***Johnny Come Lately - by Steve Earle & The Pogues from Steve Earle's Copperhead Road Album Johnny Come Lately - as performed by Steve Earle & The Pogues Intro - G G G (strum each once)

I'm an Americ^Fan, boys, and I've come a long ^Fway, ^FBorn and bred in the ^GUSA So ^Amlisten up close, I've got something to say ^FBoys, I'm buying this ^Ground

^FWell it took a little while, but we're in this ^Ffight ^FAnd we ain't going home 'til we've ^Gdone what's right ^AmWe're gonna drink Camden Town dry tonight, ^FIf I have to spend my ^Glast ^Fpound

When I first got to London it was pourin' down rain Met a little girl in the field canteen Painted her name on the nose of my plane Six more missions, I'm gone Well I asked if I could stay and she said that I might Then the warden came around yelling "Turn out the lights" Death rainin' out of the London night We made love 'til dawn CHORUS:

But when ^FJohnny Come Lately comes ^Fmarching ^Ghome With a ^Fchest full of medals and a ^GG.I. loan ^AmThey'll be waitin' at the station down in San Antone ^FWhen Johnny comes ^Gmarching ^Fhome F F F G Am F F F

My P-47 is a pretty good ship And she took a round comin' cross the channel last trip I was thinkin' 'bout my baby and letting her rip Always got me through so far Well they can ship me all over this great big world But I'll never find nothing like my North End girl I'm taking her home with me one day, sir Soon as we win this war CHORUS Now my grandaddy sang this song Told me about London when the Blitz was on How he married grandma and brought her back home A hero thoughout his land Now I'm standing on a runway in San Diego A couple Purple Hearts and I move a little slow There's nobody here, maybe nobody knows About a place called Vietnam CHORUS

The Pogues - Johnny come lately