Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Intro:
C majorC FF
C majorC
Verse 1:
C majorC G+G
O beautiful for spacious skies,
G7G7 C majorC
For amber waves of grain,
C majorC G+G
For purple mountain’s majesties
D7D7 G+G G7G7
Above thy fruited plain!
Chorus:
C majorC FF G+G C majorC
America! America! God shed much grace on thee
FF C majorC
So spread the love sent from above
Dm7Dm7 G7G7 C majorC
From sea to shining sea
Verse 2:
C majorC G+G
O beautiful thy immigrants
G7G7 C majorC
Who hail from every land
C majorC G+G
Their hope and heart and diligence
D7D7 G+G G7G7
Like gifts from God’s own hand
Chorus:
C majorC FF G+G C majorC
America! America! Thy grace shall yet remain
FF C majorC
To greet the poor who reach thy shore
Dm7Dm7 G7G7 C majorC
With open arms again
Verse 3:
C majorC G+G
O beautiful O Mother Earth
G7G7 C majorC
All nestle at your breast
C majorC G+G
Just as we sing with love and pride
D7D7 G+G G7G7
So all nations are blessed
Chorus:
C majorC FF G+G C majorC
America! America! Alone cannot abide
FF C majorC
God give thee pause to mend thy flaws
Dm7Dm7 G7G7 C majorC A augmentedA
With Truth thy only guide
Verse 4:
D MajorD A augmentedA
O beautiful thy working folk
A7A7 D MajorD
Built cities, tilled thy soil
D MajorD A augmentedA
Proud Africans in bloody chains
E7E7 A augmentedA A7A7
The wealth built from their toil
Chorus:
D MajorD G+G A augmentedA D MajorD
America! America! God shed much grace on thee
G+G E MajorE D MajorD B minorBm
So spread the love sent from above
E minor 7Em7 A7A7 D MajorD
From sea to shining sea
Outro:
G+G D MajorD B minorBm
Ring sisterhood! Ring brotherhood!
E minor 7Em7 A7A7 G+G
From sea to shining sea
D MajorD
Ooohhh yeah