Left For America

	  		Standard Tuning 
 
 

Intro: F C F C F C Am7 Cmaj7 

verse 1: 

F                    C         F                C 
Lay me on my back a little and put my hat on my head 
F                    C                  Am7               Cmaj7 
I want to sleep out with the stars, not in the dark with the dead 
         F                    C                F                   C 
When I’m ready I’ll give you the sign, you can gather me up like a quilt 
F                            C                       Am7                   Cmaj7 
Tell my mother I tried, tell my cousin I lied; I was holding your hand out of guilt 


F                    C 
They never paid my way – I bought it 
Cmaj7                   C 
I never stole your heart – I sought it 
F                 C          Cmaj7 .... 
I never knew my place anyway 



Intro: F C F C F C Am7 Cmaj7 


verse 2: 
F                    C                     F                 C 
Cover me up with a thousand whispers and shuffle me into the night 
F                         C                    Am7                       Cmaj7 
Whistle and hum to the traffic rum, calling us closer to the edge of the light 
F                   C               F                   C 
Tell me tales that win my faith and be my champion of dreams 
F                                 C                     Am7                     Cmaj7 .. 
I don’t want to forget the day I left for America and things came apart at the seams 


Chorus: 
F                    C 
They never paid my way – I bought it 
Cmaj7                   C 
I never stole your heart – I sought it 
F                 C          Cmaj7 .... 
I never knew my place anyway 


(Humming) F Fm C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 F Fm * .... C 


Chorus: 
F *                   C * 
They never paid my way – I bought it 
Cmaj7 *                  C * 
I never stole your heart – I sought it 
F *                C *          Cmaj7 .... 
I never knew my place anyway 

(Repeat Chorus the same way and end)