Erica America chords by Jens Lekman

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A minorAm

Intro:
A minorAm FF DmDm E minorEm A minorAm

Verse:
FF   C majorC
Erica America
A minorAm         FF
Fremont street lies empty
  A#A#   E minorEm       A minorAm       FF  E minorEm  DmDm
A augmentedA cleaning vehicle drew a line across my camera’s lens
 E minorEm          FF  E minorEm  DmDm
I whispered our names—“Erica and Jens”

FF   C majorC
Erica America
   A minorAm       FF
They demolished The Frontier Casino
    A#A# E minorEm             A minorAm     FF E minorEm  DmDm
And the day after the air smelled like popcorn and ladies' perfume
E minorEm       FF      E minorEm   DmDm
Sinatra had his shit figured out, I presume

Chorus:
A minorAm  E minorEm   C majorC  E minorEm
Erica America
FF   C majorC
Erica America
A minorAm      FF
Summer never ends here
 A#A#     E minorEm     A minorAm          FF
I said to myself, as if that would make things better
A#A#    E minorEm         A minorAm          FF   E minorEm   DmDm
Summer is exhausting me with its exhaust fumes and empty promises
  E minorEm         FF   E minorEm   DmDm
And promises of no more empty promises

Verse:
FF   C majorC
Erica America
 A minorAm       FF
I wish I’d never met you
    A#A#       E minorEm
Like I wish I’d never tasted wine
  A minorAm       FF     E minorEm   DmDm
Or tasted it from lips that weren’t mine
  E minorEm           FF   E minorEm   DmDm
Now every drop tastes more bitter all the time

Sax solo:
A minorAm FF DmDm E minorEm A minorAm
Am FF DmDm E minorEm A minorAm

Chorus:
A minorAm  E minorEm    C majorC E minorEm
Erica America
FF   C majorC
Erica America
 A minorAm       FF
I wish I’d never met you
    A#A#       E minorEm
Like I wish I’d never tasted wine
  A minorAm       FF     E minorEm   DmDm
Or tasted it from lips that weren’t mine