How To Play God Bless America

This is a very cool arrangement of a popular song by Irving Berlin. It's pretty famous. In fact, it's one of my aunt's favorites. Wherever you are this holiday weekend, I hope your hearts are filled with thanksgiving and praise for this great country of ours. Keep praying for one another and sing loudly!

God Bless America

Words and Music by Irving berlin

Key of F
4/4 Time, Moderately

© 1938 Irving Berlin

Intro

Bb  F/A  C7/E  F  A7/C#  Dm  Gm7
F/C  C7  F  Fmaj7/A  Gm7  C7

Verse (Freely)


F               F#dim           Gm     C7                 F
While the storm clouds gather far across the sea, 
Dm                   Bb6       C7                   F
Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free, 
           F#dim    Gm    E7                Am
Let us all be grateful for a land so fair, 
F6/A    Ab7b5      C/G  Em  Dm7  G7  C7  Eb7  C7/E
As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer. 

Chorus (Moderately)

F                 G#dim  C7/G  C7
God Bless America, 
                    F  F7
Land that I love. 
               Bb         Gm7b5
Stand beside her, and guide her 
Dm7        G9               C7            F6
Thru the night with a light from above. 
                 C7                        F
From the mountains, to the prairies, 
            C7                          F  Ab/Gb  Cm/G  F7/A
To the oceans, white with foam 
Bb    F/A  C7/E F  A7  Dm
God bless America,  
Gm7  F/C   C7   F7  Ab/Gb  Cm/G  F7/A
My home sweet home.
Bb  F/A  C7/E  F  A7  Dm
God bless America, 
Gm7  F/C  C7    F
my home sweet home

Chord Progressions

L.H. / R.H.

Intro


Bb = BbBb/DFBbD
F/A = AA/CFC
C7/E = EE/CGBb
F = FF/CFA
A7/C# = C#C#/AEG
Dm = DD/ADF
Gm7 = GG/DFBb
F/C = CC/CFA
C7 = CC/BbEG
F = FF/ACF
Fmaj7/A = AA/CEFC
Gm7 = GBb/DFC
C7 = CBb/CEC

Verse

F = F/CFA
F#dim = F#/EbAC
Gm = G/DGBb
C7 = E/BbCG
F = FF/CFA
Dm = DD/ADF
Bb6 = BbBb/GDG
C7 = CC/BbEG
F = FF/ACF
F#dim (same as above)
Gm (same as above)
E7 = G#/DEB
Am = AA/EAC
F6/A = AA/CDF
Ab7b5 = AbAb/CDF#C
C/G = GG/CEGC
Em = EE/GBE
Dm7 = DD/FAC
G7 = GF/GBD
C7 (same as above)
Eb7 = EbEb/BbDbG
C7/E = EE/BbC

Chorus

F = FF/ACF
G#dim = G#G#/FBD
C7/G = GG/EBbE
C7 = CC/EBbC
F (same as above)
F7 = FF/ACEb
Bb = BbBb/DFBb
Gm7b5 = GG/DbFBb
F/C = CC/CFA
Dm7 = DD/ADF
G9 = GG/BA
C7 = CC/BbCEG
F6 = FF/ACDF
C7 = CC/BbCEG
F = FF/ACFA
C7 = CC/CEGBb
F  (same as above)
Ab/Gb = GbGb/AbC
Cm/G = GG/CEbGC
F7/A = AA/CEbFC
Bb = BbBb/DFBbD
F/A = AA/CFC
C7/E = EE/CGBb
F = FF/CFA
A7 = C#C#/AEG
Dm = DD/ADF
Gm7 = GG/DFBb
F/C = CC/CFA
C7 (same as above)
F7 (same as above)
Ab/Gb (same a above)
Gm7 (same as above)
F/C = CC/CFA
C7 (same as above)
F = FF/ACF, FCA/FACF

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Wishing you and yours a wonderful 4th of July!

All the best,

-- LadyD

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