Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Intro: C F C Verse 1: C G O beautiful for spacious skies, G7 C For amber waves of grain, C G For purple mountain’s majesties D7 G G7 Above thy fruited plain!
Chorus: C F G C America! America! God shed much grace on thee F C So spread the love sent from above Dm7 G7 C From sea to shining sea Verse 2: C G O beautiful thy immigrants G7 C Who hail from every land C G Their hope and heart and diligence D7 G G7 Like gifts from God’s own hand Chorus: C F G C America! America! Thy grace shall yet remain F C To greet the poor who reach thy shore Dm7 G7 C With open arms again Verse 3: C G O beautiful O Mother Earth G7 C All nestle at your breast C G Just as we sing with love and pride D7 G G7 So all nations are blessed Chorus: C F G C America! America! Alone cannot abide F C God give thee pause to mend thy flaws Dm7 G7 C A With Truth thy only guide Verse 4: D A O beautiful thy working folk A7 D Built cities, tilled thy soil D A Proud Africans in bloody chains E7 A A7 The wealth built from their toil Chorus: D G A D America! America! God shed much grace on thee G E D Bm So spread the love sent from above Em7 A7 D From sea to shining sea Outro: G D Bm Ring sisterhood! Ring brotherhood! Em7 A7 G From sea to shining sea D Ooohhh yeah
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