Key: Bb major
Verse 1
Em
G
the men in her life.
C
G
She was born on the 4th of July.
She lived in an aluminum house trailer
Em
C
Em
And she worked in a jukebox saloon
G
D
And she spent all the
money that I give her
C
G
Just to see the old man in me
I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory
C
Em
G
And awake in the dawn's early light
Em
C
But much to my surprise,
Em
G
when I opened my eyes,
D
G
I was a victim of the Great Compromise.
We used to go out on Saturday evenings,
C
G
to the drive -in on Route 41.
C
G
She was doin' what she'd already done
She said, Danny,
won't you buy me some popcorn?
G
D
And as soon as I passed
through the moonlight
C
G
She hopped into a foreign sports car
I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory
G
C
But much to my surprise
G
compromise
Now you know,
I could have beat up that fella,
There are some folks who
call me a coward
G
-in that night
C
G
Than to fight for a thing that ain't right
I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory
G
C
But much to my surprise,
Em
G
when I opened my eyes,
D
G
I was a victim of the Great Compromise.
Now she writes all the fellas love letters,
Sometimes I get awful lonesome,
G
D
She won't let me live with her,
C
G
she just makes me live in my head.
I used to sleep at the foot of Old Glory
C
G
And awake in the dawn's early light
C
Em
G
Asus4
G
ise
you
How did you like the song?
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsG C Em D Asus4
More songs by Ethan Daniel Davidson
Discover chords for more songs to play
4.8
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users