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AN AMERICAN DRAFT DODGER IN THUNDER BAY Sam Roberts tabbed by AVH
Dm9
He was born in a small town
G Am9 Em9
And he was given every reason to stay
Dm9 G Am9 Em9
Hallelujah, Mississippi, postcard living no sign of decay
Dm9 G Am9 Em9
Till Vietnam moved next door, then Hallelujah was off to war
Dm9
In the dream he couldn't finish the deed
G Am9 Em9
He didn't smoke any weed so why leave?
Dm9 Gm9 A
Going where I can't be found
Dm9 Gm9 A
And I won't be coming 'round
Dm9
His father Tom said you better sign on
G Am9, Em9
You'd better take up your gun and fight
Dm9
I got nothing against them Viet Cong
G Am9 Em9
What did they do wrong and why am I right?
Dm9
He's on his way to Thunder Bay
G Am9, Em9
Crossed the border late at night
Dm9
And it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes
G Am9, Em9
And he felt the cold wind bite
Dm9 Gm9 A
Going where I can't be found
Dm9 Gm9 A
And I won't be coming 'round
Dm9
No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat F A
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Dm9 Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
F A
understood
Dm9
Missing his home, he would wake up in a cold sweat
Dm9 G Am9, Em9
And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a way to forget
Dm9
He's been teaching at the high school, learning the game
G Am9, Em9
In Thunder Bay we're all the same
Dm9
He's one of us, he has our trust
G Am9 Em9
But there's no going back once the line is crossed
Dm9
I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat F A
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Dm9 Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
F A
understood
Dm9
You can't ask what you're asking me to do
C F A
And I hope you understand when I refuse
Dm9
I'm going North with my point of view
C F A
And I'm never gonna think the same as you
Dm9 C F A
And I'm where I can't be found
Dm9 C F A
And I won't be coming 'round
Dmim
No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat F A
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Dm9 Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
F A
understood
