America - 1960 guitar tab
1960
Written by Gerry Beckley, ©1979
E A/E Amaj7 G#m7 F#m7 E7 D A
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Ddim C#m7 F#m F#7 E/G# G
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E A/E E A/E
(Intro)
Amaj7 G#m7
How 'bout a tear for the year of 1960
F#m7 E E7
I watched the fins of the Cadillac fall
Amaj7 G#m7 D (A-E)
I remember Dad explained about the Berlin Wall
Amaj7 G#m7
How 'bout a tear for the torment and the trouble
F#m7 E E7
That was brewing in the Asian way
Amaj7 G#m7 D (A-E)
I wore a smile like the faces that surround L.A.
D Ddim
In the city of the lost and found
C#m7 F#m7 (F#m-E)
It's hard to get a break
D Ddim
Hard to stop from getting turned around
C#m7 F#7
And make the same mistakes
A E/G#
My reputation's on the line
F#m7 E (F#m7-E/G#)
The final day of '59
A E/G#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
D (A-E)
Today
Amaj7 G#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the piano virtuoso
F#m7 E E7
I practiced 61 minutes a day
Amaj7 G#m7
I could never reach the keys
D (A-E)
But it was all OK
Amaj7 G#m7
How 'bout a cheer for the humour in my brother
F#m7 E E7
That could brighten up the darkest nights
Amaj7 G#m7
It's just another sign of love
D (A-E)
Whenever we would fight
D Ddim
It's all the same twenty years ago
C#m7 F#m7 (F#m-E)
As it is right now
D Ddim
Like a tour at the closing show
C#m7 F#7
When I take my bow
A E/G#
My reputation's on the line
F#m7 E (F#m7-E/G#)
At the start of '79
A E/G#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
D (A-E)
Today
A E/G#
I've played this part so many times
F#m7 E (F#m7-E/G#)
Since the end of '59
A E/G#
But like the sun, just watch me shine
D
Today
A E G D D A
Last Revised: 6 September 1999
