Just a Story From America - Elliott Murphy
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Intro: 
C - G - Am - F (barred chords) or
C - Em - Am - F (open chords)

Lead (with harmonist pedal (+octave)):
e)---8-7--7---------9------8-7--7---------|
B)--8---8---10--8-10------8---8---10--8-10|
G)-9---------------------9----------------|
D)----------------------------------------|
A)----------------------------------------|
E)----------------------------------------|

Verse:
C (x32010@1)     Em (022000@1)       Am (x02210@1) FJust (133211@1)a story from America
C (x32010@1)         Em (022000@1)        Am (x02210@1)     F (133211@1)He left his job and he looked at her
C (x32010@1)       Em (022000@1)        Am (x02210@1)     FI've (133211@1)had enough he put down his cup
C (x32010@1)       Em (022000@1)           Am (x02210@1)   F (133211@1)And every time she would fill it up

Chorus:
          CWhen (x32010@1)she'd say
G (320003@1)             Am (x02210@1)     FGet (133211@1)up when they put you down
   C (x32010@1)      GBut (320003@1)like a boxer
      Am (x02210@1)     FYou (133211@1)just spin around
   C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)   F (133211@1)Your kind of guy is so very few
    C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)           Am (x02210@1)     FDon't (133211@1)ever let them get the best of you

Verse:
    C (x32010@1)      G (320003@1)         Am (x02210@1)       FAnd (133211@1)so he's working like a dog each day
    C (x32010@1)        G (320003@1)             Am (x02210@1)    FAnd (133211@1)every week there'd be more overtime pay
    C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)        Am (x02210@1)     FAnd (133211@1)pretty soon he's got a Cadillac car
     C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)         Am (x02210@1)    FAnd (133211@1)on the weekends he would drive so far

Bridge:
Am (x02210@1)      FAnd (133211@1)they don't slow down
G (320003@1)              AmAmerica's (x02210@1)such a speedy town
Am (x02210@1)         FHot (133211@1)clothes high society
GHe (320003@1)said it never get the best of me

Verse:
    C (x32010@1)          Em (022000@1)         Am (x02210@1)        FAnd (133211@1)then he met a girl with hair like the sun
     C (x32010@1)        Em (022000@1)         AmWith (x02210@1)social status she was number one
    C (x32010@1)        Em (022000@1)         AmHe (x02210@1)left it all and he left downtown
   C (x32010@1)         Em (022000@1)         AmA (x02210@1)little voice follows him around

Chorus:
        CAnd (x32010@1)it'd say
G (320003@1)             Am (x02210@1)     FGet (133211@1)up when they put you down
   C (x32010@1)      GAnd (320003@1)like a boxer
      Am (x02210@1)     FYou (133211@1)just spin around
   C (x32010@1)     G (320003@1)       Am (x02210@1)   F (133211@1)Your kind of guy was so very few
     C (x32010@1)        F (133211@1)           Am (x02210@1)     FI (133211@1)thought they'd never get the best of you

End:
C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)   Am (x02210@1)   FJust (133211@1)a story of America
C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)    Am (x02210@1)    FJust (133211@1)a story fro in America
C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)  Am (x02210@1)   FJust (133211@1)a story of America
C (x32010@1)  G (320003@1)   Am (x02210@1)    FJust (133211@1)a story from America