Tom: Cm Intro: Gm7 Fm7 Gm7 Oh and how he loved you (oh and how he loved you) Fm7 Oh and you believed him (oh and you believed him) Gm7 He said you both deserved better (you deserve better) Fm7 And he would make it a real thing (make it a real thing) Bb6 And on a clear day FmaddG You can see the sea from your place Bb6 On a fine day FmaddG Fm You can still remember his face Cm C9 And he just kept right on Gm7 Fm7 Imagining America Cm C9 He just kept right on Gm7 Fm7 Imagining America And he was so handsome (he was so handsome) It was 1919 (it was 1919) Sailing to New York (sailing to New York) Just for you (just for you) It was a clear day Waving from the quay you saw him It was a fine day Standing with the world before him And he just kept right on (oh he kept right on) Imagining America He just kept right on (oh he kept right on) Imagining America Ab Darling have no fear Bb The air is always clear Eb Cm Cm7 There are mountains and deserts and stars Ab The cities have been tamed Bb And they all know your name Eb Cm/Ab They have money and houses and cars Cm Gm7 Fm7 And so I stand here (and so I stand here) In his footsteps (in his footsteps) We deserve better (we deserve better) And I can make it a real thing (make it a real thing) Its a clear day Hold me in a final embrace Its a fine day But will the world remember our face And I just keep right on Imagining America We keep on We keep on We keep imagining America America, America