Mr. America chords by Nat Stuckey

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Dsus4
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F#m

Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Keep off  (G major) the grass,
Em 
G 
C 
quiet  (E minor) please,  (G major) no left turn, a  (C major) one -way street
Dsus4 
Six (Dsus4) ty miles an hour, now fifteen,
G 
Dsus4 
D 
 (G major) it's the  (Dsus4) school   zone  (D major) 
G 
Em 
Punch  (G major) that clock,  (E minor) don't be late,
G 
C 
 (G major) get in line,  (C major) hurry up and wait
Dsus4 
Here  (Dsus4) comes hard luck Joe,
G 
a -walkin' alone  (G major) 
C 
Just an (C major) other day in the
Dsus4 
D 
G 
 (Dsus4) life     of Mr.  (D major) America  (G major) 
Em 
Forget about what you wanted  (E minor) to be
G 
Conform  (G major) to this old so
C 
Dsus4 
 (C major) ciety  (Dsus4) 
G 
Individualism is a  (G major) thing of
Dsus4 
D 
yes (Dsus4) ter       (D major) day
G 
Your  (G major) work's not done,
Em 
you  (E minor) did your best
G 
But you  (G major) didn't have time,
C 
you need  (C major) a  rest
Dsus4 
Vaca (Dsus4) tion     time is still
G 
three months away  (G major) 
C 
Just an (C major) other day
Dsus4 
D 
in the  (Dsus4) life     of Mr.  (D major) 
G 
F# 
F 
E 
A 
 (G major) America  (F sharp major)  (F major)  (E major)  (A major) 
F#m 
The wife is sweet, she's  (F sharp minor) never gone
A 
D 
All  (A major) she wants is a  (D major) bigger
E 
home and a  (E major) new car
Like the Joneses bought
A 
E 
before  (A major) they moved away  (E major) 
A 
F#m 
The  (A major) kids are nice, all  (F sharp minor) they ask
A 
D 
is their  (A major) own telephone and  (D major) TV set
E 
Life  (E major) says it'll help keep
A 
them out of the way  (A major) 
D 
That's the  (D major) way it goes
E 
A 
in the  (E major) life of Mr. America  (A major) 
F#m 
Pay your taxes, you  (F sharp minor) better not cheat
A 
D 
Them new  (A major) computers are  (D major) hard to beat
E 
Don't  (E major) forget that premium
A 
on your  (A major) insurance is due
E 
A 
 (E major) Sometimes  (A major) you wonder
F#m 
how you're  (F sharp minor) still alive
A 
D 
But you  (A major) gotta hold out till you're  (D major) 65
E 
So  (E major) you can let Uncle Sam
A 
take care of  (A major) you
D 
That's the  (D major) way it goes
E 
A 
in the  (E major) life of Mr. America  (A major) 
E 
F# 
G 
 (E major)  (F sharp major)  (G major) 
C 
That's the  (C major) way it goes
Dsus4 
G 
in the  (Dsus4) life     of Mr.  (G major) America.