The Duke and the King - One more american song
the chords are not always on the correct position....forgive me that
Capo 4th
G7
C F C F C
If i had a cinder block for every lie i told
F G C F
we could have build us a house fine as any city block
Dm G C
to keep us out of the cold,
F G C F
cause the winters long longer in this shitty town,
C Dm G
with the gas can rusting down the street
F G C F
and the cherry trees and evry boom box playing loud
Dm G C F Dm G C
we sing along we sing till dawn just one more american song
C F C F C
john was a quiet boy in school johnny with the fiery red hair
F G C F
he went to the army like a lot of them do
Dm G C
and he got fucked up over that
F G C F
and if you see him now he pushs a shopping car in the parking lot
C Dm G
if you call him he don't hear a thing
Dm G C F
the call him john the priest john the king of bottle talk
Dm G C F Dm G C
priest of porn his war's still on it's just one more american song
C F C F C
there's a place i heard about, once...a place called union street
F G C F
a place on high a place where we could all be one
Dm G C
it sounded pretty good to me
F G C F
and aint no gasoline gonna take us back that way again
C F G
when the years have rusted out our fence
Dm G C F
when our jeans were torn and we were all the best of friends
Dm F G
and the music .......(???)
Dm G C F
i can hear that band they're near at hand
Dm G C F
and I really hope it's not the wind again, Oh no
Dm G C F Dm G C G
it don't belong boys cause something's gone, one more american song
Dm G C F Dm G F
don't be long boys, I'm hanging on to for just one more american song
Dm G C F Dm G C
it's been too long boys, somethings gone , one more american song
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