artist : marcy playground
song : america
album : shapeshifter
standard tuning
G C D
E – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – |

C chord hammer D chord hammer
E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – A – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – 2 – – – 0h2 – – – D – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – 0 – – – |
G – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – G – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – 2 – – – |
B – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – B – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – 3 – – – |
E – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – E – – – – 2 – h3 – – 2 – – – 3 – – – |

intro : G
E – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
A – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – |
D – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
G – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |
B – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – |
repeat pattern
G
lucy came to the timberline
G
climbed up on to rainier and
C G
looked out over washington
C G
swore she could see the apple trees
C D G C
and she said “ooo ooo oh i never wanna leave
G D C ( with hammer on C chord – above )
ooo ooo this place
C D G C
ooo ooo yes i always wanna be
G C D ( with hammer on D chord – above )
right here”

verse 2 :
peter came to the city and
climbed up into liberty and
looked out over manhattan
he swore he could see the beauty there
and he said ” ooo ooo oh i never wanna leave
ooo ooo this place
ooo ooo yes i always wanna be
right here”

bridge :
C G
find a place
C G
to call home
C G
any place
C G
to call home

solo : ( same as chorus )
C D G C
G D C
C D G C
G C D
right here

verse 3 :
and so i came in the dead of night
climbed up into the satellite and
looked out over america
i swear i could see the buffalo
ooo ooo oh and i never wanna leave
ooo ooo this place
ooo ooo yes i always wanna be
right here , right here