb] the sky
Or [A] by the sea, [Bm] like me [G] She had a [C] dream to fly
Like a chorus [Em] ascending [Bm] On [B] beautiful [A] foolish [E] hearts
Oh [Em] [Gm] Amelia, it was just a false [F] alarm
[D] [C]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[Dm] [G]
Maybe I've never really loved [Bb] I guess that is the truth
[Am] I've spent my whole life in [B] clouds At icy [G] altitudes
[C] [G] And [C] looking down [E] on everything [Em] [Bm] I crashed [A] into his [Am] arms
[G]
Oh [C] Amelia, [F]
[Bb] it was just a [C] false alarm
[D] [C] [F]
I [C] [Dm] [D]
[F] [D]
[G] pulled into the Cactus [G] Tree [Bb] Motel To shower off the dust
And [Am] I slept on strange [G] pillows Of my [C] wanderlust
I [G]
dreamed [E] [Em] of [Bm] 747s Over [A] geometric [B] palms
[F] Dreams, Amelia, dreams and false alarms [D] [F] False alarms
False [A] [D]
[F] [C] [F]
[Dm] [Em] [F]
[A] alarms
[Dm]
False
[C] [F]
[D] [Gm] [F]
alarms
[D] [E]
[G] False alarms
[F]
Key:  
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Em
121
A
1231
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Herbie Hancock, Luciana Souza - Amelia chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bb, C, F, G, Em, G, C, Dm, C, G and Gm of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 53 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 107. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Major.

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_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [C] I _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [G] was driving across the burning desert _ [Cm] When [Bb] I spotted [Gm] six jet planes
[Am] Leaving six [B] wet paper [Bm] trails _ [G] Across [C] the bleak terrain
_ [G] It was the hexagram of [C] the [E] heavens _ [Bm] The _ [G] strings of my [A] _ [Am] guitar _ _
_ [F] Oh Amelia, _ _ it [Eb] was just a false [F] [D] alarm _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ The _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ drone [Em] [G] of flying [Bb] angels Is [Eb] a song so [Bb] wild and blue
[A] It scrambles _ [Bm] time and season If [G] it [C] gets through to you
Then [G] _
[C] your life [G] becomes [Em] a _ travelogue Of _ _ _ [A] picture-post [Em] _
cartoons
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] Amelia, _ [F] _ _ it was just a false [G] alarm
_ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ People [C] tell you where they've [Am] gone [Gm] They'll tell you [C] where to go
But till you get [B] there yourself [Bm] _ You'll [G] never really know
_ _ [C] _ [G] Where some have found their paradise _ [B] _ Others _
[A] just come [Bm] to [Am] harm _ _
[F] Oh Amelia, _ _ _ it was just a false alarm _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _
I wish that he was here tonight _ [Bb] It's so hard to obey [F] his sad [Am] request of me
[B] _ _ _ _ [G]
To kindly stay away _ _
So this is [Em] how I hide my [G] hair As the road leads [A] cursed and _ charmed
[G] I [F] tell Amelia, _ _ it was just a false alarm _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] A _ ghost of [G] aviation [C] _
[Bb] She was [Eb] followed by [Bb] the sky
Or [A] by the sea, [Bm] like me _ [G] She had a [C] dream to fly _ _
Like a chorus [Em] _ ascending _ [Bm] On [B] beautiful _ [A] foolish [E] hearts
Oh [Em] _ _ [Gm] Amelia, _ _ _ it was just a false [F] alarm
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
Maybe I've never really loved [Bb] I _ guess that is the truth
[Am] I've spent my whole life in [B] clouds At icy [G] _ altitudes
_ [C] _ _ [G] And [C] looking _ down [E] on everything [Em] _ _ [Bm] I crashed [A] into his [Am] arms
_ _ _ _ [G]
Oh [C] _ Amelia, _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] it was just a [C] false alarm _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
I [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] pulled into the Cactus [G] Tree [Bb] Motel To shower off the dust
And [Am] I slept on strange [G] pillows _ _ Of my _ [C] _ wanderlust
I [G]
dreamed [E] _ [Em] of _ _ [Bm] 747s Over [A] geometric [B] palms _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Dreams, Amelia, _ _ _ _ _ dreams and false alarms _ [D] _ _ [F] False alarms
_ _ _ False [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [A] alarms
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ False _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F]
alarms
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[G] False alarms _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of River: The Joni Letters album.

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