The Pogues - Body of an american

The ^Ccadillac stood ^Fby the ho^Cuse and the Yanks they we^Fre with^Cin And ^Cthe tinker boys they hi^Fssed advice 'Hot wi^Cre her with a p^Gin' We ^Cturned and shook as we ^Fhad a look in the ro^Com where the dead man ^Glay So ^Cbig Jim Dwyer made ^Fhis last t^Crip to the shores where his fa^Fthers^C laid

^CFifteen minutes later we had our first ta^Fste of whi^Cskey ^CThere was uncles giving lectures on an^Fcient Irish hi^Gstory ^FThe men all started telling jokes and th^Ce women they go^Gt frisky At ^Cfive o' clock in the ev^Cening every ba^Fstard there was p^Gisskey

Fare thee ^Cwell going a^Gway there's no^Fthing left to s^Cay Fare^Fwell to New York City boys to Bos^Cton and P A^G He ^Ftook them out will a well-aimed clout he was of^Cten heard to sa^Gy I'm a ^Cfree born ^Fman of the ^GU.S.^CA.

^CHe fought the champ in Pittsburgh and he sla^Fshed him to the gro^Cund ^CHe took on Tiny tartanella and it on^Fly went one ro^Gund ^FHe never had no time for red, for dr^Cink, or dice or who^Gres And^C he never threw a fi^Cght when the fight was right So they s^Fent him to the ^Gwar

Fare thee ^Cwell going a^Gway there's not^Fhing left to s^Cay With^F a slainte Joe and Erin go my l^Cove's in Am^Gerikay The^F calling of the rosary Spanish wi^Cne from far awa^Gy I'm a ^Cfree born ^Fman of the ^GU.S.^CA.

^CThis morning on the harbour when I s^Faid goodbye to^C you ^CI remember how I swore that I'd co^Fme back to you one^G day ^FAnd as the sunset came to meet the e^Cvening on the h^Gill I t^Cold you I'd always lov^Ce you, I always^F did, I always w^Gill

Fare thee ^Cwell going a^Gway there's no^Fthing left to s^Cay 'cep^Ft to say adieu to your eyes as bl^Cue as the water in the b^Gay And ^Fto big Jim Dwyer the man of wire who was oft^Cen heard to^G say I'm a ^Cfree born ^Fman of the ^GU.S.^CA. A free born man of the U.S.A. A free born man of the U.S.A.