N.C.
SOL DO DO/SI
It was the town that made America famous
Am D G The churches full and the kids all gone to hell
SOLSix traffic lights, and seven cops
DO DO DO/SIAnd all the streets kept clean
The supermarket and the drug store and the bars all doin' well
Now they were the folks that made America famous
LAm DO RE SOLOur local fire department stocked with short-haired volunteers
SOLAnd on Saturday night, while America boozes
The fire department showed dirty movies
LAm DO/SI LAm DO/SOL LAm DO/SOLThe lawyer and the grocer seein' their dreams come to life on the movie screen
FA RE DOWhile the plumber hopes that he won't be seen, as he tries to hide his fears
And he wipes away his tears
But somethin's burinin' somewhere
SI SOLDOES ANYBODY CARE?
SOL DO DO/SI
We were the kids that made America famous
LAm RE SOLThe kind of kids that long since drove our parents to despair
We were lazy long-hairs droppin' out
DO DO DO/SILost, confused, and coppin' out
LAm REConvinced our futures were in doubt
And tryin' not to care
We lived in the house that made America famous
LAm DO RE SOLIt was a run-down slum, the shame of all the decent folks in town
SOLWe're hippies and some welfare cases
Crowded families of cold, black faces
LAm DO/SI LAmCramped inside some cracked old boards
DO/SOL LAm DO/SOLThe best that we all could afford
But still too fine for the rich landlord to ever tear it down
SOLAnd we could hear the sound
SIb LA
Of somethin' burnin' somewhere
SI SOLIS ANYBODY THERE?
SOL DO DO/SI
We all lived the life that made America famous
Our cops would make a point to shadow us around our town
SOL DO DO DO/SIAnd we love children put a swastika on the bright red firehouse door
LAm RE DO SOLAmerica, the beautiful, it makes a body proud
SOL DO DO/SI
And then came the night that made America famous
Was it carelessness or someone's sick idea of a joke?
SOL DO DO DO/SIIn the tinder-box trap we hippies lived in someone struck a spark
LAm DO/SI LAmAt first I thought that I was dreamin'
Then I saw the first flames gleamin'
FA REAnd heard the sound of children screamin'
DO SOLComin' through the smoke
SIb LA
And somethin's burnin' somewhere
DOES ANYBODY CARE?
Oh, it was the fire that made America famous
LAm RE SOLThe sirens wailed and the firemen stumbled sleepin' from their homes
SOLAnd when the plumber yelled, "C'mon, let's go!"
They saw what was burnin' and said, "Take it slow"
LAm"Let 'em sweat a little"
RE"They'll never know"
"And besides, we just cleaned the chrome"
N.C. G
Said the plumber, "Then I'm goin' alone"
SOL
Well he rolled on up in the fire truck
LAmAnd raised the ladder to the ledge
While me and my girl and a couple of kids were clinging like bats to the edge
SOLWe staggered to salvation
DO DO DO/SICollapsed on the street
And I never thought that a fat man's face
DO SOLWould ever look so sweet
SOL DO DO/SI
I shook his hand in the scene that made America famous
LAm RE SOLAnd he smiled from the heart that made America great
We spent the rest of that night in the home of this man that we'd never known before
LAm RE DO SOLIt's funny; when you get that close, it's kind of hard to hate
SOL DO DO/SI
I went to sleep with the hope that made America famous
LAm DO RE SOLI had the kind of a dream that maybe they're still trying to teach in school
O' the America that made America famous
LAm DO/SI LAmAnd of the people who just might understand
DO/SOL LAm DO/SOLThat how together, yes we can
Create a country better than
REThe one we have made of this land
FAWe have the choice
To make each man
REWho dares to dream
REReachin' out his hand
A prophet or just a crazy damn dreamer or a fraud
DO SOLYes, a crazy fraud
SIb LA
and somethin's burnin' somewhere
SI SOLDOES ANYBODY CARE?
IS ANYBODY THERE?
SOLIS ANYBODY THERE????
N.C.
