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Intro
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Verse 1
EmBorn down in a dead man's town
AThe first kick I took was when I hit the ground
EmYou end up like a dog that's been beat too much
A'Till you spend half your life just covering up
Chorus
EmBorn in the U.S.A.
ABorn in the U.S.A.
EmBorn in the U.S.A.
ABorn in the U.S.A.
Verse 2
EmI got in a little hometown jam
AAnd so they put a rifle in my hand
EmSon ya ever heard of Vietnam
AWell go and kill the yellow man
Chorus
EmBorn in the U.S.A.
ABorn in the U.S.A.
EmBorn in the U.S.A.
ABorn in the U.S.A.
Verse 3
EmCome back home to the refineries
AHiring man says
EmI go down to see the VA man
AHe says, "Son, don't you understand"
Chorus
EmBorn in the U.S.A.
ABorn in the U.S.A.
EmBorn in the U.S.A.
ABorn in the U.S.A.
Verse 4
EmI had a buddy at Khe Sahn
AFightin' off them Vietcong
EmThey're still there, he's all gone
Verse 5
EmHe had a little girl in Saigon
AI got a picture of him in her arms
Verse 6
EmDown in the shadow of the penitentiary
AOut by the gas fires of the refinery
EmI'm ten years down the road
ANowhere to gun and nowhere to go
Verse 7
EmHoo, I'm a long gone daddy in the USA
ABorn in the USA
EmI'm a cool rockin' daddy in the USA
ABorn in the USA
Outro
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