Chords for Steve Earle - Johnny Come Lately

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_ _ _ I'm an American, boys, come a long way.
I was born and bred in the USA.
Listen up close, I got something to say.
Boys, I'm buying [D] this ring.
Well, [G] it took a little while, but we're in this fight.
Ain't going home till we're done [Em] with trying.
Gonna drink Camden Town dry [G] tonight
if I had to spend my last pound.
When I first got to London, it was pouring down rain.
Met a little girl in a field [Em] canteen.
Painted her name [C] on the nose [G] of my plane.
Six more missions, [D] I'm gone.
[G] Well, I asked if I could stay and she said that I might.
Then the warning came around, and I shut [D] out the [Em] lights.
Been traveling [G] out of the London night.
We made love to dawn.
[C] Well, with Johnny, good lady, [G] cuz marching on.
Chest full of [D] metal, energy all along.
[Em] We've been waiting at the station down at St.
[G] Ed's Hall.
And Johnny comes marching on. _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ 5'4 to 7' is a pretty good ship.
She took a round coming across the Channel last [Em] trip.
Staking by my [C] baby and letting [G] her rip.
I was got my [D] blues so far.
[G] Well, they could see me all over this great big world.
Never found nothing like my north end girl.
Taking her home with me one day, sir.
Soon as we win this war.
[C] But with Johnny, good [G] lady, cuz marching on.
Chest full of [D] metal, energy all [Em] along.
We've been waiting at the station down at [G] St.
Ed's Hall.
When Johnny comes marching on.
Johnny! _ _
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_ _ _ _ Now, my granddaddy [C] sang me this [G] song.
Told me about London when the blitz was [Em] on.
How he married [C] grandma and brought [G] her back home.
A hero [D] throughout this land.
[G] Now, I'm standing on the runway in San Diego.
A couple purple hearts, so we'll [D] move a little [Em] slow.
There's nobody here, maybe [G] nobody knows.
About a place called Vietnam.
[C] But with Johnny, good [G] lady, comes marching on.
Chest full of metal, [D] energy all [G] along.
We've been waiting at the station down at St.
Ed's Hall.
When Johnny comes marching on.
[C] Yeah, with Johnny, good [G] lady, comes marching on.
Chest full of [D] metal, energy all [G] along.
We've been waiting at the station down at St.
Ed's Hall.
And Johnny comes marching on. _ _ _
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