The Body Of An American

“The Body Of An American” – Dropkick Murphys
Cover Of The Pogues

Intro
(Loose, In 6/8)
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Verse 1
The DCadillac Stood GBy The DHouse
And The DYanks, They GWere WithDin   D​
And The DTinker Boys, They GHissed Advice
'Hot-DWire Her With A APin'
Then We DTurned And Shook As We GHad A Look
In The DRoom Where The Dead Man ALay
So DBig Jim Dwyer Made GHis Last DTrip
To The DShores Where His GFathers DLay

Verse 2
(Much Faster, Now In 4/4)
D/A D D/A
And DFifteen Minutes Later
We Had GOur First Taste Of DWhiskey
There Was DUncles Giving Lectures
On GAncient Irish AHistory
The GMen All Started Telling Jokes
And The DWomen, They Got AFrisky
By DFive O'clock In The DEvening
Every GBastard There Was APiskey

Chorus 1
Fare Thee DWell, Gone AAway
There's GNothing Left To DSay
FareGwell To New York City, Boys
To DBoston And APa
He GTook Them Out With A Well-Aimed Clout
And Was DOften Heard Him ASay
"I'm A DFreeborn GMan Of The AUsDa"

Verse 3
He DFought The Champ In Pittsburgh
And He GSlashed Him To The DGround
He DTook On Tiny Tartanella
And It GOnly Went One ARound
He GNever Had No Time For Dice
No DDrinks, No Red, No AWhores
But He DNever Threw A Fight When A DFight Was Right
So They GSent Him To The AWar

Chorus 2
Fare Thee DWell, Gone AAway
There's GNothing Left To DSay
With A GSláinte Joe And Erin Go
My DLove's In AmeriAkay
The GCalling Of The Rosary
Spanish DWine From Far AAway
"I'm A DFreeborn GMan Of The AUsDa"

Solo
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Verse 4
This DMorning On The Harbour
When I GSaid Goodbye To DYou
I DRemembered How I Swore
That I'd Come GBack To You One ADay
And GAs The Sunset Came
To Meet The DEvening On The AHill
I DTold You I'd Always DLove You
I Always GDid, I Always AWill

Chorus 3
Fare Thee DWell, Gone AAway
There's GNothing Left To DSay
But To GBid Adieu To Your Eyes As Blue
As The DWater In The ABay
To GBig Jim Dwyer, The Man Of Wire
Who Was DOften Heard To ASay
"I'm A DFreeborn GMan Of The AUsDa"
"I'm A DFreeborn GMan Of The AUsDa"
"I'm A DFreeborn GMan Of The AUsDa"

Outro
(Back To 6/8)
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