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Flying Burrito Brothers - My Uncle
written by Hillman/Parsons
DA Gletter came todAay from my Ddraft board
With Bmtrembling hands I read the questioAnare
It Gasked me lots of Athings about my Dmamma and Bmpoppa
Now Athat ain't what I call exactly fDair
So I'm Gheaded for the Anearest foreign Dborder
VancouBmver may be just my kind of tAown
Cause Gthey don't need the Akind of law and Dorder
That Atends to keep a good man undergrDound
A Gsad old soldier Aonce told me a Dstory
AbBmout a battlefield that he was Aon
He sGaid a man should Anever fight for gDlory
He Amust know what is right and what is Dwrong
So I'm Gheaded for the Anearest foreign borDder
VancouBmver may be just my kind of tAown
Cause Gthey don't need the Akind of law and Dorder
That Atends to keep a good man undergroDund
Now GI don't know how Amuch I owe my Duncle
But BmI suspect it's more than I can Apay
He's Gasking me to Asign a three year Dcontract
I Aguess I'll catch the first bus out todDay
So I'm Gheaded for the Anearest foreign Dborder
VancouBmver may be just my kind of tAown
Cause Gthey don't need the Akind of law and Dorder
That Atends to keep a good man undergrDound

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My Uncle

by The Flying Burrito Brothers

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Flying Burrito Brothers - My Uncle

written by Hillman/Parsons

D G A D

A letter came today from my draft board

Bm A

With trembling hands I read the questionare

G A D Bm

It asked me lots of things about my mamma and poppa

A D

Now that ain't what I call exactly fair

G A D

So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border

Bm A

Vancouver may be just my kind of town

G A D

Cause they don't need the kind of law and order

A D

That tends to keep a good man underground

G A D

A sad old soldier once told me a story

Bm A

About a battlefield that he was on

G A D

He said a man should never fight for glory

A D

He must know what is right and what is wrong

G A D

So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border

Bm A

Vancouver may be just my kind of town

G A D

Cause they don't need the kind of law and order

A D

That tends to keep a good man underground

G A D

Now I don't know how much I owe my uncle

Bm A

But I suspect it's more than I can pay

G A D

He's asking me to sign a three year contract

A D

I guess I'll catch the first bus out today

G A D

So I'm headed for the nearest foreign border

Bm A

Vancouver may be just my kind of town

G A D

Cause they don't need the kind of law and order

A D

That tends to keep a good man underground

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