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Sounds Like America To Me chords by
Harry Chapin
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
D
D

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Verse 1
D
D

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Well I don't know about inflation
G
G

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A
A

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Who makes what inflate
D
D

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Each new taste sensation
G
G

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A
A

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I don't know why it rates
Bm
Bm
2

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And though in my imagination
F#m
F#m
2

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G

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I'm sure of how I feel
Em
Em

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My present hesitation
Bm
Bm
2

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Is I'm afraid it's real
A
A

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Verse 2

D
D

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Some times these days it's
F#m
F#m
2

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hard to choose
G
G

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A
A

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The one right road to go
Bm
Bm
2

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F#m
F#m
2

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But this then is all I'm sure I know
A
A

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Verse 3

G
G

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A

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I know when a child is hurting
D
D

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A
A

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Bm
Bm
2

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A
A

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That the silence can be wrong
G
G

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A
A

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I know that when old folks are helpless
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D

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A
A

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Bm
Bm
2

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A

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I can't just pass along
G
G

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A

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And I know when someone's hungry
D
D

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A

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Bm
Bm
2

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I can't just sing this song
A
A

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G
G

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A
A

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And when I hear somebody crying
Em
Em

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A

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I can't just wonder who
Bm
Bm
2

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that it could be
Em
Em

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A
A

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Well I hear somebody crying now
Em
Em

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And it sure sounds like
A
A

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D

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America to me
Verse 4
D
D

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Insecurity can beat me darling
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G

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A
A

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But sometimes that's where I'm at
D
D

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So I hope that you can keep me darling
G
G

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A
A

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So that at least I can count on that
Bm
Bm
2

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You see some things stir me deeply
F#m
F#m
2

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G

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Though I try to hide from pain
Em
Em

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But wide awake or sleeping
Bm
Bm
2

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Some questions still remain
A
A

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Verse 5

D
D

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Sometimes these days
F#m
F#m
2

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it's hard to choose
G
G

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A
A

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The one right road to go
Bm
Bm
2

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F#m
F#m
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A
A

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But this then is all I'm sure I know
G
G

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A

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You see I know when a child is hurting
D
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Bm
Bm
2

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That silence can be wrong
G
G

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And I know that when old folks are helpless
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Bm
Bm
2

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I can't just pass along
G
G

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A

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And I know when someone's hungry
D
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Bm
Bm
2

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I can't just sing this song
A
A

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G
G

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A

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And when I hear somebody crying
Em
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I can't just wonder who
Bm
Bm
2

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that it could be
Em
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A
A

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And I hear somebody crying now
Em
Em

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And it sure sounds like
A
A

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America to me
D
D

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Verse 6


Sometimes a simple question
G
G

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A
A

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Is much better than the truth
D
D

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Sometimes we need our experience
G
G

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A
A

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Sometimes we need our youth
Bm
Bm
2

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Sometimes the signs pouring out to us
F#m
F#m
2

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G

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That we have lost our way
Em
Em

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Sometimes the times are times that look
Bm
Bm
2

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An awful lot like today
A
A

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Verse 7

D
D

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Sometimes these days it's
F#m
F#m
2

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hard to choose
G
G

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A
A

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The one right road to go
Bm
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2

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F#m
F#m
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A
A

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But this then is all I'm sure I know
G
G

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A

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I know when a child is hurting
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Bm
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That silence can be wrong
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G
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I know that when old folks are helpless
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Bm
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I can't just pass along
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G
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A

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And I know when someone's hungry
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Bm
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I can't just sing this song
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And when I hear somebody crying
Em
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I can't just wonder who
Bm
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that it could be
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A

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Well I hear somebody crying now
Em
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And it sure sounds like America to me
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • Em

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Sounds Like America To Me by Harry Chapin is E major.

The primary chords used in Sounds Like America To Me are E, A, B, C#m, G#m, F#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, A, B, C#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Sounds Like America To Me is approximately 143 beats per minute.

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