On The Amazon Chords by Don Mclean

Tempo:
112 bpm
Chords used:

G

Am

Em

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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On The Amazon - Don McLean chords
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[Em] There's a [B] danger zone, [A] [Gbm] [E] not [Em] a [B] stranger's zone.
[Em] Then a [Am] little plot I walk [Dbm] on that I [C] call [B] my home.
[Em] Full of [B] eerie sights, [Am]
[G] [Em] weird and [B] scary sights.
[Em] Every [Am] vicious animal [G] that creeps and [Gb] crawls.
[Em]
[G]
[B] Ah, [F] [B]
[C] [Am]
the [Dm] prophylactics [C] prowl on the [Am] [Dm] Amazon.
The hypodermics [C] howl on the [Am] Amazon.
[Dm] You'll hear a scarab's scowl [D] and [A] sting.
[G] [Eb] Zodiacs on the wing, [C] all the [Am] stalactites.
And [Dm] vicious [G]
[Bb] vertebrae [C] hunt the [A] stalagmites.
While [Dm]
[G] laryngitis [Bb] slay [C] all the [Am] parasites
[Dm] That come from [Eb] Paraguay in the [C] spring
[G]
[F] Snarling equinox [Fm]
among the rocks
[C] We'll [Db] [Bb] [A] seize you
[D] And the Fahrenheit [Db]
comes out at night
[D] To freeze [G]
you
[C] While [Am] duodenum are [Dm] lurking in the [G] [Bb] trees
[C] And the [A] jungles swarm [Dm] with green [G] [Bb] [C] apostrophes
Oh, the [A] Amazon
[D] is [G] calling [C] [Db] me
[D] [G] On the Amazon, [Em] the [Am] Pax [D] bobiscum bite
[G] On the [Em] Amazon, [Am] the [D] Hepaglottis [G] fight
On the [Em] Amazon, [Am] the Hemispheres at [Bb] night all sleep
[G] Where the agnostics drink all the [Em] Hippodromes
That [Am] lie [D] concealed in mud [G] join the [Em] metronomes
[Am] That live in [D] swamp and flood, [G] then the [Em] Kodachromes
[A] Come out [Am] and drink their [Bb] blood, poor kinks
[D]
[C] While Velocipedes [Cm] and the weeds [G] will [Gb] [A] scare
[E]
[Am] And the menopause with hungry jaws [Gbm] [D] ensnares you
[G] Frenzied [Em] anomalies [Am] infest the hills [D] and slopes
[G] Everyone [Em] avoids [Am] the deadly
[D] stethoscopes
[G] Oh, the [Em] Amazon [Am] is
[D] calling
[G] Yes, the [Em] Amazon [Am] is [D] calling
[G] Oh, the [C] Amazon is
[D] calling [G] me
[Am] [D] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
Am
2311
Em
121
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Don Mclean - (Live/1973) On The Amazon chords, practice playing Em, Am, D, G, Em, A, Dm, G, Bb and C in sequence. Start with a comfortable 56 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 112. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[Em] _ _ There's a [B] danger zone, [A] _ [Gbm] _ [E] not [Em] a [B] stranger's zone.
_ [Em] Then a [Am] little plot I walk [Dbm] on that I [C] call [B] my home. _ _ _
[Em] Full of [B] eerie sights, [Am] _
[G] _ [Em] weird and [B] scary sights.
_ [Em] Every [Am] vicious animal [G] that creeps and _ [Gb] crawls.
[Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [B] Ah, _ _ _ [F] _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _
the [Dm] _ prophylactics [C] prowl on the _ [Am] [Dm] Amazon.
The _ hypodermics [C] howl on the [Am] Amazon.
_ [Dm] You'll hear a scarab's scowl [D] and [A] sting.
[G] _ _ [Eb] Zodiacs on the wing, [C] all the [Am] stalactites.
And [Dm] vicious [G]
[Bb] vertebrae [C] hunt the [A] stalagmites.
While [Dm] _
[G] laryngitis [Bb] slay [C] all the [Am] parasites
[Dm] That come from [Eb] Paraguay in the [C] spring
[G] _ _
_ _ _ [F] Snarling equinox [Fm]
among the rocks
[C] We'll [Db] _ [Bb] [A] seize you
_ [D] And the Fahrenheit [Db]
comes out at night
[D] To freeze [G] _
you
_ [C] While [Am] duodenum are [Dm] lurking in the [G] [Bb] trees
[C] And the [A] jungles swarm [Dm] with green [G] _ [Bb] [C] apostrophes
Oh, the [A] Amazon _
[D] is [G] calling [C] _ [Db] me _
[D] _ [G] On the Amazon, [Em] the [Am] Pax [D] bobiscum bite
[G] On the [Em] Amazon, _ [Am] the [D] Hepaglottis [G] fight
On the [Em] Amazon, [Am] the Hemispheres at [Bb] night all sleep
_ [G] Where the agnostics drink all the [Em] _ Hippodromes
That [Am] lie [D] concealed in mud [G] join the [Em] metronomes
[Am] That live in [D] swamp and flood, [G] then the [Em] Kodachromes
[A] Come out [Am] and drink their [Bb] blood, poor kinks
_ [D] _ _
[C] While _ _ Velocipedes [Cm] and the weeds [G] will [Gb] [A] scare
[E] _ _
_ [Am] And the menopause with hungry jaws [Gbm] _ [D] _ _ ensnares you
_ [G] Frenzied [Em] anomalies [Am] infest the hills [D] and slopes
[G] Everyone [Em] avoids [Am] the deadly _
[D] stethoscopes
[G] Oh, the [Em] Amazon [Am] is _
[D] calling
[G] Yes, the [Em] Amazon _ [Am] is [D] calling
[G] Oh, the [C] Amazon is _
[D] calling [G] me
[Am] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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