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Hello America

Def Leppard
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★4.2(3)

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Song

Hello America by Def Leppard

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transcribed by Eric Czerwinski (teamski1@hotmail.com)

Chords Used:

A: 002220

D: 000232

E: 022100

Intro:

| Repeat 3 times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2----8---8---8---7---7---7---8---8---8---7---7---7------------------|
G|-2----7---7---7---6---6---6---7---7---7---6---6---6------------------|
D|-2----5---5---5---4---4---4---5---5---5---4---4---4------------------|
A|------5---5---5---4---4---4---5---5---5---4---4---4------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Right into..........

"Well I'mm gonna take a..."

Repeat 2 Times

E|-2----------------------2----------------------2---------------------|
B|-3---2------------------3---2------------------3---2-----------------|
G|-2---2------------------2---2------------------2---2-----------------|
D|-----2---------0------------2---------0------------2---------0-------|
A|---------3-2-0---3-2-0----------3-2-0---3-2-0----------3-2-0---3-2-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

"Well I'll tell you what I'm gonna do........."

Repeat 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1------------------1--1---------------------------------------------|
D|-2--3-0-3-0---------2--2-3-0-3-0-------------------------------------|
A|-2----------3-2-0---2--2--------3-2-0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

"Hello America..."

Repeat 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8---8---8---7---7---7---8---8---8---7---7---7---------------------|
G|---7---7---7---6---6---6---7---7---7---6---6---6---------------------|
D|---5---5---5---4---4---4---5---5---5---4---4---4---------------------|
A|---5---5---5---4---4---4---5---5---5---4---4---4---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

"I'm gonna take a Greyhound..."

Repeat 2 Times

E|-2----------------------2----------------------2---------------------|
B|-3---2------------------3---2------------------3---2-----------------|
G|-2---2------------------2---2------------------2---2-----------------|
D|-----2---------0------------2---------0------------2---------0-------|
A|---------3-2-0---3-2-0----------3-2-0---3-2-0----------3-2-0---3-2-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

"We're gonna dance to 12 o' clock......."

Repeat 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1------------------1--1---------------------------------------------|
D|-2--3-0-3-0---------2--2-3-0-3-0-------------------------------------|
A|-2----------3-2-0---2--2--------3-2-0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

"Hello America..."

Repeat 4 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8---8---8---7---7---7---8---8---8---7---7---7---------------------|
G|---7---7---7---6---6---6---7---7---7---6---6---6---------------------|
D|---5---5---5---4---4---4---5---5---5---4---4---4---------------------|
A|---5---5---5---4---4---4---5---5---5---4---4---4---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo backround

Repeat 2 Times

E|-2----------------------2----------------------2---------------------|
B|-3---2------------------3---2------------------3---2-----------------|
G|-2---2------------------2---2------------------2---2-----------------|
D|-----2---------0------------2---------0------------2---------0-------|
A|---------3-2-0---3-2-0----------3-2-0---3-2-0----------3-2-0---3-2-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1------------------1--1---------------------------------------------|
D|-2--3-0-3-0---------2--2-3-0-3-0-------------------------------------|
A|-2----------3-2-0---2--2--------3-2-0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

"Taken me a trip....."

Then:

Repeat 2 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-1------------------1--1---------------------------------------------|
D|-2--3-0-3-0---------2--2-3-0-3-0-------------------------------------|
A|-2----------3-2-0---2--2--------3-2-0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

"Hello America..."

Repeat 3 Times

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8---8---8---7---7---7---8---8---8---7---7---7---------------------|
G|---7---7---7---6---6---6---7---7---7---6---6---6---------------------|
D|---5---5---5---4---4---4---5---5---5---4---4---4---------------------|
A|---5---5---5---4---4---4---5---5---5---4---4---4---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

Enjoy!!!

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