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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