Simon & Garfunkel - America: Ukulele Chords
Learn to play "America" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn America ukulele chords and lyrics
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "America" smoothly on your ukulele.
D A Bm Bm G Let us be lovers we'll marry our fortunes together D A Bm I've got some real estate here in my bag F#m7 B7 F#m7 So we bought a pack of cigarettes and Mrs. B7 Wagner's pies E D A D A Bm A G Gsus4 G And walked off to look for America "Kathy," I said as we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh "Michigan seems like a dream to me now" It took me four days to hitchhike from Saginaw I've gone to look for America Laughing on the bus Playing games with the faces She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy I said "Be careful his bowtie is really a camera" "Toss me a cigarette, I think there's one in my raincoat" "We smoked the last one an hour ago" So I looked at the scenery, she read her magazine And the moon rose over an open field "Kathy, I'm lost," I said, though I knew she was sleeping I'm empty and aching and I don't know why Counting the cars on the New Jersey Turnpike They've all come to look for America All come to look for America All come to look for America | TransposeReset Font sizeReset Ukulele Chord DiagramsA  C#  D  E  F#m  F#m7  G  Gsus4  Bm  B7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "America" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "America" by Simon & Garfunkel.