G D
O beautiful for spacious skies,
D7 G
for amber waves of grain
D
For purple mountain majesties,
A A7 D D7
above the fruited plain!
G D
America! America!
D7 G
God shed his grace on thee
C G
And crown thy good with brotherhood,
C D7 G
from sea to shining sea!
G D
O beautiful for pilgrims feet,
D7 G
whose stern impassioned stress
D
A thoroughfare of freedom beat,
A A7 D D7
across the wilderness!
G D
America! America!
D7 G
God mend thine every flaw
C G
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
C D7 G
Thy liberty in law!
G D
O beautiful for heroes proved,
D7 G
in liberating strife.
D
Who more than self their country loved,
A A7 D D7
and mercy more than life!
G D
America! America!
D7 G
May God thy gold refine
C G
Till all success be nobleness,
C D7 G
and every gain divine!
G D
O beautiful for patriot dream,
D7 G
that sees beyond the years
D
Thine alabaster cities gleam,
A A7 D D7
undimmed by human tears!
G D
America! America!
D7 G
God shed his grace on thee
C G
And crown thy good with brotherhood,
C D7 G
from sea to shining sea!
G D
O beautiful for halcyon skies,
D7 G
For amber waves of grain,
D
For purple mountain majesties
A A7 D D7
Above the enameled plain!
G D
America! America!
D7 G
God shed his grace on thee
C G
Till souls wax fair as earth and air
C D7 G
And music-hearted sea!
G D
O beautiful for glory-tale
D7 G
Of liberating strife
D
When once and twice, for man's avail
A A7 D D7
Men lavished precious life!
G D
America! America!
D7 G
God shed his grace on thee
C G
Till selfish gain no longer stain
C D7 G
The banner of the free!
