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