The Last Great American

Five For Fighting - Last Great American Tabbed by: http://www.andreasvockrodt.de [Intro] / [Verse] Mr. Merry cries in his coffin for days he says he can remember And through the town the pallbearers sing old songs Of a beautiful and purple mountain From every walk of life we’ve come to see the Last Great American [Verse 2] So may I now present you the speaker friend He was a man of men a man of gold He had a how do you say ethical like sense That’s when the President started to giggle [Bridge] Then the children gave the blessing Though the service weren’t half done Each of them sued the other one For the last great American       American       American       [Verse 3] Mary reaches up and we bow our heads He pulls the lid on down as his stone is read Here lies our Merry the man with the heart so spent That in this day and age is sick of living [Coda] And judges argue letters And fabric comes undone For every daughter every son Of the Last Great American          For every daughter every son Of the Last Great American