The Back Door Chords & Lyrics - Cherish The Ladies

[INTRO]
[F]

[CHORUS]
I didn't see the Statue of [C]Liberty
Never [F]heard her welcoming [C]words
I [G]came through the back door, [C]silently
Un[G]wanted, unseen and un[C]heard

[VERSE 1]
I [Dm]know I'm [G]lonely in [C]this country
I [Dm]think I [G]always have [C]been
I [Dm]knew as a [G]child I'd [C]leave Ireland
The [Dm]goodbyes were ghosts in the [G]wind

[VERSE 2]
A [F]dream handed [G]down in my [C]family
Uncle [F]Pat and Aunt [G]Han before [C]him
And [Dm7]over the [G]radio to [C]haunt me
All the [Dm]songs they sang were of [C]leaving

[CHORUS]
I [F]didn't see the [G]Statue of [C]Liberty
Never [F]heard her [G]welcoming [C]words
I [Dm]came through the [G]back door, [C]silently
Un[G]wanted, unseen and un[C]heard

[VERSE 3]
I [Dm]don't mind [G]hard work for a [C]living
There's [Dm]so much I'm [G]able to [C]do
I [Dm]can't spend my [G]life as a "[C]live-in"
With [Dm]nothing to look forward [G]to

[VERSE 4]
I [F]want my own [G]bed, my own [C]kitchen
I [F]want my [G]nights to my[C]self
I [Dm7]don't want to [G]hide under[C]ground anymore
If it [Dm]means that I hide from my[C]self

[BRIDGE]
[F] [G] [C] ~ [Am]
"Give me your poor, your tired and your hungry
The [Dm7]exiles of [G]your teaming [C]shores"
Words [Dm]carved deep in [G]stone
And in the [C]hearts back at [Am]home
But not [C]meant for the [G]living any[C]more

[INSTRUMENTAL]
[Dm] [G] [C] ~ [Am] [Dm] [G] [C]

[VERSE 5]
I'm a [Dm]long time [G]out [C]by the back door
A [Dm]long time [G]passing un[C]seen
[Dm] [G] [C] ~ [Am]
The voices that haunt me are harsh now
Con[Dm]fuse me and urge me to [G]leave

[VERSE 6]
[F] [G] [C] ~ [Am]
But I claim the promise of this country
And [F]I have the [G]right to my [C]own [Am]dream
[Dm7] [G] [C] ~ [Am]
And no one can take that away from me
If I have [Dm]half a chance here, I'm not [C]leaving

[CHORUS]
[F] [G] [C] ~ [Am]
I didn't see the Statue of Liberty
Never [F]heard her [G]welcoming [C]words
I [Dm]came through the [G]back door, [C]silently
Un[G]wanted, unseen and un[C]heard
Un[G]wanted, unseen and un[C]heard