X: 1
T:America the Beautiful
C:Samuel Ward, words: Katherine Lee Bates
O:USA
Z:Transcribed by Frank Nordberg - http://www.musicaviva.com
M:C
L:1/4
Q:1/4=84
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w:Oh beau-ti-ful for spa-cious skies, For am-ber waves of
w:*beau-ti-ful for pat-riot dream, That sees be-yond the
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w:grain, For pur-ple moun-tain maj-es-ties A-bove the fruit-ed
w:years, Thine a-la-bas-ter ci-ties gleam, Un-dimmed by hu-man
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w:plain! A-mer-i-ca! A-mer-i-ca! God shed His grace on
w:tears.
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w:thee, And crown thy good with broth-er-hood, From sea to shin-ing
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w:sea. O to shin-ing sea.
W:
W:Oh beautiful for spacious skies,
W:For amber waves of grain,
W:For purple mountain majesties
W:Above the fruited plain!
W:America! America!
W:God shed His grace on thee,
W:And crown thy good with brotherhood,
W:From sea to shining sea.
W:
W:O beautiful for patriot dream,
W:That sees beyond the years,
W:Thine alabaster cities gleam,
W:Undimmed by human tears.
W:America! America!
W:God shed His grace on thee,
W:And crown thy good with brotherhood,
W:From sea to shining sea.