Chords for First Aid Kit - America (Live at Polar Music Prize)
Tempo:
149 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[E] [D]
[A]
[F#m] [A] Let
[E] [D]
[A] us [F#m] be lovers, [A] we'll marry [E] our [D] fortunes together.
[A]
I've got some real [F#m] estate here in my pa -
[C#m]
And [F#]
[C#m]
Mrs.
Wagner [F#]
pies.
And [B] we [A] walked off [E] to look [A] for a [E] man.
[F#m]
[D]
[A]
Kathy, I [F#m] said, [A] as we boarded a [E] [D] Greyhound to Pittsburgh.
[A]
Michigan seems like [F#m] a dream to me now.
[E] It took me four days to hitchhike from [B] Saginaw.
And [E] I've come [B] to look [A] for America.
[D]
Laughing on the bus, [A] playing games with her faces.
[D] She said the man in the gabardine [A] suit was a spy.
[D]
I said, be careful, this bow tie is really [A] a camera.
[E] [D]
[A]
[F#m] Tossed me a cigarette, [A] and I [E] think there's one [D]
at home.
[A] We smoked the last one [F#m] an hour ago
[C#m]
[F#] at the salon.
She [C#m] read her [F#] magazine.
[B] And the [A] moon [E] rose over [A] and over [F#m] the field.
[D]
[A]
Kathy, [F#m] I'm lost, [A] I said, [E] though I knew [D] she'd be there.
[A] I'm not seeing anything, [F#m] and I don't know.
[E] Counting the cars on the New Jersey turnpike [B] we drove.
[E] [B] To look [A] for America.
[B]
[E] [B]
[A]
[B]
[E] [B] [A]
[B] [E]
[B] [A]
[E] [D]
[A] Ooooo.
[E]
[D]
[Em] [A]
[N]
[A]
[E] [D]
[A]
[F#m] [A] Let
[E] [D]
[A] us [F#m] be lovers, [A] we'll marry [E] our [D] fortunes together.
[A]
I've got some real [F#m] estate here in my pa -
[C#m]
And [F#]
[C#m]
Mrs.
Wagner [F#]
pies.
And [B] we [A] walked off [E] to look [A] for a [E] man.
[F#m]
[D]
[A]
Kathy, I [F#m] said, [A] as we boarded a [E] [D] Greyhound to Pittsburgh.
[A]
Michigan seems like [F#m] a dream to me now.
[E] It took me four days to hitchhike from [B] Saginaw.
And [E] I've come [B] to look [A] for America.
[D]
Laughing on the bus, [A] playing games with her faces.
[D] She said the man in the gabardine [A] suit was a spy.
[D]
I said, be careful, this bow tie is really [A] a camera.
[E] [D]
[A]
[F#m] Tossed me a cigarette, [A] and I [E] think there's one [D]
at home.
[A] We smoked the last one [F#m] an hour ago
[C#m]
[F#] at the salon.
She [C#m] read her [F#] magazine.
[B] And the [A] moon [E] rose over [A] and over [F#m] the field.
[D]
[A]
Kathy, [F#m] I'm lost, [A] I said, [E] though I knew [D] she'd be there.
[A] I'm not seeing anything, [F#m] and I don't know.
[E] Counting the cars on the New Jersey turnpike [B] we drove.
[E] [B] To look [A] for America.
[B]
[E] [B]
[A]
[B]
[E] [B] [A]
[B] [E]
[B] [A]
[E] [D]
[A] Ooooo.
[E]
[D]
[Em] [A]
[N]
[A]
Key:
A
E
D
F#m
B
A
E
D
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] Let _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ us [F#m] be lovers, [A] we'll marry [E] our [D] fortunes together. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ I've got some real [F#m] estate here in my pa _ _ _ -
_ [C#m] _
And _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m]
Mrs.
_ _ Wagner [F#] _
pies.
_ And [B] we _ [A] walked off [E] to look [A] for a _ _ [E] man.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Kathy, I [F#m] said, [A] as we boarded a [E] _ [D] Greyhound to Pittsburgh. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Michigan seems like [F#m] a dream to me now. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] It took me four days to hitchhike from _ [B] Saginaw.
And [E] I've come [B] to look [A] for _ America. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Laughing on the _ bus, [A] playing games with her faces. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] She said the man in the _ gabardine [A] suit was a spy.
_ _ _ [D]
I said, be careful, this bow tie is really [A] a camera.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#m] Tossed me a cigarette, [A] and I [E] think there's one _ [D] _
at home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] We smoked the last one [F#m] an hour _ ago _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] at the salon. _
She _ [C#m] read her _ _ [F#] magazine. _ _
_ [B] And the _ [A] moon _ [E] rose over [A] and _ _ _ over [F#m] the field.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Kathy, [F#m] I'm lost, [A] I said, [E] though I knew [D] she'd be there. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] I'm not seeing anything, [F#m] and I don't know. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Counting the cars on the New Jersey turnpike [B] we drove.
[E] _ _ [B] To look [A] for America. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
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[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Ooooo. _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [A] Let _
[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ us [F#m] be lovers, [A] we'll marry [E] our [D] fortunes together. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ I've got some real [F#m] estate here in my pa _ _ _ -
_ [C#m] _
And _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m]
Mrs.
_ _ Wagner [F#] _
pies.
_ And [B] we _ [A] walked off [E] to look [A] for a _ _ [E] man.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
Kathy, I [F#m] said, [A] as we boarded a [E] _ [D] Greyhound to Pittsburgh. _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
Michigan seems like [F#m] a dream to me now. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] It took me four days to hitchhike from _ [B] Saginaw.
And [E] I've come [B] to look [A] for _ America. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ Laughing on the _ bus, [A] playing games with her faces. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] She said the man in the _ gabardine [A] suit was a spy.
_ _ _ [D]
I said, be careful, this bow tie is really [A] a camera.
[E] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[F#m] Tossed me a cigarette, [A] and I [E] think there's one _ [D] _
at home. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] We smoked the last one [F#m] an hour _ ago _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] at the salon. _
She _ [C#m] read her _ _ [F#] magazine. _ _
_ [B] And the _ [A] moon _ [E] rose over [A] and _ _ _ over [F#m] the field.
_ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _
Kathy, [F#m] I'm lost, [A] I said, [E] though I knew [D] she'd be there. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] I'm not seeing anything, [F#m] and I don't know. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ Counting the cars on the New Jersey turnpike [B] we drove.
[E] _ _ [B] To look [A] for America. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
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[E] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ Ooooo. _
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