Bobby Bare - All american boy

^CGather round cats and I'll ^Ftell you a story Bout ^G7how to become an all American ^Cboy

Buy you a guitar and ^Fput it in tune ^G7You'll be a rocking and a rolling ^Csoon

^FImpressing the girls picking hot ^G7licks and all that ^Cjazz

Ah I bought me a guitar a ^Fyear ago Learned ^G7how to play in a day or ^Cso

And all around town it was ^Fwell understood That ^G7I was knocking 'em out like Johnny B ^CGoode

^FHot licks showing ^G7off ah number ^Cone

Yeah I practiced all day and ^Fup into the night ^G7My papa's hair was turning ^Cwhite

Cause he didn't like ^Frock'n roll ^G7He said you can stay boy but that's ^Cgotta go

^FHe's a square he ^G7just didn't dig me at ^Call

So I took my guitar ^Fpicks and all Bid ^G7farewell to my poor ol' ^Cpa

Split for Memphis where ^Fthey say y'all Them ^G7swinging cats are having a ^Cball

^FSessions hot ^G7licks and all they dig ^Cme

I was rocking and a bopping and I was ^Fgetting the breaks The ^G7girls all said that I have what it ^Ctakes

When up stepped a man ^Fwith big cigar He ^G7said come here cat I'm gonna make you a ^Cstar

^FI'll put you on bandstand ^G7buy you a Cadillac ^Csign here kid

I signed my name and ^Fbecame a star ^G7Having a ball with my gui^Ctar

Driving a big long ^FCadillac And ^G7fighting the girls off of my ^Cback

^FThey just kept a coming ^G7screaming yeah ^Cthey liked it

So I picked my guitar ^Fwith a great big grin And ^G7the money just kept on ^Cpouring in

But then one day my ^FUncle Sam he said (knock knock) here I am ^FUncle Sam needs you boy I'm a ^Cgonna cut your hair off