Imagining America Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Oh, an[Em] d[Dm][Em][G][Dm]
[Am]how [Dm]he lo[Em]ved you
Oh, and how he loved you
[Dm]Oh, and you believed him
Oh, and you believed [Em]him
You said you both deserve better
You both deserve [Dm]better
Could make it a real thing
Could make it a real [G]thing[C]

[Verse 2]
On [G]a clear [C]day[Gsus4]
[G]You [C]can see [Gsus4]the sea
from your [G]place
[C]On a [G]fine [C]day[Gsus4]
You can still [G]remem[E] ber his fa[Am]ce

[Verse 3]
He just [Am]kept right [G]on[Em]
[Am][G][Em]
Imagining [Dm]America[Am]
He just kept [G]right[Em]
[Am]on[G][Em]
Imagin[G]ing [Em]America
[Am][Dm]

[Verse 4]
[Em]And he was so handsome
He was so handsome
[Dm]It was 1919
It [Am]was 1[Em]919
Sailing to New York
Sailing to New [Dm]York
Just for you
Just [G]for you
[C]It was a clear

[Verse 5]
[G]day[C][Gsus4]
[C]Waiting from the quay,
[Gsus4]saw him[G]
[C]Was [G]a fine [C]day
[G]Sta[Gsus4]nd ing with the wo[G]rld
[E]bef[Eaug]ore him[E][Am]

[Verse 6]
He just [Am]kept [G]rig[Em]ht o[Am]n[G][Em]
Imagining America
[Dm]He j[Am]ust kept right[G]
[Em]on[Am][Em]
Imagin[G]ing [Em]America
[Am][Dm][Am][Dm]

[Verse 7]
[F]Don't he
have no [Gsus4]feel ings
[G]Always feel like mou[C]ntains
And deserts and [Am]stars[F]
Cities have been [G]tamed
[Gsus4]And they all [G]know your name
[C]They have money

[Interlude 1]
And houses and cars
[Fm][Eaug][Fm]
[Eaug][Am][Em][G][Dm]
[Em]

[Verse 8]
So I stand here [Em]So
I stand [Dm]here
In his footsteps
In his [Em]footsteps
We deserve better
We deserve better
[Dm]And I can make it a real thing
And I can make it a [G]real [C]thing
It's a [G]clear day
[C]It's a clear day[G]
[C]Only in a final [Gsus4]embrace
Only [G]in a final embrace
[C]It's a fine [G]day
It's a fine day
The world remember [C]our face
[G]The world re[E]member our [Am]face

[Verse 9]
And I [Am]just [G]kep[Em]t[G][Em]
right [Am]on[G][Em]
Imagining America
[Dm]And [Am]I just[G][Em]
kept right [Am]on[Em]
Imagining America
[Am][Dm]

[Verse 10]
[Am]We keep on, we keep
Imagin[Em]ing [Am]Ameri[Em]ca,
Amer[Dm]ica

[Outro 1]
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