James Blunt - Miss America: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Miss 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 Miss America Guitar Chords and Lyrics by James Blunt

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 "Miss America" smoothly on your guitar.

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

     F#m              A            E                 Bm
Did someone give you something to help you ease the pain?
          F#m           A          E                 Bm
Like the liquor in the bottle, we watched you slip away.
       F#m           A                   E         Bm
And I feel as if I know you through the bars of a song.
F#m        A            E
Always surrounded but alone.

Chorus:
D            A   E              F#m
 But no goodbyes, you'll always be Miss America.
D                A  E              F#m
 We watched you fly, but nothing's free Miss America.
D            A         E        F#m
 And as you fall apart, we just call it art.
D           A        E
 Was it so hard to breathe?

Was the picture in the paper not the face you recognise?
Did the make up never make up for the pain behind your eyes?
Cos I feel as if I know when you’re on my silver screen
But I don’t know the dark places that you’ve been

Chorus

D                                    A6
Does another voice sing in Heaven's choir tonight,
F#m                         E
To fill the silence left behind?
D                              A6
And I don't know what goes on in your mind
F#m                               E
I'm sure it's enough to make me cry.
               D               A6 E
Someday we'll find you lived forever.

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A6

Guitar chord A6

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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