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Intro: Em C Em My mother gave a mighty shout C Opened her legs and let me out Hungry as a prairie dog Young man in America Young man in America Em C Hungry, hungry, running every which way Young man in Americ-kay Em I come out like a cannonball C Come of age of alcohol Raven in a field of rye With a black and roving eye Black and roving eye Em C Ravenous, ravenous, what you've got is not enough Young man in America A Oh shelter Mother shelter A Mother shelter us Am Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh Em My father was a lord of land C My daddy was a repo man He put me out into the street He didn't give a damn for me Did not give a damn Em C Daddy, daddy, gonna wish you never had me I'm a young man Em I'm growing right before your eyes C I might grow to such a size Blowing like a hurricane Everyone will know my name Everyone'll know my name Em Blowing in, blowing out, C Shadow on a mountaintop Young man in America A Oh shepherd Father shepherd A Father shepherd us Am Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh Em In my feathers and furs C Clothes of many colours Many men will envy me When I'm in my finery Me and my finery Em C Envy me, envy me, spending all of my bright money Young man in Americ-kay Em Maybe I'll climb the stairs C With the girl with golden hair Hold her like a sword and shield Up against this lonely world Up against the world Em It's a lonely, lonely world C For a yellow-headed girl And a young man BREAK: A (2x) Am Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-oooh Em Like the wind I make my moan C Howl in the canyon There's a hollow in my bones Em Make me cry and carry on C Make the foam fly from my tongue Make me want what I want Another wayward son Em Waiting on oblivion C Waiting for a kingdom come to meet me in my sin Waiting to be born again Mother kiss me cheek and chin Em Mmm, a little nedicine C Mmm, I'm gonna shed my skin Em Mmm, and let me climb back in the bed you made me in
Written by Anaïs Mitchell
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