America Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays599

America by Razorlight is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, A, D and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
Text
16
Speed
  			G      A 
What a drag it is 
    D         G 
The shape i'm in 
G      A 
Well I go out somewhere 
     D           G 
Then I come home again 
G         A 
I light a cigarette 
       D              G 
'Cause I can't get no sleep 
G                        A 
Theres nothing on the TV nothing on the radio 
     D                  G 
That means that much to me 
G      A     D 
All my life 
         G 
Watching America 
Em     A     D 
All my life 
                 G 
There's panic in America 
Em     A     D 
Oh Oh Oh, Oh 
                   G 
There's trouble in America 
Em     A     D  (Let ring) 
Oh Oh Oh, Oh 
 
Same chords as the first verse and same for Chorus 
 
Yesterday was easy 
Happiness came and went 
I got the movie script 
But I don't know what it meant 
 
I light a cigarette 
'Cause I can't get no sleep 
Theres nothing on the TV nothing on the radio 
That means that much to me 
Theres nothing on the TV nothing on the radio 
That I can believe in 
 
All my life 
Watching America 
All my life 
There's panic in America 
Oh Oh Oh, Oh 
There's trouble in America 
Oh Oh Oh, Oh 
There's panic in America 
Oh Oh Oh, Oh 
 
G     A 
Yesterday was easy 
D             G 
Yes I got the news 
G        A                    D                       G 
When you get it straight, but stand up you just can't lose 
G           A           D               G 
Give you my confidence, all my faith in life 
G 
Dont stand me up 
A 
Don't let me down 
D          G 
I need you tonight 
G       A  D           G 
To hold me, say you'll be here 
G       A  D           G 
To hold me, say you'll be here 
G       A  D           G 
To hold me, say you'll be here 
G       A  D 
To hold.. 
G      A     D 
All my life 
         G 
Watching America 
Em     A     D 
All my life 
                 G 
There's panic in America 
Em     A     D 
Oh Oh Oh, Oh 
                   G 
There's trouble in America 
Em     A     D  (Let ring) 
Oh Oh Oh, Oh 
G                   Em A D   (Repeat 3 times, so 4 times in total) 
Tell me how does it feel 
 
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
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).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante