American Without Tears
G C G
Outside in New Orleans the heat was almost frightening
G A D
But my hotel room as usual was freezing and unkind
G C G
On TV they prosecute anyone who`s exciting
G D G
So I put on my overcoat and went down to find
G C G
In Revlon and Crimpelene they captured my heart
G A D
To the strain of a piano and a cocktail murderess
G C G
She was singing that It`s Too Late, I agreed with that part
G D G
For two English girls who had changed their address
[chorus:]
C G
Now it seems we`ve been crying for years and for years
Em C G
Now I don`t speak any English, just American without tears
C G
Just American without tears
One had been a beauty queen and the other was her friend
They had known rogues and rascals and showbiz impresarios
While the boys were licking Hitler they had something to defend
>From men armed with chewing gum and fine nylon hose
By a bicycle factory as they sounded the siren
And returned into the dancehall she knew he was the one
Though he wasn`t tall or handsome she laughed when he told her
I`m the Sheriff of Nottingham and this is Little John
[chorus]
A D A
At a dock in Southampton full of tearful goodbyes
A B E
Newsreel commentators said Cheerio, G.I. brides
A D A
Soon they`ll be finding the cold facts and lies
A E A
New words for suspenders and young girls backsides
A D A
Now I`m in America and running from you
A B E
Like my grandfather before me walked the streets of New York
A D A
And I think of all the women I pretend mean more than you
A E A
When I open my mouth and I can`t seem to talk
D A
Now it seems we`ve been crying for years and for years
Fm [barre it] D A
Now I don`t speak any English just American without tears
D A
Just American without tears
