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From: macon@gallifry.Berkeley.EDU (Glen Macon)

                                                                       075
From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>

AMERICA- Simon & Garfunkel

C    C/B Am C/G F         C  C/B  Am C/G F 
Ooh ooh ooh  a ooh a ooh, ooh ooh ooh  a ooh a ooh
C         C/B            Am        C/G        F
Let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together
C             C/B          Am           Am7
I've got some real-estate here in my bag
Em7                     A7              Em7          A7
So we bought a pack of cigarettes, and Mrs. Wagner pies
Em7   D     C      G        C  C/B Am Am7/6 F
And walked off to look for America

C       C/B         Am          C/G            F
Cathy I said as we boarded the Greyhound in Pittsburg
C        C/B            Am            Am7
Michigan seems like a dream to me now
G
It took me four days to hitch-hike from Saginaw
Em7   D    G       D         Cmaj7 C
And I've come to look for America

Bbmaj7           Bb             C
Laughing on the bus, playing games with the faces
Bbmaj7                                     C C/B Am C/G
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy
F                      Fmaj7               C C/B Am C/G Am6 Fmaj7
I said be careful his bowtie is really a camera

C         C/B         Am              C/G         F
Toss me a cigarette I think there's one in my raincoat
C              C/B          Am    Am7
We smoked the last one an hour ago
Em7                  A7      Em7             A7
So I looked at the scenery,  she read her magazine
Em7       D   C   G         C  C/B   Am C/G F 
And the moon rose over an open field

C         C/B       Am             C/G            F
Cathy I'm lost, I said, though I knew she was sleeping
    C          C/B          Am           Am7
I'm empty and aching and I don't know why
G
Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike
        D   G       D        Cmaj7
They've all come to look for America
        D   G       D        Cmaj7
They've all come to look for America
        D   G       D        Cmaj7  C
They've all come to look for America
C   C/B   Am  C/G  Dm  F G  G7
Do do do do-da-do, do do do do-da-do (repeat and fade)


C/B:   x 2 2 0 1 0   C/G:    3 3 2 0 1 0
Am7:   x 0 2 0 1 0   Cmaj7:  x 3 2 0 0 0
Em7:   0 2 2 0 3 0   Bbmaj7: 1 1 3 2 3 1
Fmaj7: x x 3 2 1 0   Am6:    x 0 2 2 0 2


NOTE:  At the end of each C C/B Am C/G F chord progression, there
is a small but important extra note.  While fingering the F chord 
(1 3 3 2 1 1), quickly hammer on and then pull off the sus note
(1 3 3 3 1 1).  Do this twice each time.  Listen to the record to 
get a better idea of what I mean.
(from Bookends, 1967)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)   



Tab for "America"
by Simon and Garfunkel
>From the album "Bookends"
Tab by sbowman@nmsu.edu in an attempt to emulate the live version on  
the 1991 Concert in Central Park.
(Changed a little by richpkent@yahoo.co.uk)

NOTE:  You can also strum all of these chords, if you don't want to  

NOTE:  To do the F* part, form a normal F chord (bar form) and roll  
the grip down so that pinky or ring finger hits the third string at  
the third fret...it isn't really a hammer on, but I noted it as such.
Eventually it becomes easy...

CAPO 2 or 3.

  C       C/B     Am7     C/G    F        

|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-------|-------|-1-----|-------|-1-----|
|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|---1---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|---0---|---0---|-----0-|-----2-|-----2-|----2--|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---3---|-------|---3---|-------|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|--3----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-3-----|-1-----|-------|-1-----|-------|

etc
  C       Em      Am      C/G     F               F*
|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-------|-------|-1-----|--------|--------|
|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|---1---|-1----1-|-1----1-|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----0-|-----2-|-----2-|-2h3--2-|-2h3--2-|
|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---3---|-------|-3----3-|-3----3-|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-3--3---|-3--3---|
|-------|-------|-------|-3-----|-1-----|-------|--------|--------|


