Steve Earle

My Uncle

Steve Earle


Tom: D

G A D A G A D A D

[Verse 1]
   G             A            D
A letter came today from my draftboard
       D                               A
With tremblin hands I read the questionaire
   G               A                 D
It asked alot of questions 'bout my mama and my papa
     A                          D
That ain't exactly what I call fair

[Chorus]
        G              A               D
So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border
    D                               A
Vancouver might be just my kind of town
        G                 A               D
Cause they ain't got the kind of law and order
      A                              D
That tends to keep a good man underground

[Bridge]
G A D D A G A D A D  (same as chorus)

[Verse 2]
   G              A                D
A sad old soldier once told me a story
                                A
About a battlefield that he was on
    G                 A                 D
He said a man should never fight for glory
    A                                       D
I guess he knows what's right and what is wrong

[Chorus]
        G              A               D
So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border
    D                               A
Vancouver might be just my kind of town
        G                 A               D
Cause they ain't got the kind of law and order
      A                              D
That tends to keep a good man underground

[Bridge]
G A D D A G A D A D  (same as chorus)

[Verse 3]
      G                 A            D
Ya'll I don't know how much I owe my uncle
                                    A
I expect that it's more than I can pay
     G             A                 D
He's askin' me to sign a three year contract
    A                                D
I guess I'll catch the next bus out today

[Chorus]
        G              A               D
So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border
    D                               A
Vancouver might be just my kind of town
        G                 A               D
Cause they ain't got the kind of law and order
      A                              D
That tends to keep a good man underground