Body Of An American chords by The Pogues

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

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

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

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

     C      G       F       C
Fare thee well going away there's nothing left to say
  F               C     G
With a slainte Joe and Erin go my love's in Amerikay
  F                C       G
The calling of the rosary Spanish wine from far away
   C     F     G  C
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                  F       C
This morning on the harbour when I said goodbye to you
C                 F         G
I remember how I swore that I'd come back to you one day
F                  C       G
And as the sunset came to meet the evening on the hill
  C           C       F        G
I told you I'd always love you, I always did, I always will

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