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The Body Of An American by Pogues - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            ***The Body Of An American - by Shane MacGowan
from the EP "Poguetry In Motion"

The Body Of An American - as perfomed by The Pogues

[Intro]

e|-0----0-1-3--1-0-3-1-0-3-5-3----12-10-8----0-1-0-1-3-5-3----|
B|---1-------------------------1----------8----------------1--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-8-10-12--10-12-13--11-13-15--13--15-15-13-12-10--|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
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D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
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e|-3-5-7--8-7-8--5-7-5--3-1-0-1-0----0-----1-----------|
B|--------------------------------3----3-1----3-1-0-1--|
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A|-----------------------------------------------------|
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[Verse]
    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                                  F                 G
At five o' clock in the evening every bastard there was pisskey


[Chorus]
          C           G                           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.


[Verse]
    C                  F                    C
He fought the champ in Pittsburgh and he slashed him to the ground
    C           F                  C            G
He took on Tiny tartanella and it only went one round
   C            F                 C                 G
He never had no time for red, for drink, or dice or whores
   C                  F             C               
And he never threw a fight when the fight was right
   F                G
So they sent him to the war


[Chorus]
          C           G                           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.


[Bridge] (repeat X 2 over C,C,F,C  F,C,C,C G,G,G,G)
e|--------------5--5-5h7------5--5-5h7------3-3-5-3--------------------|
B|-1-1-3-5-3-1-----------5-------------5------------6-5-5--3-3-3--5-3--|
G|-------------------------5-------------5-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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


[Chorus]
          C           G                           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.
      C         F          G   C
A free born man of the U.S.A.
      C         F          G   C
A free born man of the U.S.A.



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