America chords by Tori Amos

• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

E   E/D  C#m   D
E   E/D  C#m   D

Verse 1:
E   E/D   C    Am
the other America
D                Em
you can find her sundays
Am      Em   A
sitting by a stream
E   E/D
on her own
C#m   D
all alone

E   E/D   C    Am
the other America
D                Em
might show up on tuesdays
Am      Em      D
at your kitchen door
B7           Em
she will ask politely
    Am   Em  D      B7
is anybody home?

Chorus:
            C   Bm  Em
or did they all lay down
   D/F#  G           C
to sleep through the now
     G/B     C   Bm  Em
and if they all lay down
        Am   Em     D
I'll be waiting for them
F      C     D
at the river bed
     G/B  C    Bm         E E/D  C#m   D
once they wake from their rest

Verse 2:
E   E/D   C    Am
the other America
D                Em
takes herself to night school
   Am   Em        D
to understand the law
B7                Em
she may bring you questions
Am       Em        D      B7
when she finds the flaw

Chorus:
              C   Bm  Em
why did they all lay down
   D/F#  G           C
to sleep through the now
     G/B     C   Bm  Em
and if they all lay down
        Am   Em     D
I'll be waiting for them
F      C     D
at the river bed
     G/B  C    Bm         E   E/D  C#m   D
once they wake from their rest

Bridge:
            E
we could be opening a doorway
              D
globally, but that's okay
                 G           Bm   B
once upon a time you had faith
                 A#
you would not be swayed
   Dm                 Am           C
by fools untouched by clairvoyance
                   E
and you swore that we'd be brave
     C
well not today
   B7
no not today

Chorus:
            C   Bm  Em
because we all lay down
   D/F#  G           C
to sleep through the now
    G/B     C   Bm  Em
and if we all lay down
        Am   Em     D
she'll be waiting for us
F         C     D
where the rivers cross
     G/B  C    Bm         E
once we wake from our rest
 C#m     D   E            C     A
"all the best," The Other America