America The Beautiful Chords

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O beGautiful for spDacious skies,

for D7amber waves of Ggrain

For purple mountain Dmajesties,

aAbove the A7fruited DplainD7!

AGmerica! ADmerica!

God D7shed his grace on Gthee

And Ccrown thy good with Gbrotherhood,

from Csea to D7shining Gsea!

O Gbeautiful for Dpilgrim feet,

whose D7stern impassioned Gstress

A thoroughfare of Dfreedom beat,

aAcross the A7wilderDnessD7!

AGmerica! ADmerica!

God D7mend thine every Gflaw

ConCfirm thy soul in Gself-control,

Thy CliberD7ty in Glaw!

O Gbeautiful for Dheroes proved,

in D7liberating Gstrife.

Who more than self their Dcountry loved,

and Amercy A7more than DlifeD7!

AGmerica! ADmerica!

May D7God thy gold reGfine

Till Call success be Gnobleness,

and Cevery D7gain diGvine!

O Gbeautiful for Dpatriot dream,

that D7sees beyond the Gyears

Thine alabaster Dcities gleam,

unAdimmed by A7human DtearsD7!

AGmerica! ADmerica!

God D7shed his grace on Gthee

And Ccrown thy good with Gbrotherhood,

from Csea to D7shining Gsea!

O beautiful for halcyon skies,

For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majesties

Above the enameled plain!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

Till souls wax fair as earth and air

And music-hearted sea!

O beautiful for pilgrims feet,

Whose stem impassioned stress

A thoroughfare for freedom beat

Across the wilderness!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

Till paths be wrought through

wilds of thought

By pilgrim foot and knee!

O beautiful for glory-tale

Of liberating strife

When once and twice,

for man's avail

Men lavished precious life!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

Till selfish gain no longer stain

The banner of the free!

O beautiful for patriot dream

That sees beyond the years

Thine alabaster cities gleam

Undimmed by human tears!

America! America!

God shed his grace on thee

Till nobler men keep once again

Thy whiter jubilee!