641 - America, the Beautiful
Key: B b major (w/ opt. modulation to C major)
Meter: 4/4
KATHARINE LEE BATES
INTRO
Eb
VERSE 1
O
| Bb
| Eb
F7sus F7| B b
Bb
F/C
| beautiful for
Bb
F/C
Bb
Eb
F/C
| majesties AC7sus
A- |merica! A-
| meriBb
F
Bb
Cm7
| F7sus
F7
C7
F
| bove the fruited
F
Eb
Eb
| plain!
F7
F7sus
| sea to shin-
| Bb
VERSE 2
O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness!
America! America! God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law!
VERSE 3
O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life!
America! America! May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness, And every gain divine!
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VERSE 4
| grain,
ca! God | shed His grace on
And | crown thy good with | brotherhood From
Eb
Bb
F
| spacious skies, For | amber waves of
F/C
For | purple mountain
TURNAROUND
SAMUEL A. WARD
Last stanza setting and choral ending
by David Hamilton
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,
And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
Arr. © Copyright 2008 McKinney Music, Inc. (BMI) (admin. by LifeWay Worship). All rights reserved.
Bb
| thee,
F7
Bb
ing | sea!
F7
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OPT.
MOD.
E bm
VERSE 4
G7sus
O
Bb
| Dm
C
F
Em
| beautiful for
Thine
Em7
Un-
C
A
Em7
Dm7
| meri- ca!
A-
| meri-
Dm7
G7
Gm7
| shed His grace on
ca!
C
| crown thy good with | brotherhood
Dm7
From
G7
| thee,
Ab
F
And
Dm7
D7
Gsus
God
| cities gleam,
| dimmed by human | tears!
G7
A-
G
| ala- baster
G
Dm7
| years,
Em
F#
|F
| patriot dream
| sees, beyond the
C
|G
F
F
That
| F#
|E
G7
| sea to shining
OPT. CHORAL
ENDING
|
Ab
C
| sea!
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Eb
A- |mer-ica!
641 - America, the Beautiful
Original Key: B b major (w/ opt. modulation to C major)
Capo 3: G major (w/ opt. modulation to A major)
Meter: 4/4
KATHARINE LEE BATES
INTRO
C
|G
|C
D7sus
D7
G
VERSE 1
O
|G
D/A
| beautiful for
D/A
D/A
D/A
| majesties A-
G
D7sus
A- |merica! A-
| meri-
C
G
| D7sus
G
D
G
D7
D
A7
C
D
D7
D7sus
| sea to shin-
TURNAROUND
C
VERSE 2
O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness!
America! America! God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law!
VERSE 3
O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life!
America! America! May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness, And every gain divine!
|G
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VERSE 4
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,
And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
C
G
D 7sus
D7
| plain!
ca! God | shed His grace on
C
D/A
D
A7
D7
| grain,
| bove the fruited
And | crown thy good with | brotherhood From
Am7
D
| spacious skies, For | amber waves of
G
For | purple mountain
SAMUEL A. WARD
Last stanza setting and choral ending
by David Hamilton
Am7
Arr. © Copyright 2008 McKinney Music, Inc. (BMI) (admin. by LifeWay Worship). All rights reserved.
G
| thee,
D7
G
ing | sea!
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OPT.
MOD.
VERSE 4
Cm
G
E7sus
O
| Bm
| C#
D
| Eb
C #m
A
| beautiful for
| patriot dream
C #m7
| sees, beyond the
| years,
C #m
E
A
Thine
Un-
| ala- baster
Eb
C #m7
A
| cities gleam,
F#
Bm7
E7
| meri- ca!
A-
| meri-
ca!
Bm7
E7
Em7
| shed His grace on
D
And
OPT. CHORAL
ENDING
| thee,
F
A
| crown thy good with | brotherhood
Bm7
From
Bm7
B7
Esus
God
Bm7
| dimmed by human | tears!
E7
A-
E
|D
D
D
That
|E
E7
A
| sea to shining
F
| sea!
C
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|
A- |mer-ica!
Cm
Bm
3fr.
C #m7
4fr.
Bm7
C#
F#
4fr.
Eb
E
E7
B7
E 7sus
A
C #m
4fr.
Esus
Em7
F
641 - America, the Beautiful
KATHARINE LEE BATES
|
INTRO
VERSE 1
|
|
| spacious skies, For | amber waves of
| grain,
For | purple mountain
| majesties A-
| plain!
A- |merica! A-
| meri-
O
| beautiful for
|
| bove the fruited
ca! God | shed His grace on
And | crown thy good with | brotherhood From
TURNAROUND
SAMUEL A. WARD
Last stanza setting and choral ending
by David Hamilton
Meter: 4/4
| sea to shin-
|
VERSE 2
O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness!
America! America! God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law!
VERSE 3
O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life!
America! America! May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness, And every gain divine!
VERSE 4
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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,
And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!
Arr. © Copyright 2008 McKinney Music, Inc. (BMI) (admin. by LifeWay Worship). All rights reserved.
| thee,
ing | sea!