Body Of An American Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

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The Ccadillac stood Fby the house and the CYanks they were within

And Cthe tinker boys they Fhissed advice 'Hot Cwire her with a Gpin'

We Cturned and shook as we Fhad a look in the Croom where the dead man Glay

So Cbig Jim Dwyer made Fhis last Ctrip to the shores where his Ffathers Claid

CFifteen minutes later we had Four first taste of Cwhiskey

CThere was uncles giving lectures on Fancient Irish Ghistory

FThe men all started telling jokes and the Cwomen they got Gfrisky

At Cfive o' clock in the evening every Fbastard there was Gpisskey

Fare thee Cwell going aGway there's nothing left to Csay

FareFwell to New York City boys to CBoston and GP A

He Ftook them out will a well-aimed clout he was Coften heard to Gsay

I'm a Cfree born Fman of the GU.S.CA.

He fought the champ in Pittsburgh and he slashed him to the ground

He took on Tiny tartanella and it only went one round

He never had no time for red, for drink, or dice or whores

And he never threw a fight when the fight was right

So they sent him to the war

Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say

With a slainte Joe and Erin go my love's in Amerikay

The calling of the rosary Spanish wine from far away

I'm a free born man of the U.S.A.

Bridge

(repeat X 2 over C,C,F,C F,C,C,C G,G,G,G)

This morning on the harbour when I said goodbye to you

I remember how I swore that I'd come back to you one day

And as the sunset came to meet the evening on the hill

I told you I'd always love you, I always did, I always will

Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say

'cept to say adieu to your eyes as blue as the water in the bay

And to big Jim Dwyer the man of wire who was often heard to say

I'm a free born man of the U.S.A.

A free born man of the U.S.A.

A free born man of the U.S.A.