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Port Authority Band

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Four years of hard work!

This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!

[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