Searching For A Father

Ab Db Ab Cm F Db When I was young, I heard my dad say Ab "Son, I'm leaving now." Gm F Db And he said "Other men do as other men please Ab Gm And Aldous is the name with which I leave you." Fm Db And here I am Ab Eb While all around me things become hysterical Fm Here I stand Db Beneath the robes of Lady Liberty Ab Eb Fm Searching for a father in America Ab Eb Ab Searching for a father in America Gm Fm I was sixteen Db I took a trip To Washington, DC Ab Gm Just my mom and me Fm Saw the reflecting pool Db And the Capitol Ab Eb Fm A guy wanked off at the Vietnam Memorial Db Here I am Ab Eb Staring at a canyon quite deadly Fm Here I stand Db Baptised beneath the falls of Niagra Ab Eb Fm Searching for a father in America Ab Eb Ab Searching for a father in America C Number one: George Washington G Lost his dad when he was one Bb Jimmy Carter made himself a son of wood A But like Pinocchio He weren't very good Dm Lincoln, shot by his son G In the theater, up his bum C Nixon he had no son Bm Too late, his own son was Watergate Bb Ronald Reagan, he got shot A For Jodie Foster, quite a lot D Nancy, stupid cow G He can't remember her no more, yeah Ab America Fm When I am old Db I'll find my dad Ab They'll recreate his body from my DNA Fm Db And I'll say "Other men do as other men please Ab Gm And Aldous is the name with which I grieve." Fm And now Db Here I am Ab Eb Seeking my redemption in this heathen land Fm Here I stand Db Amidst the stars and stripes and scientists Ab Eb Fm Searching for a father in America Ab Eb Ab Searching for a father in America Ab I am my own father I gave birth to me, yeah