Tonart: Bb major
Verse 1
G
I knew a girl who was almost a lady.
Em
G
the men in her life.
D
Every inch of her blossoming beauty.
C
G
She was born on the 4th of July.
She lived in an aluminum house trailer
Em
C
Em
And she worked in a jukebox saloon
G
D
And she spent all the
money that I give her
C
G
Just to see the old man in me
I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory
C
Em
G
And awake in the dawn's early light
Em
C
But much to my surprise,
Em
G
when I opened my eyes,
D
G
I was a victim of the Great Compromise.
We used to go out on Saturday evenings,
C
G
to the drive -in on Route 41.
D
And it was there that I first suspected
C
G
She was doin' what she'd already done
She said, Danny,
won't you buy me some popcorn?
C
And she knew I had to walk pretty far
G
D
And as soon as I passed
through the moonlight
C
G
She hopped into a foreign sports car
I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory
C
And awake in the dawn's early light
G
C
But much to my surprise
D
I was the victim of a great
G
compromise
Now you know,
I could have beat up that fella,
C
but it was her that had hopped
D
So many times I fought to protect her,
C
but this time she was just
There are some folks who
call me a coward
C
Because I left her at the drive
G
-in that night
D
But I'd rather have names thrown at me
C
G
Than to fight for a thing that ain't right
I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory
C
And awake in the dawn's early light
G
C
But much to my surprise,
Em
G
when I opened my eyes,
D
G
I was a victim of the Great Compromise.
Now she writes all the fellas love letters,
G
come and see me real soon.
D
They all line up in the bar room,
C
and spend the night in that sick
Sometimes I get awful lonesome,
C
and I wish she were my girl instead.
G
D
She won't let me live with her,
C
G
she just makes me live in my head.
I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory
C
G
And awake in the dawn's early light
C
But much to my surprise
D
I was a victim of the Great Comprom
C
Em
G
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G
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