Sam Roberts - An american draft dodger in thunder bay

^BminHe was born in a small town ^DAnd he was given every r^Bmineason to s^Bmintay ^BminHallelujah, Mississippi, po^Dstcard living no s^Bminign of d^Bminecay ^BminTill Vietnam moved next door, then Ha^Dllelujah was ^Bminoff to w^Bminar ^BminIn the dream he couldn't finish the deed He didn't s^Dmoke any weed so ^Bminwhy le^Bminave?

^BminGoing where I c^Dminan't be fo^Eund And I ^Bminwon't be c^Dminoming 'ro^Eund

^BminHis father Tom said you better sign on D Bmin, Bmin You'd better take up your gun and fight ^BminI got nothing against them Viet Cong ^DWhat did they do wrong and why ^Bminam I ri^Bminght?

^BminHe's on his way to Thunder Bay D Bmin, Bmin Crossed the border late at night ^BminAnd it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes D Bmin, Bmin And he felt the cold wind bite

^BminGoing where I ^Dmincan't be fo^Eund ^BminAnd I won't be^Dmin coming 'ro^Eund No, I'm an A^Bminmerican on the Canadian Shield Bflat G E And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields Bmin Bflat It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're ^Gunderst^Eood ^BminMissing his home, he would wake up in a cold sweat Bmin D Bmin, Bmin And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a way to forget ^BminHe's been teaching at the high school, learning the game D Bmin, Bmin In Thunder Bay we're all the same ^BminHe's one of us, he has our trust But there's ^Dno going back once the l^Bminine is cr^Bminossed

^BminI'm an American on the Canadian Shield Bflat G E And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields Bmin Bflat It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're ^Gunderst^Eood ^BminYou can't ask what you're asking me to do And I h^Gope you understand when ^GI ref^Euse ^BminI'm going North with my point of view And I'm n^Gever gonna think the s^Game as ^Eyou ^BminAnd I'm where I can't be fo^Gund ^{G E Bmin}And I won't be coming 'rou^Gnd ^{G E} Dmim No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield Bflat G E And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields Bmin Bflat It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're ^Gunderst^Eood