An American Draft Dodger In Thunder Bay by Sam Roberts
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AN AMERICAN DRAFT DODGER IN THUNDER BAY Sam Roberts tabbed by AVH
Dm9
He was born in a small town
GAm9Em9
And he was given every reason to stay
Dm9GAm9Em9
Hallelujah, Mississippi, postcard living no sign of decay
Dm9GAm9Em9
Till Vietnam moved next door, then Hallelujah was off to war
Dm9
In the dream he couldn't finish the deed
GAm9Em9
He didn't smoke any weed so why leave?
Dm9Gm9A
Going where I can't be found
Dm9Gm9A
And I won't be coming 'round
Dm9
His father Tom said you better sign on
GAm9 , Em9
You'd better take up your gun and fight
Dm9
I got nothing against them Viet Cong
GAm9Em9
What did they do wrong and why am I right?
Dm9
He's on his way to Thunder Bay
GAm9 , Em9
Crossed the border late at night
Dm9
And it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes
GAm9 , Em9
And he felt the cold wind bite
Dm9Gm9A
Going where I can't be found
Dm9Gm9A
And I won't be coming 'round
Dm9
No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat FA
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
FA
understood
Dm9
Missing his home, he would wake up in a cold sweat
Dm9GAm9 , 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
GAm9 , Em9
In Thunder Bay we're all the same
Dm9
He's one of us, he has our trust
GAm9Em9
But there's no going back once the line is crossed
Dm9
I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat FA
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
FA
understood
Dm9
You can't ask what you're asking me to do
CFA
And I hope you understand when I refuse
Dm9
I'm going North with my point of view
CFA
And I'm never gonna think the same as you
Dm9CFA
And I'm where I can't be found
Dm9CFA
And I won't be coming 'round
Dmim
No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat FA
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
FA
understood
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.