AMERICAN TUNE

Man y’s the (F)time (C)I’ve been (C)mis tak

en I and have a (E7)man y times con fused.

I Yes, and I’ve (C)of ten felt for sak

en (Bdim)and (Am)cer tain (E)ly mis used.

Oh, but I’m

al right, it’s I’m (F)al

(C)right, I’m just (G#dim)wea ry so to my bones.

Still, you don’t ex pect to be (C)bright (G)and bon

vi (G)vant (C)so (F)far (C)a (G)way from home,

(Dm)so (C)far a (G)way from (C)home.

I don’t know a (F)soul (C)who’s not (C)been bat

tered, I don’t have a (E7)friend who feels at ease.

I don’t know a (C)dream that’s not been shat

tered (Bdim)or (Am)driv en (E)to its knees.

Oh, but it’s

right, right, it’s I’m (F)al

(C)right, for we (G#dim)lived ry so well so long.

Still, you when I think of the (C)road (G)we’re trav

’ling (G)on, (C)I (F)won (C)der (G)what’s gone wrong.

(Dm)so (C)far a (G)way from (C)home.

I don’t know a

I can’t help it, I (C)won der

what’s gone (C)wrong.

And I dreamed I was (C)dy ing,

I dreamed that my soul rose

un ex (Am)pect ed ly,

and look ing back (G)down at me, smiled re as (C)sur ing (G)ly.

And I dreamed I was (C)fly ing,

and high up a bove my

eyes could (Am)clear ly see

the Sta tue of (G)Lib er ty sail ing a (C)way to sea,

and I dreamed I was (C)fly ing.

We come on the (F)ship (C)they call (C)the May (G)flow’r,

we come on the (Am)ship that sailed the moon.

We (C)come in the (F)ag (C)e’s (G)most (C)un cer tain (C)hours (Bdim)and (Am)sing an A (E)mer i can tune.

(C9)Oh, and it’s (F)al right,

it’s (F)al (C)right, it’s (G)al (C)right.

You can’t (F)be for (G)ev er blessed.

Still, to (G)mor row’s goin’ to be an (C)oth (G)er work

ing (G)day, (C)and I’m (F)try ing (C)to get some rest.