Fairport Convention – My Love Is In America (Guitar)

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[Intro] A D G A G F#m Em7 D G D G [Verse]
D                             G
Called for this place with my working hands

D                    G
Sea crossing turn my inside

A                        Em7
Left to the sound of the marching band

   D           A             Em
We sail at the change of the tide
[Verse]
D                    G
When I saw Mary, her father said

       D                  G
He was sailing across the deep blue

A                      Em7
Brighter new days in a promised land

D            A           Em
She would be going there too
[Chorus]
     D              G
So I keep her in my mind

          D             G
There's a picture on my wall

       A           Em7
Oh, my love is in America

   D             A          Em     D  G  D  G
My love could be anywhere at all
[Verse]
D                        G
Oh, how we cried on that darkest night

D                    G
Everyone leaving the land

    A                   Em7
The old generation just sitting tight

    D         A                Em
And all of us young bucks with plans
[Verse]
    D                  G
I'm using the name of another man

   D                       G
To get a job here for more pay

     A                                Em7
I'll walk these strange streets for a better life

D            A             Em
London's the place, so they say
[Chorus]
      D              G
And I keep her in my mind

          D             G
There's a picture on my wall

       A               Em7
Oh, my love, she's in America

   D             A          Em
My love could be anywhere at all

            E  A
Anywhere at all..
[Instrumental] E A B A E B A [Verse]
    E                            A
The music's the one thing that's travelled well

   E                         A
We meet up and play from our soul

    B                              A
The kitchen, the work yard and the Seven Bells

E          B              A
Gives us a glimpse of our homes
[Verse]
E                     A
Maybe I'll make it to New York state

E                     A
Maybe I'll just up and go

B                      A
Maybe I'll get back to my hometown

E              B             A
See if there's work, I don't know
[Verse]
  E                     A
I sent many a letter to no avail

    E                      A
Her silence is deafening to me

B                     A
Maybe she lives with another man

E            B        A
Crossing the new country
[Chorus]
               E              A
Till I know, I keep her in my mind

          E             A
There's a picture on my wall

       B           A
Oh, my love is in America

   E             B          A    E
My love could be anywhere at all...
[Outro] A E A B A E B A E A E A B F#m E B A E A B A E A E A E A B E