Young Man In America

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My mot[Em]her gave a mighty shout
[C]Opened her legs and let me out
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Hungry as a prairie dog

Young man in America

Young man in America
Hung[Em]ry, hungry, running [C]every which way
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Young man in Americ-kay

I c[Em]ome out like a cannonball
[C]Come of age of alcohol
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Raven in a field of rye

With a black and roving eye

Black and roving eye
Raven[Em]ous, ravenous, what you've g[C]ot is not enough
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Young man in America

[A]Oh shelter [B]
Mother shelter [C#m]
Mother shelter [A]us

Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh

My f[Em]ather was a lord of land
[C]My daddy was a repo man
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He put me out into the street

He didn't give a damn for me

Did not give a damn
Dad[Em]dy, daddy, gonna w[C]ish you never had me
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I'm a young man
I'm growing [Em]right before your eyes
I might[C] grow to such a size
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Blowing like a hurricane

Everyone will know my name

Everyone'll know my name
Blowin[Em]g in, blowing out,
Shado[C]w on a mountaintop
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Young man in America

[A]Oh shepherd [B]
Father shepherd [C#m]
Father shepherd [A]us

Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh

[Em]In my feathers and furs
[C]Clothes of many colours
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Many men will envy me

When I'm in my finery

Me and my finery
Envy [Em]me, envy me, spending a[C]ll of my bright money
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Young man in Americ-kay

[Em]Maybe I'll climb the stairs
[C]With the girl with golden hair
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Hold her like a sword and shield

Up against this lonely world

Up against the world
It's a lo[Em]nely, lonely world
[C]For a yellow-headed girl
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And a young man

[A]  [B]  [C#m]
[A]Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh

Like the w[Em]ind I make my moan
[C]Howl in the canyon
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There's a hollow in my bones
Make me cry and carry on[Em]
Make the foam fly from my [C]tongue

Make me want what I want
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Another wayward son
Waiting on oblivion[Em]
Waiting for a kingdom come to m[C]eet me in my sin
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Waiting to be born again

Mother kiss me cheek and chin
[Em]Mmm, a little nedicine
[C]Mmm, I'm gonna shed my skin
Mmm, and let me cli [Em]