Well you [C] know, I could'a beat up that fella [C]/[C] But it was [F] her that had hopped into his [C] car [C] And many times, I'd fought to protect her [G] [G]/[G] But [F] this time she was goin' too [C] far [F]/[C]/[C] Now [C] some folks they call me a coward [C]/[C] 'Cause I [F] left her at the drive-in that [C] night [C] But I'd [G] druther have names thrown at me [G]/[G] Than to [F] fight for a thing that ain't right [C]/[C] CHORUS: I used to [C] sleep at the foot of Old Glory [C] And a-[F]waken at dawn's early [C] light [C] But much [F] to my surprise when I [C] opened my eyes I was a [G] victim of the great compro-[C]mise [F]/[C]/[F]/ [C]/[C]/[C]/[C] Well she [C] writes all the fellas love letters [C] Sayin' [F] come and see me real [C] soon” [C] “greetings And they [G] go and line up in the bar-room [G] To spend a [F] night in that sick woman's [C] room [F]/[C]/[C] Well [C] sometimes I get awful lonesome [C] And I [F] wish she was my girl in-[C]stead [C] But [G] she won't let me live with her [G] And she [F] me live in my [C] head [C] CHORUS: I used to [C] sleep at the foot of Old Glory [C] And at dawn's early [C] light [C] But much [F] to my surprise when I [C] opened my eyes I was a victim of the compro-[C]mise [G] [F]/[C]
Well you [C] know, I could'a beat up that fella [C]/[C] But it was [F] her that had hopped into his [C] car [C] And many [G] times, I'd fought to protect her [G]/[G] But [F] this time she was goin' too [C] far [F]/[C]/[C] Now [C] some folks they call me a coward [C]/[C] 'Cause I [F] left her at the drive-in that [C] night [C] But I'd [G] druther have names thrown at me [G]/[G] Than to [F] fight for a thing that ain't right [C]/[C] CHORUS: I used to [C] sleep at the foot of Old Glory [C] And a-[F]waken at dawn's early [C] light [C] But much [F] to my surprise when I [C] opened my eyes I was a [G] victim of the great compro-[C]mise [F]/[C]/[F]/ [C]/[C]/[C]/[C] Well she [C] writes all the fellas love letters [C] Sayin' [F] “greetings come and see me real [C] soon” [C] And they [G] go and line up in the bar-room [G] To spend a [F] night in that sick woman's [C] room [F]/[C]/[C] Well [C] sometimes I get awful lonesome [C] And I [F] wish she was my girl in-[C]stead [C] But [G] she won't let me live with her [G] And she [F] me live in my [C] head [C] CHORUS: I used to [C] sleep at the foot of Old Glory [C] And at dawn's early [C] light [C] But much [F] to my surprise when I [C] opened my eyes I was a [G] victim of the compro-[C]mise [F]/[C]