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Strange American Dream

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[Spoken Intro]
Hey baby
Hey baby
[Verse 1]
Maybe I was boErn sick
In a castle on top of the wF#minorld
Maybe the wEhole gang is better off
                             F#min        No Chord
Makin' money out fightin' a war
Terminal Emotion
Keeps spiEnnin' D#me arF#minound
Temporary deEvotion
With a picket feEnce and a rD#owdy cF#minrowd
[Pre-Chorus]
Well I was sAure that everyG#thing was goin' fEine
Until you tAook the shot and kilG#led me with your mF#minind
I'm a man and I wanna be hoEnest
I'm better than I used to Ebe
[Chorus]
But now the whAole woErld is F#minwired upE  
On the rAed, whEite, and the gBreen
And all the boAys and giErls F#minare growin' uEp
In a strGange AmBerican drEeam
[Verse 2]
Temperature riEsin'
And the water tastes like bF#minlood
Look at all of the seEnsitive people
Screamin' from their F#minyards
And my neighbor down the sEtreetE  A/E  E  
With the pretty face and the rubber F#minjaw
Has plenty there to Eeat
But she don't share nothin' at F#minall
[Pre-Chorus]
Well I was suAre that everythG#ing was goin' fEine
Until you toAok the shot and kilG#led me with your mF#minind
I'm a man and I wanna be hoEnest
I'm better than I used to Ebe
[Chorus]
But now the wAhole wEorld F#minis wired Eup
On the rAed, wEhite, and the Bgreen
And all the bAoys and gEirls F#minare growin' Eup
In a stGrange BAmerican dEream
[Bridge]
DThis ain't F#minnothin' like
D/BWhat I tF#minhought it'd be like
GWhen I was a G/F#little kEminid
I drew dAinosaurs fA/Gightin' wars
BeF#minhind the doors I rAeinforced with
GRed, yellow and Agreen
From all the cDameras in D/C#front of us
I D/Ccouldn't tell you D/Bwhat it is I GseeG  G/F#  Emin  
So I cAlose my eyes and A/Grealize
That F#minI'm alive dAeep inside this
GStrange AmeBrican dEream
la la la lAaaa la la
Elaaa laaaa F#minlaaaa la laaaaa la lEaaa
Elaaa A#laaa Alaaa Ela
la la la Alaaaa laaaa
laaaaa laaaaa laaaa laaaa laaa G#laaaA  B7  
[Chorus]
But now the Awhole Eworld F#minis wired Eup
On the Ared, wEhite, and the Bgreen
And all the Aboys and EgirlsF#min, yeah they're growin' Eup
[Outro]
In a GstrangeB  
In a GstrangeB  
In a sGtrange AmBerican dEream

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Strange American Dream

by Rayland Baxter

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F#min

A/E

D/B

G/F#

Emin

A/G

D/C#

D/C

[Spoken Intro]

Hey baby

[Verse 1]

Maybe I was born sick

F#min

In a castle on top of the world

Maybe the whole gang is better off

F#min No Chord

Makin' money out fightin' a war

Terminal motion

E D# F#min

Keeps spinnin' me around

Temporary devotion

E D# F#min

With a picket fence and a rowdy crowd

[Pre-Chorus]

A G# E

Well I was sure that everything was goin' fine

A G# F#min

Until you took the shot and killed me with your mind

I'm a man and I wanna be honest

I'm better than I used to be

[Chorus]

A E F#min E

But now the whole world is wired up

A E B

On the red, white, and the green

A E F#min E

And all the boys and girls are growin' up

G B E

In a strange American dream

[Verse 2]

Temperature risin'

F#min

And the water tastes like blood

Look at all of the sensitive people

F#min

Screamin' from their yards

E E A/E E

And my neighbor down the street

F#min

With the pretty face and the rubber jaw

Has plenty there to eat

F#min

But she don't share nothin' at all

[Pre-Chorus]

A G# E

Well I was sure that everything was goin' fine

A G# F#min

Until you took the shot and killed me with your mind

I'm a man and I wanna be honest

I'm better than I used to be

[Chorus]

A E F#min E

But now the whole world is wired up

A E B

On the red, white, and the green

A E F#min E

And all the boys and girls are growin' up

G B E

In a strange American dream

[Bridge]

D F#min

This ain't nothin' like

D/B F#min

What I thought it'd be like

G G/F# Emin

When I was a little kid

A A/G

I drew dinosaurs fightin' wars

F#min A

Behind the doors I reinforced with

G A

Red, yellow and green

D D/C#

From all the cameras in front of us

D/C D/B G G G/F# Emin

I couldn't tell you what it is I see

A A/G

So I close my eyes and realize

F#min A

That I'm alive deep inside this

G B E

Strange American dream

la la la laaa la la

E F#min E

laaa laaaa laaaa la laaaaa la laaa

E A# A E

laaa laaa laaa la

la la la laaaa laaaa

G# A B7

laaaaa laaaaa laaaa laaaa laaa laaa

[Chorus]

A E F#min E

But now the whole world is wired up

A E B

On the red, white, and the green

A E F#min E

And all the boys and girls, yeah they're growin' up

[Outro]

G B

In a strange

G B

In a strange

G B E

In a strange American dream

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