{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1971311,"song":"Americas Dreaming","artist":"Old Man Markley","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11440887-americas-dreaming-chords-by-old-man-markley/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1971311?type=chord","rating":4.95618,"votes":4,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf crooks are in charge, should we let them pick our pockets?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf we don't want trouble, should we not try to stop it?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                                                 [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe could just sink into the quicksand slavery we're born in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                                                          [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut fighting endless wars for greedy liars is getting pretty boring[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                        [ch]E[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey think they got us trained, so we'll think we're living free[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf we got time and money for junk food and TV[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                                                          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nBut it's plain honest people never stand a chance of winning elections[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                                                                [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey just let us pick which liars take our rights away for our own protection[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]F#m[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe corporate propaganda paralyzes us with fear[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDestroying our ability to trust[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]F#m[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFear keeps us fighting with each other over scraps[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nStarving to death in the dust[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOrganized religion really helps you submit[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut the meek are inheriting the short end of the stick[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThink twice (think twice) we're awaking from the dream[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThink twice (think twice) we don't like what we see[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Fiddle break]\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nFear surrounds compassion like a layer of mold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd weakens our defenses so we're too weak to be bold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nLife could be heaven, but this corrupted system[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nTakes away our rights, expects us not to miss them[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThe middle class is shrinking while the lower class grows[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nIf we don't wake up soon, we'll have no class left to lose[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut at least we're getting by, and there's heaven when we die[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nIt's hard for honest people to recognize a lie[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt's an American dream, there's no pie in the sky[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWe're running out of credit, we can't afford to buy it[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIf it weren't so sad, it'd be a goddamn riot[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Final Verse]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThink twice, the change that we need can be found[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThink twice, just don't expect to get it handed down[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThink twice, right now it's up to you and me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nOur hearts guide our minds to make greed obsolete[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]             [ch]F#m[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon't run in circles all your life just hoping[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nTo grab a horse on a dead carousel [/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Fiddle break]\nF#m  A  F#m  A E\nF#m  A  E\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\n\n\n\n\n[Final Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["A","E","F#m","Bm","C#m","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}