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