  C       Em      Am      C/G     F               F*
|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-------|-------|-1-----|--------|--------|
|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|---1---|-1----1-|-1----1-|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----0-|-----2-|-----2-|-2h3--2-|-2h3--2-|
|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---3---|-------|-3----3-|-3----3-|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-3--3---|-3--3---|
|-------|-------|-------|-3-----|-1-----|-------|--------|--------|
Let us be lovers marry   fortunes
            we'll    our        together

  C       Em      Am     

|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-------|-------|-----1-|---1---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----2-|---2---|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-0-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
I've got real    here in  bag
     some estate      my

  Em              A7
|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-----0-|---0---|-----2-|---2---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-2-----|-------|-0-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
    So we bought  cigarettes
          a pack of

  Em              A7
|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-----0-|---0---|-----2-|---2---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-2-----|-------|-0-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
  Mrs. Wagner's   Pies

  Em  D       C       G
|---|-2-----|-0-----|-------|
|-0-|---3---|---1---|-----0-|
|-0-|-----2-|-------|---0---|
|---|-------|-----2-|-------|
|-2-|-0-----|-3-----|-------|
|---|-------|-------|-3-----|
 and  walked  off     to for A-
                       look

  C       Em      Am      C/G     F               F*
|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-------|-------|-1-----|--------|--------|
|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|---1---|-1----1-|-1----1-|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----0-|-----2-|-----2-|-2h3--2-|-2h3--2-|
|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---3---|-------|-3----3-|-3----3-|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-3--3---|-3--3---|
|-------|-------|-------|-3-----|-1-----|-------|--------|--------|
 -mer-   -ric-   -a


  C       Em      Am      C/G     F               F*
|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-------|-------|-1-----|--------|--------|
|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|---1---|-1----1-|-1----1-|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----0-|-----2-|-----2-|-2h3--2-|-2h3--2-|
|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---3---|-------|-3----3-|-3----3-|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-3--3---|-3--3---|
|-------|-------|-------|-3-----|-1-----|-------|--------|--------|
  Kathy I said    boarded Grey-   Pittsburg
            as we      a  -hound
                              in

  C       Em      Am     

|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-------|-------|-----1-|---1---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----2-|---2---|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-0-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
 Michigan seems   dream to me now
          like a

 G      

|-------|-3-----|-------|-3-----|
|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|---0---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-------|-3-----|-------|
 It took four     hitch-  Saginaw
      me   days   -hike
              to   from

  D
|-2-----|-0-----|-------|
|---3---|---1---|-----0-|
|-----2-|-------|---0---|
|-------|-----2-|-------|
|-0-----|-3-----|-2-----|
|-------|-------|-------|
 I've     come    to for A-
                   look

  Cmaj7           C
|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-----0-|---0---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-------|-3-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
 -mer        -i- -ca

 Bbmaj7
|-------|-1-----|-------|-1-----|
|-----3-|---3---|-----3-|---3---|
|---2---|-----2-|---2---|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-1-----|-------|-1-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
       Laughing   bus
             on the
  C
|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-----1-|---1---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-------|-3-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
  Playing games            with the
faces
  Bbmaj7
|-------|-1-----|-------|-1-----|
|-----3-|---3---|-----3-|---3---|
|---2---|-----2-|---2---|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-1-----|-------|-1-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
 She      man     Gaber-  suit
   said     in      -dine   was
      the    the              a

  C
|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-----1-|---1---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-------|-3-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
  Spy

  F
|-------|-1-----|-1-----|-1-----|
|-----1-|---1---|---1---|---1---|
|---2---|-----2-|-----2-|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
  I said careful  bowtie  really
      be     his     is        a

  C       Em      Am      C/G     F        

|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-------|-------|-1-----|-------|-1-----|
|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|---1---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----0-|-----2-|-----2-|----2--|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---3---|-------|---3---|-------|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|--3----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-3-----|-1-----|-------|-1-----|-------|
  camera...

