Sam Roberts - An American Draft Dodger In Thunder Bay Chords

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He was born in a small town 
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And he was given every reason to stay 
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Hallelujah, Mississippi, postcard living no sign of decay 
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Till Vietnam moved next door, then Hallelujah was off to war 
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In the dream he couldn't finish the deed
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He didn't smoke any weed so why leave? 

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Going where I can't be found 
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And I won't be coming 'round 

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His father Tom said you better sign on 
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You'd better take up your gun and fight 
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I got nothing against them Viet Cong 
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What did they do wrong and why am I right? 

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He's on his way to Thunder Bay 
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Crossed the border late at night 
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And it was high stakes until he saw the Great Lakes 
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And he felt the cold wind bite 

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Going where I can't be found
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And I won't be coming 'round 
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No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield 
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And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields
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It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're 
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understood 
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Missing his home, he would wake up in a cold sweat 
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And pick up the phone and hope that Tom found a way to forget 
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He's been teaching at the high school, learning the game 
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In Thunder Bay we're all the same 
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He's one of us, he has our trust 
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But there's no going back once the line is crossed 

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I'm an American on the Canadian Shield 
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And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields 
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It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're 
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understood 
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You can't ask what you're asking me to do 
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And I hope you understand when I refuse 
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I'm going North with my point of view 
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And I'm never gonna think the same as you 
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And I'm where I can't be found 
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And I won't be coming 'round 
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No, I'm an American on the Canadian Shield 
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And I'm putting down roots in your frozen fields 
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It gets cold but you feel so good to be a stranger in a town and you're 
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understood