Port Authority Band chords by Slim Cessnas Auto Club

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C majorC A minorAm C majorC A minorAm


Verse 1:
C majorC        A minorAm
We came in from Old Tehran
C majorC        A minorAm
Landed on Ellis Island
C majorC
And we were greeted by a
A minorAm
Worn and weary
C majorC    A minorAm
One man band

Verse 2:
C majorC
And his bassoon
  A minorAm
Was out of tune
C majorC             A minorAm
And his bass drum thumped out of tune
C majorC                A minorAm
We thought their kindness was o' so grand
C majorC           A minorAm
To greet us with this port authority band


Chorus:
 FF      G+G    C majorC      A minorAm
I came here on holiday (It's a Port Authority)
FF         G+G      C majorC       A minorAm
Then they sent us on our way (Meet the Port Authority)
FF         G+G       C majorC       A minorAm
They pushed us off Ellis Island (Flexin' their authority)
FF        G+G
Blaming all our problems
C majorC               C majorC
Blame it on the Port Authority Band

C majorC A minorAm C majorC A minorAm


Verse 3:
C majorC          A minorAm
They sent us to the doc's exam
C majorC           A minorAm
The doc's a member in a one man band
C majorC          A minorAm
He said we look skinny and sick
  C majorC      A minorAm
But we are just built like this

Verse 4:
C majorC             A minorAm
And he proclaimed that we had to leave
  C majorC         A minorAm
And he was flexing his authority
C majorC            A minorAm
He pushed us back out into the bay
C majorC       A minorAm
He banged his drum, as they say


Chorus:
 FF      G+G    C majorC      A minorAm
I came here on holiday (It's a Port Authority)
FF         G+G      C majorC       A minorAm
Then they sent us on our way (Meet the Port Authority)
FF         G+G       C majorC       A minorAm
They pushed us off Ellis Island (Flexin' their authority)
FF        G+G
Blaming all our problems
C majorC               C majorC
Blame it on the Port Authority Band

Break:

C majorC C majorC FF G+G
C majorC C majorC FF G+G
C majorC C majorC FF G+G
C majorC C majorC FF FF
G+G

Verse 5:
C majorC       A minorAm
We went back to Old Tehran
C majorC         A minorAm
And started up our own port band
C majorC            A minorAm
But our dock sat in the desert plain
  C majorC       A minorAm
So no one, hell, no one ever came
C majorC         A minorAm
Salute our country with our tears
C majorC          A minorAm
Not even Moses will ever wander here
C majorC          A minorAm
Our anchor does not weigh
C majorC              A minorAm
This port, this port carries no authority


Chorus:
 FF      G+G    C majorC      A minorAm
I came here on holiday (It's a Port Authority)
FF         G+G      C majorC       A minorAm
Then they sent us on our way (Meet the Port Authority)
FF         G+G       C majorC       A minorAm
They pushed us off Ellis Island (Flexin' their authority)
FF        G+G     C majorC      A minorAm
Blaming all our problems (Blame it on authory)
 FF      G+G    C majorC      A minorAm
I came here on holiday (It's a Port Authority)
FF         G+G      C majorC       A minorAm
Then they sent us on our way (Meet the Port Authority)
FF         G+G       C majorC       A minorAm
They pushed us off Ellis Island (Flexin' their authority)
FF        G+G
Blaming all our problems
C majorC               C majorC
Blame it on the Port Authority Band