Chicago chords by The Wolfe Tones

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I left my homeland bound
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for the USA
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and to Chicago, Illinois
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It was there I made my way,
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I had some cousins there
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I'd never seen or known this side
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But then me mother said
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I should love them up
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Sometime before she died
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There was Lucy Brown
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and me cousin Sean
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Who had lost his legs in battle
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in the war in Vietnam
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And there was Uncle Jim, a fireman bold
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Who was retired to great distinction
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For his bravery
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I was told
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Chicago, Chicago,
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Chicago
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It was John's birthday
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So we went to town that night
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and in a ballroom in Chicago
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We got caught up in a fight,
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they picked my cousin John
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A brave but crippled man
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who fought nobly for his country
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In the war in Vienna
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Well, I saw red just then
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So I let fly
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But lucky it was for me
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There were some Irish lads close by
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When they joined in the fight
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We could not fail
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We got justice and satisfaction
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when we landed in two jails
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Du, du du, du -du, du -du,
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du -du, du -du
Du, du du, du du -du,
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du du -du, du -du
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Chicago, Chicago, Chicago
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And I
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never was so happy
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As I was out in Chicago
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With the family and the friends
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I found so true
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And if ever I go back
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I'll be  a fireman in that city
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And carry on the tradition
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That poor Sean could never do
Goodbye Chicago,
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for I can no longer stay
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For I'm illegal in America,
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I must leave my home today
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I've been deported at last,
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I'm on my way to Galway Bay
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But I leave my friends and family,
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now there's nothing more to say
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Well, that's all right, me wives,
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what's done is done
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But I wouldn't change
the way things went
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For it's justice we had won
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And in the twist of fate
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I'll be back once more
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And just put my life together, lads
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Just like I did before do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do
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do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do do I go