James Blunt - Breakfast in America: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Breakfast in America" 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.

Cm                A#
Take a look at my girlfriend
G#
She's the only one I got
Cm            A#
Not much of a girlfriend
  G#
I never seem to get a lot

G
Take a jumbo across the water
Cm
Like to see America
 G
See the girls in California
    Fm                        A#
I'm hoping it's going to come true
            Fm              A#
But there's not a lot I can do

Cm                         A#
Could we have kippers for breakfast
G#
Mummy dear, Mummy dear?
 Cm                      A#
They got to have 'em in Texas
       G#
'Cause everyone's a millionaire

G
I'm a winner, I'm a sinner
Cm
Do you want my autograph?
G
I'm a loser, what a joker
    Fm                    A#
I'm playing my jokes upon you
              Fm                A#
While there's nothing better to do, hey

G                    G7       Cm
Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
G                    G7       Cm
Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
G#               Fm           A#
La la la, la la la, la la la la

Don't you look at my girlfriend
Shes the only one I got
Not much of a girlfriend
Never seem to get a lot

Take a jumbo cross the water
Like to see America
See the girls in California
I'm hoping its going to come true
But there's not a lot I can do

G                    G7       Cm
Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
G                    G7       Cm
Ba ba da dum, ba ba, da-d' do da do da do
G                   Cm
Hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um
G                   Cm
Hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um, hey u-um
G#                   Fm       A#
La la la, la la la, la la la la


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

G7

Guitar chord G7

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 "Breakfast in America" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Breakfast in America" by James Blunt.