  C       Em      Am      C/G     F               F*
|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-------|-------|-1-----|--------|--------|
|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|---1---|-1----1-|-1----1-|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----0-|-----2-|-----2-|-2h3--2-|-2h3--2-|
|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---3---|-------|-3----3-|-3----3-|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-3--3---|-3--3---|
|-------|-------|-------|-3-----|-1-----|-------|--------|--------|
 Toss me  cigar-  I think one in  rain-
       a    -ette  there's    my   -coat

  C       Em      Am     

|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-------|-------|-----1-|---1---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----2-|---2---|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-0-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
We smoked last    hour ago
     the    one   

              an

  Em              A7
|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-----0-|---0---|-----2-|---2---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-2-----|-------|-0-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
    So I looked   scenery
           at the

  Em              A7
|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-----0-|---0---|-----2-|---2---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-2-----|-------|-0-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
 She read a magazine

  Em  D       C       G
|---|-2-----|-0-----|-------|
|-0-|---3---|---1---|-----0-|
|-0-|-----2-|-------|---0---|
|---|-------|-----2-|-------|
|-2-|-0-----|-3-----|-------|
|---|-------|-------|-3-----|
 and  moon    rose    over an
 the                


  C       Em      Am      C/G     F               F*
|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-------|-------|-1-----|--------|--------|
|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|---1---|-1----1-|-1----1-|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----0-|-----2-|-----2-|-2h3--2-|-2h3--2-|
|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---3---|-------|-3----3-|-3----3-|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-3--3---|-3--3---|
|-------|-------|-------|-3-----|-1-----|-------|--------|--------|
  o-         pen  field

  C       Em      Am      C/G     F               F*
|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-------|-------|-1-----|--------|--------|
|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|---1---|-1----1-|-1----1-|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----0-|-----2-|-----2-|-2h3--2-|-2h3--2-|
|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---3---|-------|-3----3-|-3----3-|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-3--3---|-3--3---|
|-------|-------|-------|-3-----|-1-----|-------|--------|--------|
  Kathy  lost     said    knew    sleeping 

     I'm      I    though  she 

                       I    was

  C       Em      Am     

|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-------|-------|-----1-|---1---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----2-|---2---|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-0-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|
  I'm     and     and I don't know why
   empty  aching

 G      

|-------|-3-----|-------|-3-----|
|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|---0---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-------|-3-----|-------|
  Count-  cars   New     Turnpike
     ing    on    Jersey    they've
     the     the

  D       G       D   
|-2-----|-------|-2-----|
|---3---|---0---|---3---|
|-----2-|-----0-|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|
|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-------|-3-----|-------|
 All      come    to for A-
                   look

  Cmaj7           C
|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-----0-|---0---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-------|-3-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
 -mer        -i- -ca


  D      G       D
|-2-----|-------|-2-----|
|---3---|---0---|---3---|
|-----2-|-----0-|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|
|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-------|-3-----|-------|
 All      come    to for A-
                   look


  Cmaj7           C
|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-----0-|---0---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-------|-3-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
 -mer        -i- -ca


  D      G       D
|-2-----|-------|-2-----|
|---3---|---0---|---3---|
|-----2-|-----0-|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|
|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-------|-3-----|-------|
 All      come    to for A-
                   look


  Cmaj7
|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|---0---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-------|-3-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
 -mer        



  C
|-------|-0-----|-------|-0-----|
|-----1-|---1---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|-----0-|---0---|-----0-|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
|-3-----|-------|-3-----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-------|
 -ica

  C       Em      Am      C/G     F   (Ritard)     

|-----0-|-----0-|-------|-------|-------|-1-----|-------|-1-----|
|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|---1---|-----1-|---1---|
|---0---|---0---|---2---|-----0-|-----2-|-----2-|----2--|-----2-|
|-------|-------|-------|---2---|---3---|-------|---3---|-------|
|-3-----|-2-----|-0-----|-------|-------|-------|--3----|-------|
|-------|-------|-------|-3-----|-1-----|-------|-1-----|-------|
                  


  C/G
|-0-|
|-1-|
|-0-| End.
|-2-|
|-3-|
|-3-|