Duran Duran - The Edge of America: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Edge of America" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Edge of America Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Duran Duran

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Edge of America" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Dsus4                Am
Walk the edge of America.
Dsus4                           Am
A concrete beach to scrape my hand.
F                           G
Inside the subway stinking fear and shame
   Am        G       Am
becomes the violent breath.

Vigilantes out on dawn patrol
But now there's nothing left to hide
I'm just a number on the metal fence
Which marks the great divide

Chorus:
F        Am
Hey boy, Give your dreams a rest
F                            D
If you're tired of searching,
this is where it ends. There's nothing
F            Am
left to lose - nothing to protest.
E
Learn to love your anger now.
G             D7          F
Anger here is all you possess.
               Am
Welcome to the edge!

Below the towers of the citadel
Seems someone overlooked the cost
Forgotten soldier of paradise
Now paradise is lost

Recognition never realized
Salvation lost among the crowd
So tell me beside this sterile sea
Where is your nation now?

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

D

Guitar chord D

Dsus4

Guitar chord Dsus4

D7

Guitar chord D7

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Edge of America" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Edge of America" by Duran Duran.

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