Us Blues

[Intro]

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1. Red and white, blue suede shoes,

I'm Uncle Sam, how do you do?

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Gimme five, I'm still alive,
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Ain't no luck, I learned to duck.

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2.  Check my pulse, it don't change.
Stay seventy-two come shine or rain.
Wave the flag, pop the bag,
Rock the boat, skin the goat.  [E chord rip]

[Chorus 1]

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Wave that flag,

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wave it wide and high.

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or

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Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my.
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 3. I'm Uncle Sam,

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that's who I am;

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Been hidin' out

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in a rock and roll band.

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Shake the hand

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that shook the hand

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Of P.T. Barnum

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and Charlie Chan.

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4. Shine your shoes,

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light your fuse.

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Can you use

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them ol' U.S. Blues?

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I'll drink your health, share your wealth, Run your life, steal your 
wife.

[Chorus 2]

Wave that flag,

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wave it wide and high.

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Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my.

[Solo]

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5. Back to back chicken shack.
Son of a gun, better change your act.

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We're all confused, what's to lose?
You can call this song, the United States Blues

[Chorus 3]

Wave that flag,
wave it wide and high.

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Summertime done,

come and gone, my, oh, my.
Summertime done,
come and gone, my, oh, my.



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| h  Hammer-on
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| ~  Vibrato
| b  Bend
| r  Release

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