Pennsylvania Avenue
Recorded by Reckless Kelly
(No Capo)
[Intro]
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To whom it may concern, weathers taken a- way for the next turn
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Don't you think we can do a little better than
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The weight's blowin' down, I'll give ya 4 good years just to turn it a- round
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And if ya don't I'll take it into my own hands
[Chorus]
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And I'm gonna build my house up on Pennsylvania Ave- nue
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Gonna raise my flag for all to see
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And I'm gonna make my stand up on Pennsylvania Ave- nue
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Mama told me I could be any thing I wanna be
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What about a man's word what it used to mean
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Before the radio waves and the big screen
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And now ya talk about hard work and a steady hand
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We put our trust in you, you better stick to the plan
[Chorus]
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Or I'm gonna build my house up on Pennsylvania Ave- nue
G Em C D
Gonna raise my flag for all to see
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And I'm gonna make my stand up on Pennsylvania Ave- nue
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'Cause mama told me I could be any thing I wanna be
[Inst]
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C G
And we're learnin' about hard times and the A- merican dream
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Heard about the dust bowl and the war machine
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And we read about generals on the battlefields
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We put our trust in them to make our deals
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Up on Pennsyl- vania Avenue
[Chorus]
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I'm gonna build my house up on Pennsylvania Ave- nue
G Em C D
Gonna raise my flag for all to see
G Em D C
And I'm gonna make my stand up on Pennsylvania Ave- nue
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'Cause mama told me I could be any thing I wanna be
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Yeah, mama told me I could be any thing I wanna be
[Outro]
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