INTRO:
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [F]
VERSE:
H[Eb]arbours open their arms to the young searching f[F]oreigner
C[Eb]ome to live in the light of the beacon of l[F]iberty
P[Bb]lains and open skies
B[Am]illboards would adver[Dm]tise
Was it [F]anything like t[Gm]hat w[C]hen you arr[F]ived?
PRE-CHORUS:
D[Cm]ream boats carried the future to the heart of Am[F]erica
P[Cm]eople were waiting in line for a place [F]by the river
CHORUS:
I[F]t was a time when st[Am]rangers were welcome h[Gm]ere[Bb]
M[F]usic would play they t[Am]ell me the days were s[Gm]weet and cl[C]ear
It was a s[Am]weeter tune[D]
And there was [Bb]so much [Bb]ro-[Bbm]om
That p[F]eople could [Bb]come from everywh[F]ere[C][F]
VERSE:
N[Eb]ow he arrives with his hopes and his heart set on m[F]iracles
C[Eb]ome to marry his fortune with a hand full of pr[F]omises
To f[Bb]ind they've closed the door
They d[Am]on't want him any[Dm]more
There[Gm] isn't any m[Bb]ore to go aro[F]und
PRE-CHORUS:
T[Eb]urning away he remembers he once heard a l[F]egend
That s[Eb]poke of a mystical magical land called Am[F]erica
CHORUS:
T[F]here was a time when st[Am]rangers were welcome h[Gm]ere[F]
M[F]usic would play they t[C]ell me the days were s[Gm]weet and cl[C]ear
It was a s[Am]weeter t[D]une
And there was [Bb]so much ro-[Bbm]om
That p[F]eople could [Bb]come from everywh[F]ere
INSTRUMENTAL:
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [F]
CHORUS:
T[F]here was a time when st[Am]rangers were welcome h[Gm]ere[Bb]
M[F]usic would play they t[Am]ell me the days were s[Gm]weet and cl[C]ear
It was a s[Am]weeter t[D]une
And there was [Bb]so much ro-[Bbm]om
That p[F]eople could [Bb]come from everywh[F]ere[C][F]
INSTRUMENTAL:
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [F]
CHORUS/OURTRO:
T[F]here was a time when st[Am]rangers were welcome h[Gm]ere[Bb]
M[F]usic would play they t[Am]ell me the days were s[Gm]weet and cl[F]ear
T[F]here was a time when st[Am]rangers were welcome h[Gm]ere[F]
M[F]usic would play they t[Am]ell me the days were s[Gm]weet and cl[C]ear - FADE OUT
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [F]
VERSE:
H[Eb]arbours open their arms to the young searching f[F]oreigner
C[Eb]ome to live in the light of the beacon of l[F]iberty
P[Bb]lains and open skies
B[Am]illboards would adver[Dm]tise
Was it [F]anything like t[Gm]hat w[C]hen you arr[F]ived?
PRE-CHORUS:
D[Cm]ream boats carried the future to the heart of Am[F]erica
P[Cm]eople were waiting in line for a place [F]by the river
CHORUS:
I[F]t was a time when st[Am]rangers were welcome h[Gm]ere[Bb]
M[F]usic would play they t[Am]ell me the days were s[Gm]weet and cl[C]ear
It was a s[Am]weeter tune[D]
And there was [Bb]so much [Bb]ro-[Bbm]om
That p[F]eople could [Bb]come from everywh[F]ere[C][F]
VERSE:
N[Eb]ow he arrives with his hopes and his heart set on m[F]iracles
C[Eb]ome to marry his fortune with a hand full of pr[F]omises
To f[Bb]ind they've closed the door
They d[Am]on't want him any[Dm]more
There[Gm] isn't any m[Bb]ore to go aro[F]und
PRE-CHORUS:
T[Eb]urning away he remembers he once heard a l[F]egend
That s[Eb]poke of a mystical magical land called Am[F]erica
CHORUS:
T[F]here was a time when st[Am]rangers were welcome h[Gm]ere[F]
M[F]usic would play they t[C]ell me the days were s[Gm]weet and cl[C]ear
It was a s[Am]weeter t[D]une
And there was [Bb]so much ro-[Bbm]om
That p[F]eople could [Bb]come from everywh[F]ere
INSTRUMENTAL:
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [F]
CHORUS:
T[F]here was a time when st[Am]rangers were welcome h[Gm]ere[Bb]
M[F]usic would play they t[Am]ell me the days were s[Gm]weet and cl[C]ear
It was a s[Am]weeter t[D]une
And there was [Bb]so much ro-[Bbm]om
That p[F]eople could [Bb]come from everywh[F]ere[C][F]
INSTRUMENTAL:
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [F]
CHORUS/OURTRO:
T[F]here was a time when st[Am]rangers were welcome h[Gm]ere[Bb]
M[F]usic would play they t[Am]ell me the days were s[Gm]weet and cl[F]ear
T[F]here was a time when st[Am]rangers were welcome h[Gm]ere[F]
M[F]usic would play they t[Am]ell me the days were s[Gm]weet and cl[C]ear - FADE OUT
