Body Of An American chords by The Pogues

Chords with lyrics

Body of an American (Guitar, Standard Tuning, No Capo)(Banjo: Double C majorC)

  C majorC       FF    C majorC            FF   C majorC
The cadillac stood by the house and the Yanks they were within
  C majorC           FF         C majorC       G+G
And the tinker boys they hissed advice 'Hot wire her with a pin'
  C majorC           FF          C majorC           G+G
We turned and shook as we had a look in the room where the dead man lay
  C majorC         FF     C majorC               FF  C majorC
So big Jim Dwyer made his last trip to the shores where his fathers laid

C majorC                    FF     C majorC
Fifteen minutes later we had our first taste of whiskey
C majorC                   FF       G+G
There was uncles giving lectures on ancient Irish history
FF                    C majorC       G+G
The men all started telling jokes and the women they got frisky
  C majorC           C majorC       FF        G+G
At five o' clock in the evening every bastard there was pisskey

     C majorC      G+G       FF       C majorC
Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say
  FF                C majorC     G+G
Farewell to New York City boys to Boston and P A augmentedA
  FF                       C majorC       G+G
He took them out will a well-aimed clout he was often heard to say
   C majorC     FF     G+G  C majorC
I'm a free born man of the U.S.A.
C majorC                      FF         C majorC
He fought the champ in Pittsburgh and he slashed him to the ground
C majorC                  FF       G+G
He took on Tiny tartanella and it only went one round
FF                  C majorC         G+G
He never had no time for red, for drink, or dice or whores
  C majorC          C majorC
And he never threw a fight when the fight was right
     FF       G+G
So they sent him to the war

     C majorC      G+G       FF       C majorC
Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say
  FF               C majorC     G+G
With a slainte Joe and Erin go my love's in Amerikay
  FF                C majorC       G+G
The calling of the rosary Spanish wine from far away
   C majorC     FF     G+G  C majorC
I'm a free born man of the U.S.A.

Chorus, then Bridge:(repeat X 2 over C,C,F,C, F, C,G,G,)

C majorC                  FF       C majorC
This morning on the harbour when I said goodbye to you
C majorC                 FF         G+G
I remember how I swore that I'd come back to you one day
FF                  C majorC       G+G
And as the sunset came to meet the evening on the hill
  C majorC           C majorC       FF        G+G
I told you I'd always love you, I always did, I always will

     C majorC      G+G       FF       C majorC
Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say
  FF                C majorC            G+G
'cept to say adieu to your eyes as blue as the water in the bay
  FF                      C majorC     G+G
And to big Jim Dwyer the man of wire who was often heard to say
   C majorC     FF     G+G  C majorC
I'm a free born man of the U.S.A.
A augmentedA free born man of the U.S.A.
A augmentedA free born man of the U.S.A.