Paul Simon - American Tune

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american tune chords
paul simon

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

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

C
and i dreamed i was dying
G G7 Am D7
i dreamed that my soul rose unexpectedly
G7 F C G
and looking back down on me smiled reassuringly
C
and i dreamed i was flying
G G7 Am D7
and high up above my eyes could clearly see
G7 C G
the statue of liberty – sailing away to sea
G7 C
and i dreamed i was flying

C F C G C G
for we come on the ship they call mayflower
E7 Am E7 Am
we come on the ship that sailed the moon
C F C G C G E7 Am E7 Am
we come in the ages most uncertain hours and sing an american tune
F G F C F C G E7 Am
aw , but it’s alright , it’s alright you can’t be forever blessed
D7 G C G7 D G
still tomorrow’s gonna be another working day
C F C G E7 Am Dm7 C G13 C
and i’m trying to get some rest , that’s all i’m trying to get some rest

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