Capo 1st fret
Standard (EADGBE)
Prechorus
Chorus
Intro
C1
Verse
i was born in a lighthouse
where my mother lay C1
and she wont wake for no shouting
i was raised by the water
by the crippling waves C1
and the gulls gave me my singing voice
Prechorus
when the deC1 vil came to visit me
he said son i am your enemy
fear me
but it caC1 me to my surprise
i was drawn by the fire
Verse
i set off west in the springtime
before the flowers hadC1 bloomed
and the frost and ice followed me
i met a lot of fine women
with the small of their backs C1
shining like the crescent moon
Prechorus
when the fiC1 nest came to visit me
she said son i am your enemy
fear me
but it cC1 ame as no surprise
i was drawn by the fire
Chorus
hey
i am looking for freedom
in the wild eyes of the dancing girls
hey
i am looking for freedom
in the open arms of america
Verse
i was told to find jesus
in a stained glass church
where the light shines red like blood
but the eyes of his children
were so bitterly burned
that i could not stand to look at them
Prechorus
when he finally came to visit me
he was dressed in the rags of poverty
and it came as no surpass
it came as no surprise
Chorus
hey
i am looking for freedom
in the wild eyes of the dancing girls
hey
i am looking for freedom
in the open arms of america