Elvis Presley - An American Trilogy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "An American Trilogy" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

C                              C/E
Oh I wish I was in the land of cotton
F                        F#dim
Old things they are not forgotten
       C          Am         G        C  Csus4 C
Look away, look away, look away Dixieland
      C             F       D     G
Oh I wish I was in Dixie, away, away
    C           F                C               G
In Dixieland I take my stand to live and die in Dixie
       C         C/E
Cause Dixieland, that's where I was born
F              F#dim
Early Lord one frosty morning
       C         Am          G        C
Look away, look away, look away Dixieland

Chorus:
C                  C   C/E F
Glory, glory hallelujah
F                  C
Glory, glory hallelujah
C        E7        Am  F
Glory, glory hallelujah
     Dm       G       Am F C
His truth is marching on

    C
So hush little baby
           Gm
Don't you cry
      C             Am          F
You know your daddy's bound to die
    C  Am     Dm             G        C
But all  my trials, Lord will soon be over

C C7 F
          C C/E F C

Chorus:
C       E7         Am  F
Glory, glory hallelujah
     Dm       G       Am F
His truth is marching on
     Dm       G       C
His truth is marching on


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Csus4

Guitar chord Csus4

C7

Guitar chord C7

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

E

Guitar chord E

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

F#dim

Guitar chord F#dim

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "An American Trilogy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "An American Trilogy" by Elvis Presley.

Elvis Presley Song List