AN AMERICAN DRAFT DODGER IN THUNDER BAY Sam Roberts tabbed by AVH Dm9 He was born in a small town G Am9 Em9 And he was given every reason to stay Dm9 G Am9 Em9 Hallelujah, Mississippi, postcard living no sign of decay Dm9 G Am9 Em9 Till Vietnam moved next door, then Hallelujah was off to war Dm9 In the dream he couldn't finish the deed G Am9 Em9 He didn't smoke any weed so why leave? Dm9 Gm9 A Going where I can't be found Dm9 Gm9 A And I won't be coming 'round Dm9 His father Tom said you better sign on G Am9, Em9 You'd better take up your gun and fight Dm9 I got nothing against them Viet Cong G Am9 Em9 What did they do wrong and why am I right? Dm9 He's on his way to Thunder Bay G Am9, Em9 Crossed the border late at night Dm9 And it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes G Am9, Em9 And he felt the cold wind bite Dm9 Gm9 A Going where I can't be found Dm9 Gm9 A And I won't be coming 'round Dm9 No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield Bflat F A And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields Dm9 Bflat It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're F A understood Dm9 Missing his home, he would wake up in a cold sweat Dm9 G Am9, Em9 And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a way to forget Dm9 He's been teaching at the high school, learning the game G Am9, Em9 In Thunder Bay we're all the same Dm9 He's one of us, he has our trust G Am9 Em9 But there's no going back once the line is crossed Dm9 I'm an American on the Canadian Shield Bflat F A And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields Dm9 Bflat It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're F A understood Dm9 You can't ask what you're asking me to do C F A And I hope you understand when I refuse Dm9 I'm going North with my point of view C F A And I'm never gonna think the same as you Dm9 C F A And I'm where I can't be found Dm9 C F A And I won't be coming 'round Dmim No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield Bflat F A And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields Dm9 Bflat It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're F A understood