Simon and Garfunkel America Capo 3 Readjusted by Alex Olson. A few notes: +This song is in 3/4 time, with each chord (unless noted) lasting one bar. +The chords are played folk style: pick the bass note first and strum the chord for the of the bar. +During the "to (look for a)merica" part, the chords in parentheses (G Am G/B) are all one bar, lasting a quarter note each. +During the 4 bars of F at the end of the first line of each verse, the F is played like this: |-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1---1-1-1---| |-----1-1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1---|-1h3-1-1-1---| |-----2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-|-2h3-2-2-2---|-2---2-2-2---| |-----3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3---|-3---3-3-3---| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-1-----------|-1-----------|-------------|-------------| +++I displayed it in this fashion so it is easier to play along to. Chord spellings: +The chord Cmaj9/B is played (low to high) x20010. +The chord D9/F# is played (low to high) 2x0230. +The chord Fmaj7 is played (low to high) 1x3210 Intro: / / (4 bars) let us be lovers we'll marry our fortunes together / (4 bars) Ive got some real estate here in my bag So we bought a pack of cigarettes and mrs. wagner pies ( /B) / /G (4 bars) And we walked off to look for america / (4 bars) kathy, I said as we boarded a greyhound in pittsburgh / (4 bars) michigan seems like a dream to me now G (4 bars) It took me four days to hitchhike from saginaw (2 bars) (2 bars) Ive gone to look for amer -ica Bbmaj7 (4 bars) Laughing on the bus C (4 bars) Playing games with the faces Bbmaj7 (4 bars) C (4 bars) She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy (4 bars) I said be careful his bowtie is really a camera D9 (2 bars) Fmaj7 (2 bars) / (4 bars) toss me a cigarette, I think theres one in my raincoat / (4 bars) we smoked the last one an hour ago Em7 (2 bars) A7 (2 bars) Em7 (2 bars) A7 (2 bars) So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine ( /B) /G (4bars) And the moon rose o-ver an o- pen field / (4 bars) kathy, Im lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping / (4 bars) Im empty and aching and I dont know why G (4 bars) Counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike (2 bars) (2 bars) Theyve all gone to look for amer -ica (2 bars) (2 bars) All gone to look for amer -ica (2 bars) (2 bars) All gone to look for amer -ica Hope you enjoy.