#-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------------# #This OLGA file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation # #of the song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or # #research. Remember to view this file in Courier, or some other monospaced # #font. See http://www.olga.net/faq/ for more information. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 15:20:25 -0500 From: "C. Sihner"Subject: m/misc_traditional/america_the_beautiful.tab America the Beautiful words - Katharine Bates 1913 music - Samuel Ward tabbed by Craig Sihner sihn77@home.com e---------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------| G--12--12--9--9----12---12----7-----7---| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| O beau-tiful for spac--ious skies, e---------------------------------------| B-------------------12------------------| G---9--10--12---14-------12-------------| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| For am-ber waves of grain, e---------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------| G--12---12--9---9----12---12--7--7------| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| For purp-le moun-tain maj-es-ties e--10--9---10---12--------10------------| B-------------------10------------------| G---------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| A-bove the fruit-ed plain! e----12--12--10-------------------------| B--8-------------13-13--12-12-----------| G---------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| A-mer--i-ca! A-mer--i-ca! e---------------------------------------| B--13---15---12---10---8---13-----------| G---------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| God shed his grace on thee e---------------------------------------| B--13---13---10---10---13---13-----8--8-| G---------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| And crown thy good with broth--erhood e---------------------------------------| B---8---10--13-------15--13-------------| G---------------12----------------------| D---------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------| From sea to shin-ing sea! 7 more verses with different words or variations, but music is the same. Note: I declare that the above tablature was done by ear and is all my own work. Craig Sihner sihn77@home.com