Wasteland Of The Free chords by Iris Dement

Wasteland Of The Free - Written By Iris Dement
>From The Album "The Way I Should" - Iris DeMent
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[Intro]

C           Am               G                C
               Living in the ...

       G                                C
We got preachers dealin' in ...
          G                   C
And their speech is growing ...
Am
  They say they are ...
    F
But they don't look ..
                  C    G                      C
And it feels like I am living ...

       G                           C
We got politicians runnin' ...
               G                             C
Now don't tell me they don't ...
Am
  Now you may call me ...
    F
But that don't fit my ...
                  C    G                      C
And it feels like I am living in ...


       G                         C
We got C E O's makin' two hundred ...
            G                      C
But they'll fight like hell ...
Am
  And if you don't ...
                  F
They'll ship your job to ....sea.G                      C
And it feels like I am ....

[Chorus]
F              G                C
 Living in the ...
E                                      Am
 Where the poor have now ...
F                C
 Let's blame our ...
E                        Am           F
Sounds like some ...
              G                  C
Living in the ...

       G                             C
We got little kids with guns ...
               G                       C
So, what do we do, we put these ...
Am
  And we call ourselves the ...
F
 But that sounds ..
                  C    G                      C
And it feels like I am living in the ....
       G                                 C
We got high school kids runnin' ...
           G                          C
Who cannot pass a ...
Am
  But if you ask them, ...
F
 The name of ...
                  C    G                      C
And it feels like I am living in the ...
            G               C
We kill for oil then throw a ...
           G                          C
Some guy refuses to fight and ...
Am
  But he's standin' up for ...
F
 And that seems pretty ..
                  C    G                      C
And it feels like I am living in ...

[Chorus]
F               G               C
 Living in the ...
E                                      Am
 Where the poor have now ...
F                C
 Let's blame our ...
E                        Am           F
Sounds like some ...
              G                  C
Living in the ...

F             C
Whilst we sit ...
E                         Am
Justice is sinking ...
F               G                  C
  Living in the ..
F               G                  C
  Living in the ...
F               G                  C
  Living in the ...


Chords:
Am = X02210
C  = X32010
E  = 022100
F  = 133211
G  = 355433


Transcribed by Jim Sparrow - 7th Feb 1998
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