AN AMERICAN DRAFT DODGER IN THUNDER BAY Sam Roberts tabbed by AVH
[Dmin]He was born in a small town
[G]And he was given every r[Amin]eason to s[Emin]tay
[Dmin]Hallelujah, Mississippi, po[G]stcard living no s[Amin]ign of d[Emin]ecay
[Dmin]Till Vietnam moved next door, then Ha[G]llelujah was [Amin]off to w[Emin]ar
[Dmin]In the dream he couldn't finish the deed
He didn't s[G]moke any weed so [Amin]why le[Emin]ave?
[Dmin]Going where I c[Gmin]an't be fo[A]und
And I [Dmin]won't be c[Gmin]oming 'ro[A]und
[Dmin]His father Tom said you better sign on
G Amin, Emin
You'd better take up your gun and fight
[Dmin]I got nothing against them Viet Cong
[G]What did they do wrong and why [Amin]am I ri[Emin]ght?
[Dmin]He's on his way to Thunder Bay
G Amin, Emin
Crossed the border late at night
[Dmin]And it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes
G Amin, Emin
And he felt the cold wind bite
[Dmin]Going where I [Gmin]can't be fo[A]und
[Dmin]And I won't be[Gmin] coming 'ro[A]und
No, I'm an A[Dmin]merican on the Canadian Shield
Bflat F A
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Dmin Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
[F]underst[A]ood
[Dmin]Missing his home, he would wake up in a cold sweat
Dmin G Amin, Emin
And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a way to forget
[Dmin]He's been teaching at the high school, learning the game
G Amin, Emin
In Thunder Bay we're all the same
[Dmin]He's one of us, he has our trust
But there's [G]no going back once the l[Amin]ine is cr[Emin]ossed
[Dmin]I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat F A
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Dmin Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
[F]underst[A]ood
[Dmin]You can't ask what you're asking me to do
And I h[C]ope you understand when [F]I ref[A]use
[Dmin]I'm going North with my point of view
And I'm n[C]ever gonna think the s[F]ame as [A]you
[Dmin]And I'm where I can't be fo[C]und [F][A]
[Dmin]And I won't be coming 'rou[C]nd [F][A]
[Dmim]No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat F A
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Dmin Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
[F]underst[A]ood
[Dmin]He was born in a small town
[G]And he was given every r[Amin]eason to s[Emin]tay
[Dmin]Hallelujah, Mississippi, po[G]stcard living no s[Amin]ign of d[Emin]ecay
[Dmin]Till Vietnam moved next door, then Ha[G]llelujah was [Amin]off to w[Emin]ar
[Dmin]In the dream he couldn't finish the deed
He didn't s[G]moke any weed so [Amin]why le[Emin]ave?
[Dmin]Going where I c[Gmin]an't be fo[A]und
And I [Dmin]won't be c[Gmin]oming 'ro[A]und
[Dmin]His father Tom said you better sign on
G Amin, Emin
You'd better take up your gun and fight
[Dmin]I got nothing against them Viet Cong
[G]What did they do wrong and why [Amin]am I ri[Emin]ght?
[Dmin]He's on his way to Thunder Bay
G Amin, Emin
Crossed the border late at night
[Dmin]And it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes
G Amin, Emin
And he felt the cold wind bite
[Dmin]Going where I [Gmin]can't be fo[A]und
[Dmin]And I won't be[Gmin] coming 'ro[A]und
No, I'm an A[Dmin]merican on the Canadian Shield
Bflat F A
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Dmin Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
[F]underst[A]ood
[Dmin]Missing his home, he would wake up in a cold sweat
Dmin G Amin, Emin
And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a way to forget
[Dmin]He's been teaching at the high school, learning the game
G Amin, Emin
In Thunder Bay we're all the same
[Dmin]He's one of us, he has our trust
But there's [G]no going back once the l[Amin]ine is cr[Emin]ossed
[Dmin]I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat F A
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Dmin Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
[F]underst[A]ood
[Dmin]You can't ask what you're asking me to do
And I h[C]ope you understand when [F]I ref[A]use
[Dmin]I'm going North with my point of view
And I'm n[C]ever gonna think the s[F]ame as [A]you
[Dmin]And I'm where I can't be fo[C]und [F][A]
[Dmin]And I won't be coming 'rou[C]nd [F][A]
[Dmim]No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat F A
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Dmin Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
[F]underst[A]ood
