Charles, Ray - America The Beautiful

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O beautiful for spacious skies, for am - ber waves of grain,

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For purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain!

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America! A - merica!  God shed His grace on thee,

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And crown thy good with broth  -  er - hood

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From sea to shining sea!



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O beautiful for pilgrim feet whose stern im - passion'd stress

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A thoroughfare for freedom beat across the wil - der - ness.

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America! A - merica!  God mend thine ev' - ry flaw,

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Confirm thy soul in self  -  control, thy lib - er - ty in law.



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O beautiful for patriot dream that sees be - yond the years

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Thine al-a-bas-ter cities gleam un - dim'd by hu - man tears.

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America! A - merica!  God shed His grace on thee,

C         Am7        G    G/F#     Em 
And crown thy good with broth  -  er - hood

D7   C  Am7  D  D7   G    
From sea to shining sea