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American Tune Chords

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C          F    C    G    C  G E       
Many's the time I've been mistaken and 
Am   E        Am
many times confused
C            F  C  G    C  G E       
Yes and I've often felt forsaken and 
Am    E      Am
certainly misused
           F G          F C          
Aw, but I'm alright, I'm alright, I'm 
    F     C  G  Am   A 
just weary to my bones
D         G                  C      G   
Still you don't expect to be bright and 
D      G
bon vivant
C  F    C   G    E        Am   Dm  G    
So far away from home, so far away from 
C
home

C                  F    C     G   C    
And I don't know a soul who's not been 
G    E 
battered
               Am         E        Am
I don't have a friend who feels at ease
C              F     C      G   C    
I don't know a dream that's not been 
G     E      Am     E       Am
shattered or driven to it's knees
            F  G          F C         
Aw, but it's alright, it's alright for 
  F        C    G  Am   A 
we lived so well so long
D     G                   C    G     
Still when I think of the road we're 
D         G
travelin' on 
C F      C      G    E    Am   Dm    
I wonder what's gone wrong,  I can't 
        C      G           C
help but wonder what's gone wrong

C
And I dreamed I was dying
                 G    G        Am      
I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly
D 
                G       F  C      
And looking back down on me smiled 
         G
reassuringly
                    C
And I dreamed I was flying
            G       G          Am      
And high up above my eyes could clearly 
 D 
see
             G         C               
The Statue of Liberty - sailing away to 
G
sea
G                   C
And I dreamed I was flying

C                  F    C    G    
For we come on the ship they call 
C        G
Mayflower
E              Am        E          Am
We come on the ship that sailed the moon
  C           F C  G    C G       E    
We come in the ages most uncertain hours
    Am      E        Am
and sing an American Tune
            F G           F C         
Aw, but it's alright, it's alright you 
F     C  G  E    Am
can't be forever blessed
D       G                 C  G    
Still tomorrow's gonna be another 
D       G
working day
C       F      C  G        E    Am      
And I'm trying to get some rest,  that's
Dm      C         G        C
all I'm trying to get some rest

Original Chords

C          F    C    G7   C  G E7      
Many's the time I've been mistaken and 
Am   E        Am
many times confused
C            F  C  G7   C  G E7      
Yes and I've often felt forsaken and 
Am    E7     Am
certainly misused
           F G          F C          
Aw, but I'm alright, I'm alright, I'm 
    F     C  G  Am   A7
just weary to my bones
D7        G7                 C      G7  
Still you don't expect to be bright and 
D      G
bon vivant
C  F    C   G    E7       Am   Dm7 G13  
So far away from home, so far away from 
C
home

C                  F    C     G7  C    
And I don't know a soul who's not been 
G    E7
battered
               Am         E7       Am
I don't have a friend who feels at ease
C              F     C      G7  C    
I don't know a dream that's not been 
G     E7     Am     E7      Am
shattered or driven to it's knees
            F  G          F C         
Aw, but it's alright, it's alright for 
  F        C    G  Am   A7
we lived so well so long
D7    G7                  C    G7    
Still when I think of the road we're 
D         G
travelin' on 
C F      C      G    E7   Am   Dm7   
I wonder what's gone wrong,  I can't 
        C      G13         C
help but wonder what's gone wrong

C
And I dreamed I was dying
                 G    G7       Am      
I dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly
D7
                G7      F  C      
And looking back down on me smiled 
         G
reassuringly
                    C
And I dreamed I was flying
            G       G7         Am      
And high up above my eyes could clearly 
 D7
see
             G7        C               
The Statue of Liberty - sailing away to 
G
sea
G7                  C
And I dreamed I was flying

C                  F    C    G    
For we come on the ship they call 
C        G
Mayflower
E7             Am        E7         Am
We come on the ship that sailed the moon
  C           F C  G    C G       E7   
We come in the ages most uncertain hours
    Am      E7       Am
and sing an American Tune
            F G           F C         
Aw, but it's alright, it's alright you 
F     C  G  E7   Am
can't be forever blessed
D7      G                 C  G7   
Still tomorrow's gonna be another 
D       G
working day
C       F      C  G        E7   Am      
And I'm trying to get some rest,  that's
Dm7     C         G13      C
all I'm trying to get some rest
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