Jesse Welles chords

Jesse Welles – America Girl Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGCC/GAmBmD7Em

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[Intro]
G C   G C


[Chorus]
G     C/G
Woman
What am I
supposed
   G   C/G
to do
G     C/G
Woman
   C
To get along
        G  C/G C
with you



[Verse 1]
  Am
I read your
books
Am
I read your
poems
        Bm
There's things
I'll do
Bm
And there's
things I won't
There's things
C
to know
C
That ain't
 been wrote
      D7
How'm I sposed to
 keep on down
this road


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[Chorus]
G     C/G
Woman
How am I supposed
   G    C/G
to feel
G     C/G
Woman
C
Is half this
stuff
     G    C/G
even real



[Verse 2]
  Am
I kicked the
nest
Am
And I done been
stung
I can see the
Bm
gallows
Bm
Where I'm gonna
 be hung
C
Maybe someday
if we're lucky
we'll find
A little bit a
D7
truth underneath
 the lies



[Bridge]
       Am
I been living
in you
Am
You been living
 in me
D7
I'll keep it real
D7
You keep if free
C
Tell me why it's
Bm
gotta be
Am
So hard
 C
America, girl
D7
What's goin on?

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[Harmonica Solo]
G  C/G  G  C  G
Em  G  C   G C
G  C  C/G


[Chorus]
G     C/G
Woman
Why's it gotta be
   G     C/G
so hard
G     C/G
Woman
   C
To know who you
       G    C/G C
really are



[Verse 3]
I talked to
    Am
yer ma
Am
I talked to
yer pa
  Bm
I talked with
the devil
Bm
I talked with
 god
     C
I consulted the
 east
C
I went to the
west
D7
Nobody could tell
me which was best



[Bridge]
       Am
I been living
in you
Am
You been living
 in me
D7
I'll keep it real
D7
You keep if free
C
Tell me why it's
Bm
gotta be
Am
So hard
C
America, girl
D7
What's goin on?



[Harmonica Solo]
G  C G   C



[Bridge]
       Am
I been living
in you
Am
You been living
in me
D7
I'll keep it real
D7
You keep if free
C
Tell me why it's
Bm
gotta be
Am
So hard
C
America, girl
D7
What's goin on?


[Outro]
G  C  G  C
G

How to play America Girl: key, chords and progression

America Girl by Jesse Welles is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 7 chords: G, C, C/G, Am, Bm, D7 and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C/G – G – C/G – C (IV – I – IV – IV in G major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – fah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Bm chord on guitar (x24432)
BmB D F♯
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B

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America Girl chords: questions

What key is America Girl in?

America Girl by Jesse Welles is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in America Girl?

America Girl uses 7 chords: G, C, C/G, Am, Bm, D7, Em.

What is the chord progression of America Girl?

The main progression is C/G – G – C/G – C (IV – I – IV – IV).

Is America Girl easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Almost every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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