Reckless Kelly - American blood

^GJohnny can't drink 'cause Johnny ain't twenty-^Cone Yeah but ^Ghe's eighteen and he's pretty handy with a ^Dgun ^GThey sent him off to a foreign land Gave him a ^Cnew pair of boots and thirteen grand And he ^Gcame back home with ^DAmerican ^Cblood on his ^Ghands

^GBut George is a real go-getter and he's running the ^Cshow And he ^Gshould have known better but his old man told him to ^Dgo ^GHe sits at home with his feet on his desk While the ^Cboys got theirs in the sand A million ^Gmiles away with ^DAmerican ^Cblood on their ^Ghands

^GWell Johnny can't walk but the medic said he's okay to ^Cfly And the ^Gnewspapers tell us he's a hero and hell of a ^Dguy ^GThey sent him up to Washington For a pho^Cto op with the smoking gun He's got a ^GPurple Heart and ^DAmerican ^Cblood on his ^Ghands

^CBlack ^Ggold for ^Dsilver ^Gstars ^CCold hard cash for ^Darmored ^Gcars ^CThe brass ain't fighting but they're sure as hell taking a ^Dstand ^C And they'll ^Emhave to live with A^Cmerican ^Dblood on their ^Ghands

^GNow George stands up on a boat proudly waving a ^Cflag He says ^Gthe hard part's over and he knew it wouldn't be so ^Dbad ^GThe roadside bombs for six long years Were never ^Creally part of the plan What's a couple ^Gthousand more with ^DAmerican ^Cblood on their ^Ghands?

^CBlack ^Ggold for ^Dsilver ^Gstars ^CCold hard cash for ^Darmored ^Gcars ^CThe brass ain't fighting but they're sure as hell taking a ^Dstand ^C And they'll ^Emhave to live with A^Cmerican ^Dblood on their ^Ghands

^GNow Johnny can drink all day 'cause he's twenty-^Cthree He do^Gnated his legs to the worldwide land of the ^Dfree ^GHe cries God Bless America But God ^CDamn Uncle Sam! While he stares ^Gthrough the tears with ^DAmerican ^Cblood on his ^Ghands While he stares ^Gthrough the tears with ^DAmerican ^Cblood on his ^Ghands

^CBlack ^Ggold for ^Dsilver ^Gstars ^CCold hard cash for ^Darmored ^Gcars ^CThe brass ain't fighting but they're sure as hell taking a ^Dstand ^C And they'll ^Emhave to live with A^Cmerican ^Dblood on their ^Ghands