Artist: America    Genre: Folk-Rock    Roman Numerals: I7, iv    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]   
Song Notes:  
Plays well in Cm tuning
Entered by: ICDb   
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G7
(G,B,D,F)

G B D G B F
Cm
(C,E♭,G)

- C E♭ G C -


Intro
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]

Verse 1
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
On the
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
first part of the
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
journey
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I was
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
lookin at all the
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
life
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
There were
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
plants and birds and
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
rocks and things
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
There were
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
sand and hills and
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
rings

Verse 2
The [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
first thing I met was a
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fly with a buzz
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
And the
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
sky, with no
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
clouds
The [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
heat was hot and the
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
ground was dry
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
But the
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
air was full of
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
sound

Chorus
I've [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
been through the desert on a
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
horse with no name
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
It felt
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
good to be out of the
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
rain
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
In the
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
desert you can
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
remember your name
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
'Cause there
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
ain't no one for to
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
give you no pain
La [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
la la
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
la lalala la la
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
la la
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
la
La [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
la la
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
la lalala la la
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
la la
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
la

Verse 4
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
After
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
two days in the
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
desert sun
My [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
skin began to turn
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
red
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
After
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
three days in the
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
desert fun
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I was
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
looking at a river
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
bed
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
And the
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
story it told of a
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
river that flowed
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Made me
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
sad to think it was
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
dead
Repeat Chorus

Verse 6
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
After
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
nine days I let the horse run
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
free
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
‘Cause the
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
desert had turned to
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
sea
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
There were
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
plants and birds and
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
rocks and things
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
There were
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
sand and hills and
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
rings
The [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
ocean is a desert with its
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
life underground
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
And the
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
perfect disguise
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
above
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Under the
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
cities lies a
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
heart made of ground
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
But the
[CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
humans will give no
[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
love
Repeat Chorus