SOL
It was the town that made America
DO DO/SI..famous
Am D
.. G
.. The churches full and
..the kids all gone to hell
SOLSix traffic lights, and seven cops
And all the streets kept clean
DO/SILAm RE
The supermarket and the drug store
..and the bars all doin' well
Now they were the folks that made
DO DO/SI..America famous
LAm DOOur local fire department stocked
..with short-haired volunteers
SOLAnd on Saturday night, while
..America boozes
DOThe fire department showed dirty
DO DO/SI..movies
The lawyer and the grocer seein'
LAm DO/SOL..their dreams come to life on the
LAm DO/SOL.. movie screen
While the plumber hopes that he
RE DO..won't be seen, as he tries to
..hide his fears
SOLAnd he wipes away his tears
SIb LA
But somethin's burinin' somewhere
SI SOLDOES ANYBODY CARE?
SOL
We were the kids that made America
..famous
LAmThe kind of kids that long since
RE SOL..drove our parents to despair
We were lazy long-hairs droppin'
..out
Lost, confused, and coppin' out
DO/SILAm RE
Convinced our futures were in
..doubt
DO SOLAnd tryin' not to care
SOL
We lived in the house that made
..America famous
LAm DOIt was a run-down slum, the shame
RE SOL..of all the decent folks in town
We're hippies and some welfare
..cases
Crowded families of cold, black
DO/SI..faces
LAmCramped inside some cracked old
.. boards
DO/SOL LAmThe best that we all could afford
DO/SOL
But still too fine for the rich
DO..landlord to ever tear it down
SOLAnd we could hear the sound
SIb LA
Of somethin' burnin' somewhere
IS ANYBODY THERE?
We all lived the life that made
DO DO/SI..America famous
LAmOur cops would make a point to
..shadow us around our town
SOLAnd we love children put a
DO..swastika on the bright red
..firehouse door
LAm RE DOAmerica, the beautiful, it makes a
SOL..body proud
SOL
And then came the night that made
..America famous
LAm DOWas it carelessness or someone's
RE SOL..sick idea of a joke?
In the tinder-box trap we hippies
DO DO..lived in someone struck a spark
DO/SI
At first I thought that I was
DO/SI LAm..dreamin'
DO/SOLThen I saw the first flames
..gleamin'
FA REAnd heard the sound of children
..screamin'
DO SOLComin' through the smoke
SIb LA
And somethin's burnin' somewhere
SI SOLDOES ANYBODY CARE?
SOL
Oh, it was the fire that made
..America famous
LAmThe sirens wailed and the firemen
RE SOL..stumbled sleepin' from their
..homes
SOLAnd when the plumber yelled,
.."C'mon, let's go!"
DOThey saw what was burnin' and
..said, "Take it slow"
LAm"Let 'em sweat a little"
RE"They'll never know"
"And besides, we just cleaned the
..chrome"
N.C.
..G
Said the plumber, "Then I'm goin'
..alone"
SOL
Well he rolled on up in the fire
..truck
LAmAnd raised the ladder to the ledge
DO DO/SIWhile me and my girl and a couple
..of kids were clinging like bats
RE..to the edge
SOLWe staggered to salvation
Collapsed on the street
LAm REAnd I never thought that a fat
..man's face
DO SOLWould ever look so sweet
SOL
I shook his hand in the scene that
DO DO/SI..made America famous
And he smiled from the heart that
RE SOL..made America great
SOLWe spent the rest of that night in
..the home of this man that we'd
DO DO/SI..never known before
LAm REIt's funny; when you get that
..close, it's kind of hard to hate
I went to sleep with the hope that
DO DO/SI..made America famous
LAmI had the kind of a dream that
..maybe they're still trying to
SOL..teach in school
SOLO' the America that made America
..famous
LAmAnd of the people who just might
DO/SI LAm..understand
That how together, yes we can
FACreate a country better than
REThe one we have made of this land
We have the choice
FATo make each man
REWho dares to dream
Reachin' out his hand
DOA prophet or just a crazy damn
SOL..dreamer or a fraud
Yes, a crazy fraud
and somethin's burnin' somewhere
SI SOLDOES ANYBODY CARE?
SOLIS ANYBODY THERE?
IS ANYBODY THERE????
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