Intro - slowly
    Gm       C4  C     F 
(His truth is mar-ching on) 
 
Verse 1
     F                                             F glissando 
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; 
      A#                                  F                   C7 glissando 
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; 
        F                  F/A               A7              Dm glissando 
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible, swift sword; 
    Gm       C4  C     F 
His truth is mar-ching on. 
 
Chorus
F      F/A                     A#     A#/G         F  F7 
Glory! Glory! halle-lu- jah!   Glory! Glory! hallelu-jah! 
F      F/A         A7/C#  Dm        Gm       C4  C     F 
Glory! Glory! halle- lu - jah!  His truth is mar-ching on. 
 
Verse 1 - upper octave - start softly
G               D 
O beautiful for spacious skies, 
    D7             G    D7 
For amber waves of grain, 
    G               D 
For purple mountain majesties 
 A7                D   D7 
Above the fruited plain! 
 
Chorus
 G        Am   D 
America! America! 
    D7                G   G7 
God shed his grace on thee, 
    C                   G 
And crown thy good with brotherhood, 
     C      D7      G 
from sea to shining sea! 
 
Transition
Ab   D# 
D#7  Ab   D#7 
 
Verse 2 - lower octave + gradual crescendo
Ab               D# 
O beautiful for patriot dream 
     D#7             Ab        D#7 
That sees beyond the years 
      Ab         D# 
Thine alabaster cities gleam, 
   A#7             D#  D#7 
undimmed by human tears! 
 
Chorus
 Ab           A#m  D# 
America! America! 
    D#7               Ab    Ab7 
God shed his grace on thee, 
     Eb                      Bb     (half time) 
And crown thy good with brotherhood 
     Db          D#7     Ab     
From sea to shining sea!