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The New Wild West

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[Verse 1]
YDmou see the ghosts of the buffalo
Moving both fierce and slow
LiDke glittering prophesies
On the edge of the horizon
As Dmyou drive glittering highways
And beaten-up by-ways
ThDat straddle and girdle
A great and many-faced nation
YDmou see lambs in the ghettos
Who worship their Gepettos
BeDlieving in, though never seeing
The strings they think bind them
So Dmyou write to our congressmen
With bleeding pens
DmOf the sorrow within
And in return they just send
Tickets to the latest Tom Hanks showD  
[Chorus]
WFelcome to the Gnew wild wDmest
EFach mGan for himseDlf
FCivilized sGteeples
And loCnely peGople
WFelcome to the Gnew wild wDmest
[Verse 2]
There are Dmso many factions
And cue-card reactions
DmIt's hard to keep clear
The possibilities here
'Cause there's no force to uDnite them
PriDmvilege has ruled for thousands of years
Wars have been fought with bibles and tears
DmYet liberation can't deny the temptation
And soon becomes the opDpressor
SDmhow me a leader who's fit to lead
Who don't sow his seed in anything
Wounded enough to breed
Because after all what fun is power
If you can't act like a rDock star?
[Chorus]
WFelcome to the Gnew wild wDmest
EFach mGan for himseDlf
FCivilized sGteeples
And loCnely peGople
WFelcome to the nGew-
[Instrumental]
AmLa la da da, Fla la la la Gda da x4
[Verse 3]
See Dmme, I've been cruel
I've been petty and unkind
DmBut I know my own mind
And since it seems clear
DmThere's no one leading us here
The only thing left it appears
Is to task ourselves to be better each tDime
Then those before us
We'll Dmbe an army of theives
Of self-freed slaves
DmOf mild-mannered maids
We'll fight with whispers and blades
So get ready, a new day is Ddawning
[Chorus]
WFelcome to the Gnew wild wDmest
EFach mGan for himseDlf
FCivilized sGteeples
And loCnely peGople
WFelcome to the Gnew wild wDmest

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The New Wild West

by Jewel

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse 1]

You see the ghosts of the buffalo

Moving both fierce and slow

Like glittering prophesies

On the edge of the horizon

As you drive glittering highways

And beaten-up by-ways

That straddle and girdle

A great and many-faced nation

You see lambs in the ghettos

Who worship their Gepettos

Believing in, though never seeing

The strings they think bind them

So you write to our congressmen

With bleeding pens

Of the sorrow within

And in return they just send

Tickets to the latest Tom Hanks show

[Chorus]

F G Dm

Welcome to the new wild west

F G D

Each man for himself

F G

Civilized steeples

C G

And lonely people

F G Dm

Welcome to the new wild west

[Verse 2]

There are so many factions

And cue-card reactions

It's hard to keep clear

The possibilities here

'Cause there's no force to unite them

Privilege has ruled for thousands of years

Wars have been fought with bibles and tears

Yet liberation can't deny the temptation

And soon becomes the oppressor

Show me a leader who's fit to lead

Who don't sow his seed in anything

Wounded enough to breed

Because after all what fun is power

If you can't act like a rock star?

[Chorus]

F G Dm

Welcome to the new wild west

F G D

Each man for himself

F G

Civilized steeples

C G

And lonely people

F G

Welcome to the new-

[Instrumental]

Am F G

La la da da, la la la la da da x4

[Verse 3]

See me, I've been cruel

I've been petty and unkind

But I know my own mind

And since it seems clear

There's no one leading us here

The only thing left it appears

Is to task ourselves to be better each time

Then those before us

We'll be an army of theives

Of self-freed slaves

Of mild-mannered maids

We'll fight with whispers and blades

So get ready, a new day is dawning

[Chorus]

F G Dm

Welcome to the new wild west

F G D

Each man for himself

F G

Civilized steeples

C G

And lonely people

F G Dm

Welcome to the new wild west

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