Chords for Waylon Jennings - America (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
Tempo:
76.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [A]
[D] Son of Sid, thou through history flashed, it's a mystery, [A] but I guess it don't know, it's what they're [D] talking about.
From the mountains down to the sea, become such a habit with me, [A] America, America.
[D]
Well I come from down around Tennessee, but the people of [A] California are nice to me, America.
[D]
It don't matter where I may roam, tell you people that it's home sweet [A] home, America, America.
[D]
[G] And my brothers are all black and [Bm] white, yellow too, and the red man is right [A] to expect a little from [G] you, [A] a promise soon to follow [G] through, [D] America.
[A]
[D] All the men who fell on the plains and who lived through hardship and pain, [A] America, America.
[D]
And the men who could not fight in a war that didn't seem [A] right, you let them come home, [D] America.
[A] [D]
[G] And my brothers are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too, and the red man is [A] right to expect a little [G] from you, [A] a promise soon to [G] follow through, [D] America.
[A] Well [D] I come from down around Tennessee, but the people of California [A] are nice to me, America.
[D] It don't matter where I may roam, tell you people that it's home sweet home, [A] America, [D] America.
[A] America, America.
[D] You know [A] it's home sweet home, America.
[D] [N]
[D] Son of Sid, thou through history flashed, it's a mystery, [A] but I guess it don't know, it's what they're [D] talking about.
From the mountains down to the sea, become such a habit with me, [A] America, America.
[D]
Well I come from down around Tennessee, but the people of [A] California are nice to me, America.
[D]
It don't matter where I may roam, tell you people that it's home sweet [A] home, America, America.
[D]
[G] And my brothers are all black and [Bm] white, yellow too, and the red man is right [A] to expect a little from [G] you, [A] a promise soon to follow [G] through, [D] America.
[A]
[D] All the men who fell on the plains and who lived through hardship and pain, [A] America, America.
[D]
And the men who could not fight in a war that didn't seem [A] right, you let them come home, [D] America.
[A] [D]
[G] And my brothers are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too, and the red man is [A] right to expect a little [G] from you, [A] a promise soon to [G] follow through, [D] America.
[A] Well [D] I come from down around Tennessee, but the people of California [A] are nice to me, America.
[D] It don't matter where I may roam, tell you people that it's home sweet home, [A] America, [D] America.
[A] America, America.
[D] You know [A] it's home sweet home, America.
[D] [N]
Key:
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[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Son of Sid, thou through history _ flashed, it's a mystery, [A] but I guess it don't know, it's what they're [D] talking about. _
From the mountains down to the sea, become such a habit with me, [A] America, America.
[D] _ _
_ Well I come from down around Tennessee, but the people of [A] California are nice to me, America.
_ [D] _
_ It don't matter where I may roam, tell you people that it's home sweet [A] home, America, America.
[D] _
_ _ [G] And my brothers are all black and [Bm] white, yellow too, and the red man is right [A] to expect a little from [G] you, [A] a promise soon to follow [G] through, [D] America.
_ [A] _
[D] All the men who fell on the plains and who lived through hardship and pain, [A] America, America.
[D] _ _ _
And the men who could not fight in a war that didn't seem [A] right, you let them come home, [D] America. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] And my brothers are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too, and the red man is [A] right to expect a little [G] from you, [A] a promise soon to [G] follow through, [D] America.
_ [A] Well [D] I come from down around Tennessee, but the people of California [A] are nice to me, America.
[D] _ _ _ It don't matter where I may roam, tell you people that it's home sweet home, [A] America, _ [D] America.
_ _ _ [A] America, America.
[D] _ _ You know [A] it's home sweet home, America. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Son of Sid, thou through history _ flashed, it's a mystery, [A] but I guess it don't know, it's what they're [D] talking about. _
From the mountains down to the sea, become such a habit with me, [A] America, America.
[D] _ _
_ Well I come from down around Tennessee, but the people of [A] California are nice to me, America.
_ [D] _
_ It don't matter where I may roam, tell you people that it's home sweet [A] home, America, America.
[D] _
_ _ [G] And my brothers are all black and [Bm] white, yellow too, and the red man is right [A] to expect a little from [G] you, [A] a promise soon to follow [G] through, [D] America.
_ [A] _
[D] All the men who fell on the plains and who lived through hardship and pain, [A] America, America.
[D] _ _ _
And the men who could not fight in a war that didn't seem [A] right, you let them come home, [D] America. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] And my brothers are all black and white, [Bm] yellow too, and the red man is [A] right to expect a little [G] from you, [A] a promise soon to [G] follow through, [D] America.
_ [A] Well [D] I come from down around Tennessee, but the people of California [A] are nice to me, America.
[D] _ _ _ It don't matter where I may roam, tell you people that it's home sweet home, [A] America, _ [D] America.
_ _ _ [A] America, America.
[D] _ _ You know [A] it's home sweet home, America. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _