Lindbergh Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
Mister Charlie [D]Lindbergh,
he flew to old Berlin
Got [G]'im a big Iron Cross,
and he [D]flew right back again
To [A]Washington, Washington
[D]

[Verse 2]
Misses Charlie Lindbergh,
she come dressed in red
[G]Said: "I'd like to sleep in
that pretty [D]White House bed
In [A]Washington, [D]Washington"

[Verse 3]
Lindy said [D]to Annie: "We'll
get there by and by
[G]But we'll have to split the bed up with Wheel[D]er,
Clark, and Nye
In [A]Washington, Washington"
[D]

[Verse 4]
Hitler wrote to Lindy,
said "Do your very worst"
Lindy [G]started an outfit that he
called [D]America First
In [A]Washington, Washington
[D]

[Verse 5]
All around the country,
Lindbergh, he did fly
Gas[G]oline was paid for by Hoover[D],
Clark, and Nye
In [A]Washington, Washington
[D]

[Verse 6]
Lindy said to Hoover: "We'll
do the same as France
Make [G]a deal with Hitler,
[D]and then we'll get our chance
In [A]Washington, Washington"
[D]

[Verse 7]
Then they had a meetin',
and all the Firsters com
[G]Come on a-walkin', they
[D]they come on a-runnin'
In [A]In Washington, [D]Washington

[Verse 8]
Yonder comes [D]Father Coughlin,
wearin' the silver chain
[G]Cash on his stomach and [D]Hitler on the brain
In [A]Washington, Washington
[D]

[Verse 9]
Mister John L. Lewis would
sit and straddle a fence
His daugh[G]ter signed with Lindbergh,
and [D]we ain't seen her since
In [A]Washington, Washington
[D]

[Verse 10]
Hitler said to Lindy: "Stall
'em all you can
Gonna [G]bomb Pearl Harbor
with the help [D]of old Japan"
In [A]Washington, Washington
[D]

[Verse 11]
Then on a December mornin',
the bombs come from Japan
Wake Is[G]land and Pearl Harbor,
kill fif[D]teen hundred men
In [A]Washington, Washington
[D]

[Verse 12]
Now Lindy tried to join the army,
but they wouldn't let 'im in
'Fraid he'd sell [G]to Hitler
a few [D]more million men
In [A]Washington, Washington

[Verse 13]
[D]So I'm a gonna tell you people:
If Hitler's gonna be beat
The com[G]mon workin' people
[D]has got to take the seat
In [A]Washington, Washington

[Verse 14]
[D]And I'm gonna tell you workers,
'fore you cash in your checks
They say [G]"America First," but
they mean [D]"America Next!"
In [A]Washington, Washington

[Outro 1]
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