Richard Thompson – Yankee Go Home (Guitar)
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Chords
[Intro]
G C x4
[Verse 1]
G D Oh, G.I. Joe put your gun away G D The sun is setting on another day C D Why don't you leave us alone G Yankee, go home
[Verse 2]
G D They're burning effigies out in the street G D Man the lifeboats, sound the retreat C D Pentagon's on the phone G Yankee, go home
[Bridge]
F C You can't just kiss and run away Eb Bb There ain't enough money on a sergeant's pay D Am7 D When the dance hall girl you banged's in the family way
[Verse 3]
G D Well, you turned my sister into a whore G D With a pair of silk stockings from the P.X. store C D Why don't you leave us alone D G Yankee, go home G Yankee, go home G Just go home
[Verse 4]
G D My girlfriend still won't talk to me G D Since she met with a sailor from the land of the free C D I'm tired of being alone G Yankee, go home
[Verse 5]
G D I lost count of the chewing gum that I've had G D And Coca-Cola made my teeth go bad C D We'll handle this on our own G Yankee, go home
[Second Bridge]
F C Dow Jones going into a stall Eb Bb Spray paint saying it on every wall D Am7 D The climb was fine, now it's time to decline and fall
[Final Verse]
G D Overpaid, oversexed and over here G D Get smart, gringo, disappear C D The Hun's at the gates of Rome G Yankee, go home G Yankee, go home G Go home G Go home G Go home