Just A Story From America
Elliott MurphyVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
- - - (barred chords) or
Lead (with harmonist pedal (+octave)):
e)---8-7--7---------9------8-7--7---------|
B)--8---8---10--8-10------8---8---10--8-10|
G)-9---------------------9----------------|
D)----------------------------------------|
A)----------------------------------------|
E)----------------------------------------|
Just a story from America
He left his job and he looked at her
I've had enough he put down his cup
And every time she would fill it up
When she'd say
Get up when they put you down
But like a boxer
You just spin around
Your kind of guy is so very few
Don't ever let them get the best of you
And so he's working like a dog each day
And every week there'd be more overtime pay
And pretty soon he's got a Cadillac car
And on the weekends he would drive so far
And they don't slow down
America's such a speedy town
Hot clothes high society
He said it never get the best of me
And then he met a girl with hair like the sun
With social status she was number one
He left it all and he left downtown
A little voice follows him around
And it'd say
Get up when they put you down
And like a boxer
You just spin around
Your kind of guy was so very few
I thought they'd never get the best of you
Just a story of America
Just a story fro in America
Just a story of America
Just a story from America
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Readable chord sheet for Just A Story From America by Elliott Murphy
[C] - [G] - [Am] - [F] (barred chords) or [C] [Em] [Am] [F] Lead (with harmonist pedal (+octave)): e)---8-7--7---------9------8-7--7---------| B)--8---8---10--8-10------8---8---10--8-10| G)-9---------------------9----------------| D)----------------------------------------| A)----------------------------------------| E)----------------------------------------| [C]Just a s[Em]tory from A[Am]meric[F]a [C]He left his [Em]job and he l[Am]ooked at [F]her [C]I've had e[Em]nough he put[Am] down his[F] cup [C]And every [Em]time she would [Am]fill it[F] up When she'd[C] say [G]Get up when they[Am] put you [F]down But[C] like a b[G]oxer You ju[Am]st spin a[F]round You[C]r kind o[G]f guy is s[Am]o very [F]few Don'[C]t ever l[F]et them get th[Am]e best of[F] you And [C]so he's w[G]orking like [Am]a dog each [F]day And [C]every week [G]there'd be more [Am]overtime[F] pay And [C]pretty soon [G]he's got a [Am]Cadillac [F]car And o[C]n the weeken[G]ds he would [Am]drive so[F] far [Am]And they d[F]on't slow down [G]America's such a [Am]speedy town [Am]Hot clothes h[F]igh society [G]He said it never get the best of me And [C]then he met a[Em] girl with ha[Am]ir like the [F]sun With [C]social stat[Em]us she was nu[Am]mber one He l[C]eft it all [Em]and he left d[Am]owntown A l[C]ittle voice [Em]follows him a[Am]round And it'd[C] say [G]Get up when they[Am] put you [F]down And[C] like a b[G]oxer You ju[Am]st spin a[F]round You[C]r kind o[G]f guy was [Am]so very[F] few I tho[C]ught they'd[F] never get the[Am] best of [F]you [End] [C]Just [G]a stor[Am]y of Am[F]erica [C]Just [G]a story[Am] fro in [F]America [C]Just [G]a sto[Am]ry of A[F]merica [C]Just [G]a stor[Am]y from A[F]merica