America (My Country Tis of Thee) 3rd Dia

America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee) 3rd Harp  Diatonic
Music by Henry Carey
Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith & Henry Van Dyke (verses 5 & 6)
Key of G Major		Range D3 to E4	    3/4 Time

This is the 3rd harpist’s part of America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee) Quartet for diatonic. It requires a key of “Low G” Richter Tuned diatonic.

Tab Notations:	none = blow    - = draw   ____= hold


   1. My  coun-try   ‘tis__ of   thee,
   2. My  na - tive   coun- try, thee,
   3. Let mu - sic    swell the  breeze,
   4. Our fa - ther's God   to,  Thee,
   5. We  love thine  in_ - land seas,
   6. Thy sil--ver    Eas - tern strands,
3rd   5   5    5      -4___ -4   6
    
   1. Sweet land   of   lib – er - ty,
   2. Land  of     the  no_ - ble  free,
   3. And   ring   from all__ the  trees
   4. Au -- thor   of   li_ - ber- ty,
   5. Thy   groves and  gi__- ant  trees,
   6. Thy   Gold - en   Gate  that stands,
3rd   6     -6     -6   3____ -5   5

   1. Of    thee I     sing__:
   2. Thy   name I     love__.
   3. Sweet free-dom's song.
   4. To    Thee we    sing.
   5. Thy   roll-ing   plains;
   6. Front-ing  the   West;
3rd   -5    5    -4    5______

   1. Land where my   fa -    thers died!
   2. I    love  thy  rocks   and   rills,
   3. Let  mor - tal  tongues a  -  wake;
   4. Long may   our  land    be    bright
   5. Thy  riv - er’s migh -- ty    sweep,
   6. Thy Flow – ‘ry  South – land  fair,
3rd   3   3      3    3____   3     3

   1. Land of      the   Pil -- grim's pride!
   2. Thy  woods   and   tem -- pled   hills;
   3. Let  all     that  breathe par - take;
   4. With free--  dom's ho___ - ly    light;
   5. Thy  my --   stic  can__ - yons  deep,
   6. Thy  North’s sweet, crys - tal   air:
3rd   3    3       3     -2      -2    -2      

   1. From ev – ry___   moun-tain-side,
   2. My   he-a-rt with rap--ture fills
   3. Let  rocks  their si - lence break,
   4. Pro- tect us____  by   Thy  might,
   5. Thy  moun-tains   wild and  steep,--
   6. Oh   Land__  be - yond com- pare,
3rd   6    -6 6 -5 5    6___ 6    6  

   1. Let_____  free-dom  ring!____
   2. Like____  that a -- bove.____
   3. The_____  sound pro-long.____
   4. Great___  God, our  King!____
   5. All_____  thy  do - mains.___
   6. We______  love thee best!____
3rd   -5  -6    6    -5   5________