Intro:EF#mC#m(2x)Verse 1 EF#mC#m
Well they tied that yellow ribbon round the oak tree.
EF#mC#m
They've worn out all the prayer in their hearts.
AEB
All along thought they were routing for the home team,
ABC5
As they're sent to the game and torn apart.
EF#mC#m
We twist this tourniquet upon the pipeline,
EF#mC#m
That he carries all the pain in the world.
AEB
As we blindly clap and cheer from the sidelines
AB
It's clear, on a losing streak from the very start.
C5C#mAE
And that's where they found me,
BC#mAEB
In the cemetery.
C#mA
A smoking gun in my hand,
EBA
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
B
Sing with me,
E
The american scream.
Intro:EF#mC#mVerse 2EF#mC#m
They took that faded ribbon off the oak tree.
EF#mC#m
They've worn out all the hope in their hearts.
AEB
All along thought I was doing the right thing,
AB
Now I'm lying in a pool of my blood.
C5C#mAE
And that's where they found me,
BC#mAEB
In the cemetery.
C#mA
A smoking gun in my hand,
EBA
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
B
Sing with me,
C#mAE
And that's where they found me,
BC#mAEB
In the cemetery.
C#mA
A smoking gun in my hand,
EBA
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
B
Sing with me,
Bridge (Solo)EAC#mBA
The american scream.
EAC#mBA
The american scream.
C#mAE
And that's where they found me,
BC#mAEB
In the cemetery.
C#mA
A smoking gun in my hand,
EBA
Now I'm damned for the land of the free.
B
Sing with me,
C#m
The american scream.