Left For America Chords
Left For America by Ciaran Lavery is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 4st fret. It uses the chords F, C, Am7 and Cmaj7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Standard Tuning
Intro: F C F C F C Am7 Cmaj7
verse 1:
F C F C
Lay me on my back a little and put my hat on my head
F C Am7 Cmaj7
I want to sleep out with the stars, not in the dark with the dead
F C F C
When I’m ready I’ll give you the sign, you can gather me up like a quilt
F C Am7 Cmaj7
Tell my mother I tried, tell my cousin I lied; I was holding your hand out of guilt
F C
They never paid my way – I bought it
Cmaj7 C
I never stole your heart – I sought it
F C Cmaj7 ....
I never knew my place anyway
Intro: F C F C F C Am7 Cmaj7
verse 2:
F C F C
Cover me up with a thousand whispers and shuffle me into the night
F C Am7 Cmaj7
Whistle and hum to the traffic rum, calling us closer to the edge of the light
F C F C
Tell me tales that win my faith and be my champion of dreams
F C Am7 Cmaj7 ..
I don’t want to forget the day I left for America and things came apart at the seams
Chorus: