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God Bless America Irving Berlin, 1918 YouTube video tutorial: http://youtu.be/_3hLano3t2I

INTRO:

[SLOW AND DELIBERATE STRUM: D-DUDUD] G C D G While the storm clouds gather far across the sea Em C D G Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free C D G Let us all be grateful for a land so fair Em D C D As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer

VERSE: G D D7 G God bless America land that I love C G Stand beside her - and guide her D7 G Thru the night with a light from above D G From the mountains to the prairies D7 G G7 To the oceans white with foam C D7 G C G D G God bless America my home sweet home

TRANSITION CHORD: E SAME VERSE, UP A FULL KEY: A E7 A God bless America land that I love D A Stand beside her - and guide her E7 A Thru the night with a light from above E A From the mountains to the prairies E7 A A7 To the oceans white with foam D E7 A D A E A A7 God bless America my home sweet home D E7 A D A E A God bless America my home sweet home

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This Land Is Your Land Woody Guthrie, 1945 YouTube video tutorial: http://youtu.be/BW-IaoF6QgI

INTRO:

[WITH SPIRIT: D-DU-UD] Bb [STOP] |X X X X|X X X X|X X X X|X|

VERSE 1: Bb F As I was walking that ribbon of highway C7 F F7 I saw above me that endless skyway Bb F Dm I saw below me that golden valley C7 F F7 This land was made for you and me

VERSE 2: Bb F I’ve roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps C7 F F7 To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts Bb F Dm And all around me a voice was sounding C7 F F7 This land was made for you and me

VERSE 3: Bb F When the sun came shining and I was strolling C7 F F7 And the wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling Bb F Dm As the fog was lifting a voice was chanting C7 F F7 This land was made for you and me

VERSE 4: Bb F Nobody living can ever stop me C7 F F7 As I go walking that freedom highway Bb F Dm Nobody living can ever make me turn back C7 F F7 This land was made for you and me

CHORUS: Bb F This land is your land this land is my land C7 F From California to the New York island Bb F Dm From the redwood forest to the Gulf Stream waters C7 F This land was made for you and me

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The Stars And Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa, 1897 YouTube video tutorial: http://youtu.be/Ug2BLfyZYII

VERSE 1 (Sousa’s original): F Hurrah for the flag of the free C7 May it wave as our standard forever

The gem of the land and the sea F Bb C7 The banner of the right F Let despots remember the day A7 Dm When our fathers with mighty endeavor Bbm F Proclaimed as they marched to the fray C7 F That by their might and by their right it waves forever

VERSE 2: F Three cheers for the red, white and blue C7 For the flag that will always inspire us

The colors to which we are true F Bb C7 That will keep us brave and free F We march with the flag of our land A7 Dm In the bonds that no enemy can sever Bbm F In step with the strains of the band C7 F That plays the music of the stars and stripes forever

OUTRO: Bbm F C7-F

INTRO:

[SLOW EVEN MARCHING STRUM:

D-DUD-DUD-DUDUDU] F |X X X X |X X X X |

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My Country ‘Tis Of Thee Samuel Francis Smith, 1831 YouTube video tutorial: http://youtu.be/OyGfJNe_vSU

INTRO:

[MIXED ARPEGGIOS AND SMOOTH STRUMMING] F Gm F Dm Bb F C F |X X X |X X X |X X X |X X X |

VERSE 1: F Dm Gm C F Dm Bb F Dm My country, tis of thee, sweet land of liberty Gm C F Of thee I sing Gm Bb C Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims’ pride F Gm F Dm Bb C F From every mountainside, let freedom ring F-Gm F Dm Bb-C F

VERSE 2: F Dm Gm C F Dm Bb F Dm My native country, thee, land of the noble free Gm C F Thy name I love Gm Bb C I love thy rocks and rills, thy woods and templed hills F Gm F Dm Bb C F My heart with rapture thrills, like that above F-Gm F Dm Bb-C F

VERSE 3: F Dm Gm C F Dm Bb F Dm Let music swell the breeze, and ring from all the trees Gm C F Sweet freedom’s song Gm Bb C Let mortal tongues awake, let all that breathe partake F Gm F Dm Bb C F Let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong F-Gm F Dm Bb-C F

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My Country ‘Tis Of Thee Samuel Francis Smith, 1831 YouTube video tutorial: http://youtu.be/OyGfJNe_vSU

INTRO:

[SLOW, SMOOTH STRUM: D-D-D-D-DUD] Gm F Bb C F |X X X |X X X |X X X |X X X |

VERSE 1: F C F Bb F My country, tis of thee, sweet land of liberty C F Of thee I sing C Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims’ pride Gm F Bb C F From every mountainside, let freedom ring Gm F Bb-C F

VERSE 2: F C F Bb F My native country, thee, land of the noble free C F Thy name I love C I love thy rocks and rills, thy woods and templed hills Gm F Bb C F My heart with rapture thrills, like that above Gm F Bb-C F

VERSE 3: F C F Bb F Let music swell the breeze, and ring from all the trees C F Sweet freedom’s song C Let mortal tongues awake, let all that breathe partake Gm F Bb C F Let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong Gm F Bb-C F

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Yankee Doodle Dandy George M Cohen, 1904

You’re A Grand Old Flag George M Cohen, 1906 YouTube video tutorial: http://youtu.be/X_1c3R2f1ls

INTRO:

[WITH SPIRIT! D-DUDUDU] F C7F G C7 F |X X X X|X X X X|X X X X|X X X X|

YANKEE DOODLE DANDY: F G I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy C7 F A Yankee Doodle, do or die D Gm-D-Gm A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam G C7 Born on the Fourth of July F G I’ve got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart C7 F She’s my Yankee Doodle joy C7 F Yankee Doodle came to London just to ride the ponies G C7 F [STOP] I am that Yankee Doodle boy

YOU’RE A GRAND OLD FLAG: F You’re a grand old flag, you’re a high-flying flag C7 And forever in peace may you wave F You’re the emblem of the land I love G7 C7 The home of the free and the brave F Every heart beats true under red, white and blue D7 Gm Where there’s never a boast or brag F C7 But should auld acquaintance be forgot G7 C7 F [STOP] Keep your eye on the grand old flag

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America From “West Side Story”

Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim, 1961 YouTube video tutorial: http://youtu.be/Obbl2tBIQrU

INTRO:

[12/8 RHYTHM: DUDUDU D-D-D] A |xxxxxxX X X|xxxxxxX X X| VERSE 1: A D Women: I like to be in Ame-ri-ca A E OK by me in Ame-ri-ca C G Everything free in Ame-ri-ca F A Men: For a small fee in Ame-ri-ca VERSE 2: A W: Buying on credit is so nice E7 +++ M: One look at us and they charge twice Bm7 W: I have a new washing machine E7 A +++ M: What will you have tho to keep clean? A D W: Skyscrapers bloom in Ame-ri-ca A E Cadillacs zoom in Ame-ri-ca C G Industry boom in Ame-ri-ca F A M: Twelve in a room in Ame-ri-ca

VERSE 3: A W: Lots of new housing with more space E7 +++ M: Lots of doors slamming in our face Bm7 W: I’ll get a terraced apartment E7 A +++ M: Better get rid of your accent A D W: Life can be bright in Ame-ri-ca A E M: If you can fight in Ame-ri-ca C G W: Life is all right in Ame-ri-ca F A M: If you’re all white in Ame-ri-ca VERSE 4: A W: Here you are free and you have pride E7 +++ M: Long as you stay on your own side Bm7 W: Free to be anything you choose E7 A +++ M: Free to wait tables and shine shoes A D M: Everywhere grime in Ame-ri-ca A E Organized crime in Ame-ri-ca C G Terrible time in Ame-ri-ca F A W: You forget I’m in Ame-ri-ca

VERSE 5: A M: I think I go back to San Juan E7 +++ W: I know a boat you can get on Bm7 M: Everyone there will give big cheer E7 A +++ W: Everyone there will have moved here A D All: Immigrant goes to Ame-ri-ca A E Many hellos in Ame-ri-ca C G Nobody knows in Ame-ri-ca F A Puerto Rico's in Ame-ri-ca!

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Canadian Idiot Al Yankovic, 2006

Parody of Green Day’s “American Idiot” YouTube video tutorial: http://youtu.be/k63mSYDyf1M

[SHARP PERCUSSIVE STRUM: DUDU-UDU-UD-D-D]

[4 TIMES]

VERSE 1: X C-F-Bb-F-C-Bb Don’t want to be a Canadian idiot X C-F-Bb-F-C-Bb Don’t want to be some beer swillin hockey nut X C-F-Bb-F-C-Bb And do I look like some frost bitten hosehead? X C-F-Bb-F-C-Bb I never learned my alphabet from A to Zed

F They all live on donuts and moose meat C And they leave the house without packin heat G C Never even bring their guns to the mall F And you know what else is too funny C Their stupid monopoly money G Z Z ZZZZ ZZ Z Z Can’t take ‘em seriously at all

VERSE 2: X C-F-Bb-F-C-Bb Well, maple syrup and snow’s what they export X C-F-Bb-F-C-Bb They treat curling just like it’s a real sport X C-F-Bb-F-C-Bb They think their silly accent is so cute X C-F-Bb-F-C-Bb Can’t understand a thing they’re talking aboot F Sure they got their national health care C Cheaper meds, low crime rates and clean air G C Then again, well they got Celine Dion F Eat their weight in Kraft macaroni C And dream of driving a zamboni G Z Z ZZZZ ZZ Z Z All over Saskatchewan

VERSE 3: C F Bb F C Bb Don’t want to be a Canadian idiot C F Bb F C Bb Won’t figure out the temperature in Celcius C F Bb F C Bb See the map they’re hovering right over us C F Bb F C Bb Tell you the truth it makes me kinda nervous F Always hear the same kind of story C Break their nose and they’ll just say sorry G C Tell me, what kind of freaks are that polite? F It’s gotta mean they’re all up to something C So quick before they see it coming G Z Z ZZZZ ZZ Z Z Time for a pre-emptive strike

INTRO: C F Bb F C Bb |X X X X|X X X X|X X X X|X X X X|

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Where Everybody

Knows Your Name (Theme from “Cheers”)

Gary Portnoy / Judy Hart Angelo, 1982 YouTube video tutorial: http://youtu.be/3-AM6MUYEY4

INTRO: (G and D shapes) |2 - - -2- - - -|2 - - -2- - - -| |3 - - 3|2 2 - -|3 - - 3|2 2 - -| |2 - -2-|2 2 - -|2 - -2-|2 2 - -| |4 - 4 -|2 2 - -|4 - 4 -|2 2 - -|

[GENTLE BOUNCE: D-DU-UD]

VERSE 1: G D Making your way in the world today G D Takes everything you’ve got G D Taking a break from all your worries G D Sure would help a lot F E Am Wouldn’t you like to get away?

VERSE 2: D-G D All those nights when you got no lights G D The check is in the mail G D And your little angel G D Hung the cat up by its tail F E Am And your third fiancée didn’t show D G Sometimes you want to go

VERSE 3: G D You roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee’s dead G D The morning’s looking bright G D And your shrink ran off to Europe G D And didn’t even write F E Am And your husband wants to be a girl D G Be glad there’s one place in the world

CHORUS B: F C D Where everybody knows your name G F C D And they’re always glad you came Bm C You wanna go where people know Bm C People are all the same Bm C D You want to go where everybody knows G D G D (as in Intro) Your name

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE: G D G D G D G D F E Am D

OUTRO: G

CHORUS A: G F C D Where everybody knows your name G F C D And they’re always glad you came Bm C You want to be where you can see Bm C Troubles are all the same Bm C D You want to go where everybody knows G D G D (as in Intro) Your name

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I’ll Be There For You (Theme from “Friends”)

Crane/Kauffman/Skloff/Willis/Solem/Wilde (The Rembrandts), 1995 YouTube video tutorial: http://youtu.be/Qpn54i81Wng

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INTRO: (Generally hold to a “G” shape for this tab) |- - 2 -|2 0 - -|- - - -|0 - - -| [4 TIMES] |3 - 3 -|3 - 3 -|- - - 3|- - 3 -| |2 - - -|- - - 5|- 5 - -|- - - -| |- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|

[WITH SPIRIT: D-DU-UD]

VERSE 1: G F XXXX So no one told you life was gonna be this way G Bm Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s DOA F Am G It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear F Am G And it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month D Or even your year but

VERSE 2: G F XXXX You’re still in bed at ten and work began at eight G Bm You’ve burned your breakfast so far things are going great F Am G Your mother warned you there’d be days like these F Am G Oh but she didn’t tell you when the world has brought D You down to your knees that

BRIDGE: G-C No one could ever know me - no one could ever see me Em Sometimes the only one who knows - what it’s like to be me Am C Someone to face the day with - make it through all the mess with F Someone I’ll always laugh with D C D Em C D Even under the worst I’m best with you Em C D Em C D Em C D F Am G It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear F Am G And it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month D Or even your year - - - - - - - but

OUTRO: G

CHORUS: G C D I’ll be there for you [WHEN THE RAIN STARTS TO POUR] G C D I’ll be there for you [LIKE I’VE BEEN THERE BEFORE] G C D F I’ll be there for you [CUZ YOU’RE THERE FOR ME TOO] [WITH ALTERED INTRO TAB OVER THAT LAST F]

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America The Beautiful Katherine Lee Bates / Samuel Ward, 1910 YouTube video tutorial: http://youtu.be/YDOajJTNkEk

INTRO:

[Either a smooth arpeggio or a gentle strum: D-DUDUD] F C F G7 C |X X X X|X X X X|X X X X|X X X X|

VERSE 1: C G7 C O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain G D7 G G7 For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain C G7 C C7 America, America, God shed his grace on thee F C F G7 C And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea F C F-G7-C

VERSE 2: C G7 C O beautiful for pilgrim feet, whose stern impassioned stress G D7 G G7 A thoroughfare for freedom beat across the wilderness C G7 C C7 America, America, God mend thine ev’ry flaw F C F G7 C Confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law F C F-G7-C

VERSE 3: C G7 C O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years G D7 G G7 Thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears C G7 C C7 America, America, God shed his grace on thee F C F G7 C And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea

OUTRO: F C And crown thy good with brotherhood F G7 C F C From sea - to - shi - - - ning sea

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