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America the Beautiful Words by Katharine Lee Bates Melody by Samuel Ward Ray Charles Version NOTES _________________________________________________________________ *This is how I play the Ray Charles Version on piano. Some of the chords may be more appropriately named in a different manner but I use the naming conventions that make the most sense to me! *The slash chords with out a chord in front of the / indicate a walking bass line using the same chord you were already playing. *Play this seemingly ridculously slow in 12/8 time _________________________________________________________________ [Verse 1]
O beEbautiful Edim7for hBb7/Feroes prBb7oved, Edim7 in Fm7 libe/Ab/Arating Bb7 Eb strife.Edim7 Bb/F Bb7
Who Ebmore than self Edim7their Bb7/Fcountry Bb7loved, Bb A Bb C7 F7 Bb7 Ab/C Bb7/D Bb7 /C and mercy more than life!
EbAmerGm7ica! F#dim7 AmeriFm7ca! Bb7 Ab/C /C# Bb/D Bb Ab/C Bb7/D Eb Eb7 /G May God thy gold refine
Ab /Bb /C /C# /D Eb Till all success be nobleness, Fm7 Bb7 /D Eb Edim7 Bb7/F Bb7 and every gain divine! [Verse 2]
O beEbautiful Edim7for spaBb7/Fcious skBb7ies, Edim7 for aFm7mber /Ab/A Bb7waves of gEbrainEdim7 Bb/F Bb7
For Ebpurple mountEdim7ain Bb7/FmajestieBb7s, Bb A Bb C7 F7 Bb7 Ab/C Bb7/D Bb7 /C above the fruited plain!
AEbmeriGm7ca! F#dim7 AmeFm7rica!Bb7 Ab/C /C# Bb/D Bb Ab/C Bb7/D Eb Eb7 /G God shed his grace on thee
Ab /Bb /C /C# /D Eb And crown thy good with brotherhood, Fm7 Bb7 /D Eb (or end with whole step walk up after Bb to the Eb (B Db Eb)) from sea to shining sea!