Augustana Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays599

Augustana by Boston is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, G, Am and Fm7/E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			Intro: 
CGAm 
Fm7/ECAm - G 

C       G           Am   Fm7/E       C     Am       G 
In the light of the sun, is there anyone? oh it has begun... 
C   G                Am     Fm7/E             C      
Oh dear you look so lost, eyes are red and tears are shed, 
Am                      G  
This world you must've crossed...you said... 

C                   G              Fm7/E      G       
You don't know me, you don't even care,    oh yeah 
C                  G                  Fm7/E        G 
You don't know me, you don't wear my chains...  oh yeah 

CGAm 
Fm7/ECAm - G 

C     G            Am       Fm7/E           C         Am        
    Essential and appealed, carry all your thoughts across  
          G 
An open field, 
C      G               Am        
  When flowers gaze at you 
Fm7/E                 C        Am           G   
They're not the only ones who cry when they see you... You said... 

C                   G              Fm7/E      G       
You don't know me, you don't even care,    oh yeah... you said 
C                  G                  Fm7/E        G 
You don't know me, you don't wear my chains...  oh yeah 

                             C  
She said I think I’ll go to Boston... 
                      G 
I think I’ll start a new life, 
                      Fm7/E                       G   
I think I’ll start it over, where no one knows my name, 
                     C                        G 
I’ll get out of California, I’m tired of the weather, 
                    Fm7/E                  G 
I think I’ll get a lover and fly'em out to Spain... 
                    C 
I think I’ll go to Boston,  
                       G 
I think that I’m just tired 
                 Fm7/E                          G 
I think I need a new town, to leave this all behind... 
                  C                         G 
I think I need a sunrise, I’m tired of the sunset,  
                         Fm7/E                      G 
I hear it's nice in the summer; some snow would be nice... 
C                   G              Fm7/E      G       
You don't know me, you don't even care,    oh yeah... 

C       G                            Fm7/E    G     
      Boston...where no one knows my name... ... where no one knows my 
C       G                            Fm7/E     G     
name...       where no one knows my name...     
Intro: 
CGAm       Fm7/ECAmG                       C 
                                   where no one knows my name...      

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante