The America Song by Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers:
(4.29.03 Live)
Tuning: Standard
Chords:
e|-------0------0-------0-------0--------0-------0-----------------------|
B|-------5------0-------0-------0--------0-------0-----------------------|
G|-------6------6-------8-------9--------4-------2-----------------------|
D|-------6------7-------9-------9--------4-------2-----------------------|
A|-------4------7-------9-------7--------2-------0-----------------------|
E|-------0------5-------7-------0--------0-------0-----------------------|
Intro:
(Hit the D#m w/ single up stroke)
e|--------0---------0-------0---------------0--------0-----|
B|--------5---------7-------0---------------7--------5-----|
G|--------6---------8-------9---------------8--------6-----|
D|--------6---------8-------9---------------8--------6-----| x2 then
A|-----4--4---------6----7--7---------------6-----4--4-----|
E|--------------------------0------------------------------|
(Hit the A# w/ single up stroke)
e|-------0----------0-------0---------------0--------------|
B|-------0----------0-------0---------------0--------------|
G|-------8----------7-------6---------------9--------------|
D|-------9----------8-------7---------------9--------------|
A|-------9----------8-------7---------------7--------------|
E|----7--7----------6----5--5---------------0--------------|
Verse:
Well I live in America
And here is how it lies
Underneath my pillow
Are plans that God passed by
She said it'd be all right
If I had to walk away
The greatest view is from the edge
B E (hold E longer)
It's always been that way
Chorus:
And I'm becoming, beautiful
So much harder than I thought
It only feels like losing now
B A E (End with E downstrum)
I guess I'll understand someday.
(Tempo Change)
Verse2:
She opens up her pain
Becomes serene
If I could slip this vanity
That's how I'd like to be.
Cause I'm staring at myself
As I'm Staring at the earth
It seems so unfamiliar
The way that things once were
Chorus:
And I'm becoming, beautiful
So much harder than I thought
It only feels like losing now
I guess I'll understand someday.
Verse 3:
If I could be alone
If I could be with you
I would stop a point and blame
Even though it's true
And even though I said it,
It feels like just like losing anyway
And I sometimes half regretted it,
But I never ran away
Chorus:
Cause I'm becoming, beautiful
So much harder than I thought
It only feels like losing now
I guess I'll understand someday.
Intro Riff (Faster tempo)
But if you're becoming beautiful,
It's gonna be so much harder than you know
Then if you feel like you're losing now,
Then I guess I'll understand someday
I'm told I'll understand someday
She'll understand someday.
I guess I'll understand someday.
Tabbed by: Ben "The Man" Muir
http://www.stephenkellogg.com/