Chords with lyrics
Intro:
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD X2
Verse 1:
G+G
G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I'm in the loony bin
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
The dead fish, the air-conditioning
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I got a ticket for your grande finale
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Its 130 in Death Valley
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I've been lost and double-crossed
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Chased down and stabbed in the bloody frost
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I'm a lost child on your evening news
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
You're a queen in a castle of sugar cubes
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
America!
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
America!
Verse 2:
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I've seen your guillotine
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
A augmentedA fat boy adrift in a limousine
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Through the land of the lost Cherokee
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Down the rivers of red majesty
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
And I've seen your pastures of green
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
The crack whores, the wars on the silver screen
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Hiroshima and the lynching tree
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Its a wonder my eyes still can see
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
America!
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
America!
C minorCm
You give me nightmares
Bridge:
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
Did you kill your son Joe Hill?
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
The night nurse, she read me his final will
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
I thought of running off, but where would I go?
E minorEm C majorC G+G D MajorD
I wouldn't make it beyond Buffalo
Verse 3:
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
I'd miss your cowgirl kiss
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
The red fangs, the lips, the avarice
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Its getting high time for your grande finale
G+G G/F# E minorEm C majorC D MajorD G+G
Its 130 in Death Valley
Chorus:
G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC
America!
G+G D MajorD E minorEm
America!
C minorCm D MajorD
You give me dreams to dream
C minorCm D MajorD G+G