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Lost in America
by Edwin Mccain
Chords:
G: 320033
C: x32033
Em: x22033
D: xx0232
Am: x02210
A: x02220
G/B: x20033
G/Bb: x10033
*Chords for verses are the same
Intro:   G   C   G  C  
Verse 1:  
Oh well I’ve Gmade a small fortune selling used cars
And its Cburied out back in a cookie jar
I Emraise a toast to senior escabar 
For Cgiving me a pot to Dpiss in
Well I ran a little scam until ninety two
Now I’m hanging round here for something to do
I just keep talking till I’m blue
To anyone who’ll listen
Chorus:
Yes we’re Emlost in DAmericCa
And this Emland we’re Dso proud Cof
We’ve got the Emcars, the girls, the Dmoney, 
the drugs to Cget you out of your Arut
Yes we’re Clost in DAmericaG  
Verse 2:
She got a brand new lease on an Escalade
And a bumper sticker about a whale to save
And she burning up gas like they gave it away
At least her kid’s on the honor roll
She got a handful of pills to improve her mood
Liposuction,  big fake boobs
Got a Mexican maid that brings the food
The birdcage made of gold
Chorus
Bridge:
AmI’m dropping Dout
And AmI’m quitting this Dgame
Yes I’m wCashing my feet, G/BI turn off my phone, Emchanging my name, G/BbHitting the road
CDon’t really know G/Bwhere I’m gonna go, bCut I’m getting the hell out of Dhere

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Lost In America

by Edwin McCain

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Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

G/Bb

Lost in America

by Edwin Mccain

Chords:

: 320033

: x32033

: x22033

: xx0232

: x02210

: x02220

G/B

: x20033

G/Bb

: x10033

*Chords for verses are the same

G C G C

Intro:

Verse 1:

Oh well I’ve made a small fortune selling used cars

And its buried out back in a cookie jar

I raise a toast to senior escabar

C D

For giving me a pot to piss in

Well I ran a little scam until ninety two

Now I’m hanging round here for something to do

I just keep talking till I’m blue

To anyone who’ll listen

Chorus:

Em D C

Yes we’re lost in America

Em D C

And this land we’re so proud of

Em D

We’ve got the cars, the girls, the money,

C A

the drugs to get you out of your rut

C D G

Yes we’re lost in America

Verse 2:

She got a brand new lease on an Escalade

And a bumper sticker about a whale to save

And she burning up gas like they gave it away

At least her kid’s on the honor roll

She got a handful of pills to improve her mood

Liposuction, big fake boobs

Got a Mexican maid that brings the food

The birdcage made of gold

Chorus

Bridge:

Am D

I’m dropping out

Am D

And I’m quitting this game

C G/B Em G/Bb

Yes I’m washing my feet, I turn off my phone, changing my name, Hitting the road

C G/B C D

Don’t really know where I’m gonna go, but I’m getting the hell out of here

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