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From: juggler@brown.edu (Danger Mouse)
Subject: harry_chapin/usafame.crd
What Made America Famous
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Harry Chapin
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G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C/BIt (x2555x@1)was the town that made America famous
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) The churches full and the kids
gone to hell
GSix (320003@1)traffic lights, and seven cops
C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)C/BAnd (x2555x@1)all the streets kept clean
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GThe (320003@1)supermarket and the drug store and the bars all doin' well
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C/BNow (x2555x@1)they were the folks that made America famous
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GOur (320003@1)local fire department stocked with short-haired volunteers
GAnd (320003@1)on Saturday night, while America boozes
C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) C/BThe (x2555x@1)fire department showed dirty movies
Am (x02210@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) C/G (3x555x@1) Am (x02210@1) C/GThe (3x555x@1)lawyer and the grocer seein' their dreams come to life on the movie screen
F (133211@1) D (xx0232@1) CWhile (x32010@1)the plumber hopes that he won't be seen, as he tries to hide his fears
GAnd (320003@1)he wipes away his tears
Bb (x1333x@1) ABut (x02220@1)somethin's burinin' somewhere
B (x2444x@1) GDOES (320003@1)ANYBODY CARE?
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C/BWe (x2555x@1)were the kids that made America famous
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GThe (320003@1)kind of kids that long since drove our parents to despair
GWe (320003@1)were lazy long-hairs droppin' out
C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) C/BLost, (x2555x@1)confused, and coppin' out
Am (x02210@1) DConvinced (xx0232@1)our futures were in doubt
C (x32010@1) GAnd (320003@1)tryin' not to care
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C/BWe (x2555x@1)lived in the house that made America famous
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GIt (320003@1)was a run-down slum, the shame of all the decent folks in town
GWe're (320003@1)hippies and some welfare cases
C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) C/BCrowded (x2555x@1)families of cold, black faces
Am (x02210@1) C/B (x2555x@1) AmCramped (x02210@1)inside some cracked old boards
C/G (3x555x@1) Am (x02210@1) C/GThe (3x555x@1)best that we all could afford
F (133211@1) D (xx0232@1) CBut (x32010@1)still too fine for the rich landlord to ever tear it down
GAnd (320003@1)we could hear the sound
Bb (x1333x@1) AOf (x02220@1)somethin' burnin' somewhere
B (x2444x@1) GIS (320003@1)ANYBODY THERE?
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C/BWe (x2555x@1)all lived the life that made America famous
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GOur (320003@1)cops would make a point to shadow us around our town
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) C/BAnd (x2555x@1)we love children put a swastika on the bright red firehouse door
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GAmerica, (320003@1)the beautiful, it makes a body proud
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C/BAnd (x2555x@1)then came the night that made America famous
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GWas (320003@1)it carelessness or someone's sick idea of a joke?
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) C/BIn (x2555x@1)the tinder-box trap we hippies lived in someone struck a spark
Am (x02210@1) C/B (x2555x@1) AmAt (x02210@1)first I thought that I was dreamin'
C/G (3x555x@1) Am (x02210@1) C/GThen (3x555x@1)I saw the first flames gleamin'
F (133211@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)heard the sound of children screamin'
C (x32010@1) GComin' (320003@1)through the smoke
Bb (x1333x@1) AAnd (x02220@1)somethin's burnin' somewhere
B (x2444x@1) GDOES (320003@1)ANYBODY CARE?
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C/BOh, (x2555x@1)it was the fire that made America famous
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GThe (320003@1)sirens wailed and the firemen stumbled sleepin' from their homes
GAnd (320003@1)when the plumber yelled, "C'mon, let's go!"
C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) C/BThey (x2555x@1)saw what was burnin' and said, "Take it slow"
Am"Let (x02210@1)'em sweat a little"
D"They'll (xx0232@1)never know"
C"And (x32010@1)besides, we just cleaned the chrome"
N.C. GSaid (320003@1)the plumber, "Then I'm goin' alone"
GWell (320003@1)he rolled on up in the fire truck
AmAnd (x02210@1)raised the ladder to the ledge
C (x32010@1) C/B (x2555x@1) Am (x02210@1) DWhile (xx0232@1)me and my girl and a couple of kids were clinging like bats to the edge
GWe (320003@1)staggered to salvation
C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1)C/BCollapsed (x2555x@1)on the street
Am (x02210@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)I never thought that a fat man's face
C (x32010@1) GWould (320003@1)ever look so sweet
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C/BI (x2555x@1)shook his hand in the scene that made America famous
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) GAnd (320003@1)he smiled from the heart that made America great
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C (x32010@1) C/BWe (x2555x@1)spent the rest of that night in the home of this man that we'd never known before
Am (x02210@1) D (xx0232@1) C (x32010@1) GIt's (320003@1)funny; when you get that close, it's kind of hard to hate
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C/BI (x2555x@1)went to sleep with the hope that made America famous
Am (x02210@1) C (x32010@1) D (xx0232@1) GI (320003@1)had the kind of a dream that maybe they're still trying to teach in school
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) C/BO' (x2555x@1) the America that made America famous
Am (x02210@1) C/B (x2555x@1) AmAnd (x02210@1)of the people who just might understand
C/G (3x555x@1) Am (x02210@1) C/GThat (3x555x@1)how together, yes we can
FCreate (133211@1)a country better than
DThe (xx0232@1)one we have made of this land
FWe (133211@1)have the choice
FTo (133211@1)make each man
DWho (xx0232@1)dares to dream
DReachin' (xx0232@1)out his hand
C (x32010@1) GA (320003@1)prophet or just a crazy damn dreamer or a fraud
C (x32010@1) GYes, (320003@1)a crazy fraud
Bb (x1333x@1) Aand (x02220@1)somethin's burnin' somewhere
B (x2444x@1) GDOES (320003@1)ANYBODY CARE?
GIS (320003@1)ANYBODY THERE?
GIS (320003@1)ANYBODY THERE?????
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