Sister Golden Hair
America (Gerry Beckley, 1975)
Intro Rhythm: Main Strum:
4/4 | D - D - D u - u | 4/4 ... u | D u - u D u - u | D u ...
1 2 3 &(4)& & 1 &(2)& 3 &(4)& 1 &
Intro:
| [Am] | [F] | [C] | [C]
| [Em] | [Em] | [Am] | [G] | [F] | [F]
Well I | [C] tried to make it | Sunday, but I | [Em] got so damn de- | pressed
That I | [F] set my sights on | [C] Monday and I | [Em] got myself un- | dressed
I ain't | [F] ready for the al- | [Dm] tar but I | [Am] do a- [G] gree there's | [F] times
When a | [Dm] woman sure can | [F] be a friend of mine | [C] | [C]
Well, I | [C] keep on thinkin' | 'bout you, Sister | [Em] Golden Hair sur- | prise
And I | [F] just can't live with- | [C] out you can't you | [Em] see it in my | eyes?
I been | [F] one poor corres- | [Dm] pondent, and I been | [Am] too, too [G] hard to | [F] find
But it | [Dm] doesn't mean you | [F] ain't been on my mind | [C] | [C↓↓]
Chorus
Will you | [G] meet me in the | middle, will you | [F] meet me in the | [C] air?
Will you | [G] love me just a | little, just e- | [F] nough to show you | [C] care?
Well, I | [Dm↓] tried to fake it, I | [Em↓] don't mind sayin', I | [F↓] just can't make it | ...
Instrumental:
| [Am] | [F] | [C] | [C]
| [Em] | [Em] | [Am] | [G] | [F] | [F]
Well, I | [C] keep on thinkin' | 'bout you, Sister | [Em] Golden Hair sur- | prise
And I | [F] just can't live with- | out you can't you | [Em] see it in my | eyes?
Now I | [F] been one poor corres- | [Dm] pondent, and I been | [Am] too, too [G] hard to | [F] find
But it | [Dm] doesn't mean you | [F] ain't been on my mind | [C] | [C↓↓]
Chorus
Will you | [G] meet me in the | middle, will you | [F] meet me in the | [C] air?
Will you | [G] love me just a | little, just e- | [F] nough to show you | [C] care?
Well, I | [Dm↓] tried to fake it, I | [Em↓] don't mind sayin', I | [F↓] just can't make it | ...
| [G] Bop-a-do-whop, | bop-a-do-whop, | [F] bop-a-do-whop, | [C] bop-a-do-whop
| [G] Bop-a-do-whop, | bop-a-do-whop, | [F] bop-a-do-whop, | [C] bop-a-do-whop
| [G] Bop-a-do-whop, | bop-a-do-whop, | [F] bop-a-do-whop, | [C] bop-a-do-whop
| [G] Bop-a-do-whop, | bop-a-do-whop, | [F] bop-a-do-whop, | [C↓]
#Capo on 4th fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 9/26/17 JJ
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America (Gerry Beckley, 1975)
Intro Rhythm: Main Strum:
4/4 | D - D - D u - u | 4/4 ... u | D u - u D u - u | D u ...
1 2 3 &(4)& & 1 &(2)& 3 &(4)& 1 &
Intro:
| [Am] | [F] | [C] | [C]
| [Em] | [Em] | [Am] | [G] | [F] | [F]
Well I | [C] tried to make it | Sunday, but I | [Em] got so damn de- | pressed
That I | [F] set my sights on | [C] Monday and I | [Em] got myself un- | dressed
I ain't | [F] ready for the al- | [Dm] tar but I | [Am] do a- [G] gree there's | [F] times
When a | [Dm] woman sure can | [F] be a friend of mine | [C] | [C]
Well, I | [C] keep on thinkin' | 'bout you, Sister | [Em] Golden Hair sur- | prise
And I | [F] just can't live with- | [C] out you can't you | [Em] see it in my | eyes?
I been | [F] one poor corres- | [Dm] pondent, and I been | [Am] too, too [G] hard to | [F] find
But it | [Dm] doesn't mean you | [F] ain't been on my mind | [C] | [C↓↓]
Chorus
Will you | [G] meet me in the | middle, will you | [F] meet me in the | [C] air?
Will you | [G] love me just a | little, just e- | [F] nough to show you | [C] care?
Well, I | [Dm↓] tried to fake it, I | [Em↓] don't mind sayin', I | [F↓] just can't make it | ...
Instrumental:
| [Am] | [F] | [C] | [C]
| [Em] | [Em] | [Am] | [G] | [F] | [F]
Well, I | [C] keep on thinkin' | 'bout you, Sister | [Em] Golden Hair sur- | prise
And I | [F] just can't live with- | out you can't you | [Em] see it in my | eyes?
Now I | [F] been one poor corres- | [Dm] pondent, and I been | [Am] too, too [G] hard to | [F] find
But it | [Dm] doesn't mean you | [F] ain't been on my mind | [C] | [C↓↓]
Chorus
Will you | [G] meet me in the | middle, will you | [F] meet me in the | [C] air?
Will you | [G] love me just a | little, just e- | [F] nough to show you | [C] care?
Well, I | [Dm↓] tried to fake it, I | [Em↓] don't mind sayin', I | [F↓] just can't make it | ...
| [G] Bop-a-do-whop, | bop-a-do-whop, | [F] bop-a-do-whop, | [C] bop-a-do-whop
| [G] Bop-a-do-whop, | bop-a-do-whop, | [F] bop-a-do-whop, | [C] bop-a-do-whop
| [G] Bop-a-do-whop, | bop-a-do-whop, | [F] bop-a-do-whop, | [C] bop-a-do-whop
| [G] Bop-a-do-whop, | bop-a-do-whop, | [F] bop-a-do-whop, | [C↓]
#Capo on 4th fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 9/26/17 JJ
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