Tonart: D minor
Verse 1
Am
He was born in a small town
Em
Bm
reason to stay
Am
Hallelujah, Mississippi,
D
Em
Bm
postcard living no sign of decay
Am
Till Vietnam moved next door,
D
Em
Bm
Am
then Hallelujah was off to war
In the dream he couldn't finish the deed
D
Em
He didn't smoke any weed so why leave?
Verse 2
Am
Dm
E
I can't be found
Am
Dm
And I won't be coming 'round
E
Am
E
Verse 3
Am
His father Tom said you better sign on
D
You'd better take up your
Em
Bm
gun and fight
Am
I got nothing against them Viet Cong
Em
Bm
and why am I right?
Verse 4
Am
He's on his way to Thunder Bay
D
Em
Crossed the border late at night
Bm
Am
And it was high stakes until
he saw the Great Lakes
D
Em
And he felt the cold wind bite
Verse 5
Am
Dm
E
I can't be found
Am
Dm
E
And I won't be coming 'round
Am
No, I'm an American on
the Canadian Shield
F
And I'm putting down roots
C
E
in your frozen fields
Am
F
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger
C
E
Am
in a town and you're understood
Verse 6
he would wake up in a cold sweat
D
And pick up the phone and hope
Em
that Tom found a way to forget
Bm
Am
He's been teaching at the high school,
learning the game
D
Em
In Thunder Bay we're all the same
Bm
Am
He's one of us, he has our trust
D
But there's no going back
Em
once the line is crossed
Verse 7
Am
on the Canadian Shield
F
And I'm putting down roots
C
E
in your frozen fields
Am
It gets cold but you feel so good to be
F
C
a stranger in a town and you're understood
E
Verse 8
Em
G
And I hope you understand
C
E
when I refuse
Am
I'm going North with my point of view
G
C
And I'm never gonna think the same as you
Verse 9
Am
F
G
C
I can't be found
E
Am
F
G
C
And I won't be coming 'round
E
Am
No, I'm an American on
the Canadian Shield
F
And I'm putting down roots
C
E
in your frozen fields
Am
It gets cold but you feel so good to be
F
C
a stranger in a town and you're understood
E
Outro 1
Am
F
D
Am
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