Sam Roberts - An american draft dodger in thunder bay

^DminHe was born in a small town ^GAnd he was given every r^Amineason to s^Emintay ^DminHallelujah, Mississippi, po^Gstcard living no s^Aminign of d^Eminecay ^DminTill Vietnam moved next door, then Ha^Gllelujah was ^Aminoff to w^Eminar ^DminIn the dream he couldn't finish the deed He didn't s^Gmoke any weed so ^Aminwhy le^Eminave'

^DminGoing where I c^Gminan't be fo^Aund And I ^Dminwon't be c^Gminoming 'ro^Aund

^DminHis father Tom said you better sign on G Amin, Emin You'd better take up your gun and fight ^DminI got nothing against them Viet Cong ^GWhat did they do wrong and why ^Aminam I ri^Eminght'

^DminHe's on his way to Thunder Bay G Amin, Emin Crossed the border late at night ^DminAnd it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes G Amin, Emin And he felt the cold wind bite

^DminGoing where I ^Gmincan't be fo^Aund ^DminAnd I won't be^Gmin coming 'ro^Aund No, I'm an A^Dminmerican on the Canadian Shield Bflat F A And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields Dmin Bflat It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're ^Funderst^Aood ^DminMissing his home, he would wake up in a cold sweat Dmin G Amin, Emin And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a way to forget ^DminHe's been teaching at the high school, learning the game G Amin, Emin In Thunder Bay we're all the same ^DminHe's one of us, he has our trust But there's ^Gno going back once the l^Aminine is cr^Eminossed

^DminI'm an American on the Canadian Shield Bflat F A And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields Dmin Bflat It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're ^Funderst^Aood ^DminYou can't ask what you're asking me to do And I h^Cope you understand when ^FI ref^Ause ^DminI'm going North with my point of view And I'm n^Cever gonna think the s^Fame as ^Ayou ^DminAnd I'm where I can't be fo^Cund ^{F A Dmin}And I won't be coming 'rou^Cnd ^{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 Dmin Bflat It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're ^Funderst^Aood