Yankee Go Home Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]In sight [B]of the [Eb]ligh[B]ts of Roppongi[G]
the night life [B]of[G][Dm]
[Bdim]Tokyo go[B]es
And [C#dim]out on th[C#m]e street with a beat fr[C#]om[B]
[C#]Tahiti [Em]a neon moon lollipop [D]glows
[Em]A Four ships have sailed
the [D]ocean to the [G]bay
[A]A chop on the [Em]wa t[B]er
[C#]o'er [F#]waves of [B]gray
[Em]The Commodore [D]a notion in the spray
[G]

[Verse 2]
[A]Where in emo[Em]tion[B]
We [F#]hear him [B]say
[Am]Boy that sea is [D]vast
What [G]joy we're here at last
This [Am]has to be the i[D]sland
of [G]Japan[C#dim]
[C#m]Open up that d[F#]oor
[B]We are ship to shore
We [C#m]represent the [F#]President the
[B]sentiment of Uncle Sam

[Verse 3]
The [Em]Commodore steps
[D]forward with [G]a sneeze
With [A]as you [Em]were [E]then [B]and
[C#]men [F#]at ea[B]se[Am]
[F]To [Em]raise this once great
nation [G]from her knees
To [A]teach her [Em]Thank you,
[B]Par[C#] don [F#]Me Please
[B]

[Verse 4]
[Am]Might as well be [D]Mars
[G]Thank your stripes and stars
[Am]Show me to the [D]bars of old [G]Ja [D]pan[G]
[C#]Get down off this barg[F#]e
[B]Tell the man in charge
We're [C#m]unafraid we [F#]come to trade
A [B]corporation for a nation
Every man back to his station
I can hear the nat[Am]ive [D]call
[G]Yankee [D]go home

[Verse 5]
[G]
[C]Yankee go hom[G]e[Am][C]
[D]You must not forget you[G] have sel[B]f- respe[Em]ct
I will tell [A]you confidential
[D]I feel dow[G]nright sentimential
Like a good Yank go home
Self- respect is so essential
[C]I say let tomorr[E]ow c[Am]ome
Maybe bring [C]heartache or [G]sonno joi
Tell your [C]son you're a homesick [G]boy
Don't you [C]pick up a gun
it's [G]not [Em]a toy[E]
[Adim]Now from Rio[Am] to [D]Rome[Bm][E]
[Am]I hear Yankee go hom[G]e
Yankee [D]go home

[Verse 6]
[G]
Parting is so sweet a sorrow
[C]Yankee go hom[G]e
[C]May bri[G]ng happines[Am]s to [G]mor[Am] row[C]
[D]One thing I have learned now[G]
that I've been [Em]burned
Is that if you should find that
your [A]hand's in the fire
You [D]pull it back quickly
[Am]an d[D] you retire like
[C]Any goo[G]d Yank go home you
may have to beg and borrow
[C]I say let to [G]mor[C]row[Abaug] come[Am]
On the [C]level I'm telling [G]you
to the [C]devil you give his [G]due
But re[C]member that China
will answer [E]true
[Am]I say Yankee[D] go ho[G]me
[Am]I sa[D]y Ya[G]nk[Am]ee[D][G][B][Em][C][D]
go [G]home

[Interlude 1]
[G][D][G][Am][D][G][B][Em][C][D]

[Verse 7]
Yankee go [G]home[Am][D][G][Am][D]
[G][B][Em][C][D][G][C][D][G]
[D]Yan[G] ke[Asus4]e[Am][D][G][B][Em][D]
[C]go [Dsus4]home[D][G][D][G][D][G][C][G][C]
[D]What resembled mirth on[G]
a [Em]trembling earth
Now just feels [Asus4]so economic[A]
[D]I feel tragic[Am] you [D]want[C] com[Bm] ic[D]
[G]Like a good Yank go home live
in love for every neighbor
[C]Though they're bound
to dis[E]agree[Am]
That you're [C]some kind of [G]VIP with
[C]your gunboat demo[G]cracy
You can [C]shoot off your mouth
in your [G]own [C]coun[E]try
[Am]I say Yankee[D] go ho[Bm]me[E]
I say [Adim]Yankee go [G]home

[Interlude 2]
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[D][G][Em][Asus4][A]
[D][C][D]

[Verse 8]
Like a good Yank go [G]home
Self- respect is so [C]essential
I say let [E]tomorrow [Am]come
Till the [C]dollar meets with the [G]yen
And the [C]good times [G]return again
You re[C]call how the dollar
has [G]fallen men
[Am]That's why we gotta [B]go[E]
We're [D]Amer[G][D][G]
[D]ican[G] o

[Outro 1]
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