Port Authority Band chords by Slim Cessnas Auto Club

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
C  Am  C  Am


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

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


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

C  Am  C  Am


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


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


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

Break:

C  C  F  G
C  C  F  G
C  C  F  G
C  C  F  F
G

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


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