An American Draft Dodger In Thunder Bay
Sam RobertsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Going where I can't be found
And I won't be coming 'round
His father Tom said you better sign on
You'd better take up your gun and fight
I got nothing against them Viet Cong
What did they do wrong and why am I right?
He's on his way to Thunder Bay
Crossed the border late at night
And it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes
And he felt the cold wind bite
Going where I can't be found
And I won't be coming 'round
No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
understood
Missing his home, he would wake up in a cold sweat
And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a way to forget
He's been teaching at the high school, learning the game
In Thunder Bay we're all the same
He's one of us, he has our trust
But there's no going back once the line is crossed
I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
understood
You can't ask what you're asking me to do
And I hope you understand when I refuse
I'm going North with my point of view
And I'm never gonna think the same as you
And I'm where I can't be found
And I won't be coming 'round
No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
understood
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Readable chord sheet for An American Draft Dodger In Thunder Bay by Sam Roberts
[Dm9]Going where I [Gm9]can't be [A]found
And I [Dm9]won't be [Gm9]coming '[A]round
[Dm9]His father Tom said you better sign on
You'd better [G]take up your gun and f[Am9]ight [Em9]
[Dm9]I got nothing against them Viet Cong
[G]What did they do wrong and why [Am9]am I r[Em9]ight?
[Dm9]He's on his way to Thunder Bay
Crossed the [G]border late at n[Am9]ight [Em9]
[Dm9]And it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes
And he f[G]elt the cold wind b[Am9]ite [Em9]
[Dm9]Going where I[Gm9] can't be [A]found
[Dm9]And I won't b[Gm9]e coming '[A]round
No, I'm an A[Dm9]merican on the Canadian Shield
Bflat [F] [A]
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
[Dm9] Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
[F]underst[A]ood
[Dm9]Missing his home, he would wake up in a cold sweat
[Dm9]And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a[G] way to [Am9]forge[Em9]t
[Dm9]He's been teaching at the high school, learning the game
In T[G]hunder Bay we're all the s[Am9]ame [Em9]
[Dm9]He's one of us, he has our trust
But there's [G]no going back once the l[Am9]ine is c[Em9]rossed
[Dm9]I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat [F] [A]
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
[Dm9] Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
[F]underst[A]ood
[Dm9]You can't ask what you're asking me to do
And I h[C]ope you understand when [F]I ref[A]use
[Dm9]I'm going North with my point of view
And I'm n[C]ever gonna think the s[F]ame as [A]you
[Dm9]And I'm where I can't be f[C]ound [F] [A]
[Dm9]And I won't be coming 'ro[C]und [F] [A]
[Dmim]No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield
Bflat [F] [A]
And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
[Dm9] Bflat
It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're
[F]underst[A]ood