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An American Draft Dodger in Thunder Bay  Sam Roberts

He was born in a[Dm9] small town
[G]And he was given every r[Am9]eason to [Em9]stay
[Dm9]Hallelujah, Mississippi, p[G]ostcard living no [Am9]sign of[Em9] decay
[Dm9]Till Vietnam moved next door, then H[G]allelujah was[Am9] off to[Em9] war
[Dm9]In the dream he couldn't finish the deed
He didn't s[G]moke any weed so [Am9]why l[Em9]eave?
[Dm9]Going where I [Gm9]can't be [A]found
And I [Dm9]won't be [Gm9]coming '[A]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]What did they do wrong and why [Am9]am I r[Em9]ight?
[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]Going where I[Gm9] can't be [A]found
[Dm9]And I won't b[Gm9]e coming '[A]round
No, I'm an A[Dm9]merican 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]underst[A]ood
[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
But there's [G]no going back once the l[Am9]ine is c[Em9]rossed
[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]underst[A]ood
[Dm9]You can't ask what you're asking me to do
And I h[C]ope you understand when [F]I ref[A]use
[Dm9]I'm going North with my point of view
And I'm n[C]ever gonna think the s[F]ame as [A]you
[Dm9]And I'm where I can't be f[C]ound [F] [A]
[Dm9]And I won't be coming 'ro[C]und [F] [A]
[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]underst[A]ood

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