Tuning: E A D G B E

Cherish The Ladies - The Back Door ## NOTE: ~ = Walk-Down from C to Am ## [Intro] F [Chorus]

I didn't see the Statue of ^CLiberty Never ^Fheard her welcoming ^Cwords I ^Gcame through the back door, ^Csilently Un^Gwanted, unseen and un^Cheard

[Verse 1]

I ^Dmknow I'm ^Glonely in ^Cthis country I ^Dmthink I ^Galways have ^Cbeen I ^Dmknew as a ^Gchild I'd ^Cleave Ireland The ^Dmgoodbyes were ghosts in the ^Gwind

[Verse 2]

A ^Fdream handed ^Gdown in my ^Cfamily Uncle ^FPat and Aunt ^GHan before ^Chim And ^Dm7over the ^Gradio to ^Chaunt me All the ^Dmsongs they sang were of ^Cleaving

[Chorus]

I ^Fdidn't see the ^GStatue of ^CLiberty Never ^Fheard her ^Gwelcoming ^Cwords I ^Dmcame through the ^Gback door, ^Csilently Un^Gwanted, unseen and un^Cheard

[Verse 3]

I ^Dmdon't mind ^Ghard work for a ^Cliving There's ^Dmso much I'm ^Gable to ^Cdo I ^Dmcan't spend my ^Glife as a "^Clive-in" With ^Dmnothing to look forward ^Gto

[Verse 4]

I ^Fwant my own ^Gbed, my own ^Ckitchen I ^Fwant my ^Gnights to my^Cself I ^Dm7don't want to ^Ghide under^Cground anymore If it ^Dmmeans that I hide from my^Cself

[Bridge] F G C ~ Am "Give me your poor, your tired and your hungry

The ^Dm7exiles of ^Gyour teaming ^Cshores" Words ^Dmcarved deep in ^Gstone And in the ^Chearts back at ^Amhome But not ^Cmeant for the ^Gliving any^Cmore

[Instrumental] Dm G C ~ Am Dm G C [Verse 5]

I'm a ^Dmlong time ^Gout ^Cby the back door A ^Dmlong time ^Gpassing un^Cseen Dm G C ~ Am The voices that haunt me are harsh now Con^Dmfuse me and urge me to ^Gleave

[Verse 6] F G C ~ Am But I claim the promise of this country

And ^FI have the ^Gright to my ^Cown ^Amdream Dm7 G C ~ Am And no one can take that away from me If I have ^Dmhalf a chance here, I'm not ^Cleaving

[Chorus] F G C ~ Am I didn't see the Statue of Liberty

Never ^Fheard her ^Gwelcoming ^Cwords I ^Dmcame through the ^Gback door, ^Csilently Un^Gwanted, unseen and un^Cheard Un^Gwanted, unseen and un^Cheard

Cherish the Ladies - The back door