Broken American

Bm G E G Bm G We speak in broken American E G From the inlands to the shores Bm G From the high plains to the bad lands E G From the mountains to the valley floor bm G And the streets were now paved with gold E G Every man would find a wage Bm G But now I don't know where to go E G Bm To work the live-long day D A Now I got to leave this place, oh-oh F#m Bm Back to my sweet land, oh oh oh D A Now I got to leave this place, oh-oh Bm G E G Back to my sweet land Bm G We speak in broken American E G From the inlands to the shore Bm g They tell us how the west was won E G And what to fight for Bm G And they say they wouldn't send us far E G Yet if most of us could stay Bm G We speak in Broken American E G Bm And we got the news today D A Now I got to leave this place, oh-oh F#m Bm Back to my sweet land, oh oh oh D A Now I got to leave this place, oh-oh Bm Back to my sweet land D A Bm Say bye-bye, say bye-bye G A D Say bye-bye, say bye-bye Middle Section Em C So I've signed on Em G I lied about my age Em C And soon we're shipping off G Bm Soon we're on a plane Em C You kissed my cheeks Em G And my face was on fire Em C G I looked away from the little one Bm Tryin' not to cry D A Bm Say bye-bye, say bye-bye G A D A Say bye-bye, say bye-bye D A Bm Say bye-bye, say bye-bye G A D A Say bye-bye, say bye-bye D A Bm Say bye-bye, say bye-bye G A D A Say bye-bye, say bye-bye D A Bm G A D A D A Bm G A D